Lacombe

Wetaskiwin RCMP have laid charges in connection with a fatal hit and run involving a pedestrian on Highway 13 on May 1, 2025. 

Following a public appeal and media release, a tip was received identifying a potential suspect and vehicle. On May 29, RCMP arrested a suspect and seized what is believed to be the vehicle involved. 

It may seem unusual to hear that a metal music festival is happening in Millet this weekend but even more rare is the fact that the entire event is organized and run by women.

The all-ages Decimate Metal Festival, which has taken place around Alberta since 2017, is 100 per cent female-run from planning to execution. 

Sloan Voxx, lead singer of "Syryn" and the founder and primary organizer of the festival, says it just worked out that way over the years and they have no plans to change.

U.S. president Trump has attacked the sustainability movement, but a major pulse player urges investors to stick with the industry

A Canadian food industry executive is telling pulse companies to stick with their sustainability messaging despite attempts by powerful people to undermine the movement.

Murad Al-Katib, president of AGT Food and Ingredients, said U.S. president Donald Trump has been very vocal about his disdain for the green movement.

Innisfail Middle School student, Sloane C., has created the winning design in the national Every Child Matters t-shirt logo contest for 2025, hosted by the Orange Shirt Society.

Her design will be printed on t-shirts that will be distributed by the society.

“My librarian at school handed out the information about the contest and I thought it would be fun to do,” says Sloane. “I didn’t think I was going to win because this competition is across Canada and that’s a lot of people.”

A Community photo contest at Cornerstone Art Commons in Olds is calling on the creative.

The Public Art Collective of Olds (PACO) is inviting local artists and photographers to take part in a community-wide contest to help refresh the art panels at the Cornerstone Art Commons.

Located at 46th Street and 65th Avenue at the west end of the sculpture pathway, the Cornerstone is a gathering place where the community can come together to enjoy outdoor art.

Protests during the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alta., may be starkly different than demonstrations happening this week against immigration crackdowns in the United States.

A University of Toronto research group that has been monitoring the meetings of world leaders since 1998 says its analysis shows Canadian protests are more peaceful and smaller.

But similar to the recent demonstrations in Los Angeles, they're likely to be against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Canadian Institute for Health Information says more surgeries are being performed than before the pandemic — but wait times have still grown longer. 

The report released Thursday looked at wait times for hip and knee replacements, cataract procedures, cancer surgeries, MRIs and CT scans in 2019 and in 2024.

Drivers in Lacombe may need to adjust their routes as the intersection of 54 Avenue and 48 Street is closed.

City contractors are replacing catch basins at the site, with detours expected to be in place for about one week.

The city encourages motorists to plan ahead and drive safely during the construction.

A 42-year-old man has been arrested following an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Wetaskiwin earlier this month.

RCMP say that on June 2, at around 2:19 a.m., a suspect entered the store on 40 Avenue, pointed a black handgun at an employee, and made demands. The individual then fled with various smoking-related items.

Following an investigation, officers arrested a suspect on June 5 and executed a search warrant at a residence on 53A Street in Wetaskiwin. During the search, police located two pellet handguns.

Between May 15th and June 2nd, members of the Lacombe Police Service (LPS) conducted a series of traffic enforcement stops that resulted in three significant drug seizures.

The officers seized a combined total of:

• 86.14 grams of suspected cocaine
• 18.31 grams of suspected fentanyl
• 111.28 grams of suspected methamphetamine

In total the seizures had an estimated street value of $20,783.80 CAD

As a result of these investigations, five individuals have been charged.