Lacombe

Government House Leader Karina Gould says she’s ready to throw her hat in the ring to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.

Gould says in a video posted to social media that Canadians have lost faith in the party and the Liberals need to earn back their trust.

She says the party needs to rebuild with a leader who has a track record of standing up to bullies and won’t back down.

The 37-year-old millennial is the youngest candidate to declare, just days before the official deadline to enter the race.

The Red Deer Rebels came close to ending their 10-game losing streak Friday night in Saskatoon, however, the Blades had other ideas.

Saskatoon scored three unanswered goals for a 4-3 overtime win at SaskTel Centre. The Rebels are 2-0-2 versus the Blades this season, with three of the four games going to extra time.

Red Deer took an early lead on Ty Coupland's first goal as a Rebel, beating Saskatoon goalie Evan Gardner 2:01 into the period.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by the Canadian Press editors.

A chicken living in a backyard is seen in Vancouver, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Red Deer Public Schools is celebrating significant improvements in math achievement across the Division. 

Since January 2023, the Division has seen steady growth in diploma achievement test results, exceeding provincial averages in several areas.

Highlights include:

On Friday, January 17th, The Blackfalds Bulldogs of the BCHL announced that they had made some key leadership changes. 

According to their website at blackfaldsbulldogs.com here are some of the moves made on Friday.

Alberta seniors will soon have access to reduced camping fees in provincial parks. Starting May 1, the provincial government is offering a 25 percent discount on camping fees for residents 65 and older.

The discount will apply to 142 front-country campgrounds, including about 6,400 individual, equestrian and walk-in tenting campsites. Other options, such as group, seasonal, comfort and backcountry camping, are not included.

Six injuries and 149 collisions were reported Thursday night across Alberta during the treacherous weather that hit the region. 

The majority of those were in Central Alberta.

From 12 p.m. on Jan. 16, 2025, to 8 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2025, RCMP received the following reports:

The warmer temperatures we've been experiencing as of late are coming to an end, at least for a few days.

The high for Friday is around minus 8 with periods of light snow beginning late this afternoon.

The snow is expected to end overnight; in total, we could see between two and four centimetres. The winds will pick up again tonight becoming north gusting to 50 km/h.

Temperatures will dip down to a low of around minus 20 Friday night. The wind chill will make it feel like minus 29 with a risk of frostbite.

Central Alberta birders recorded an increase of species spotted in the region during the annual Christmas Bird Count, with a few surprises.  

On Dec. 22, 2024, 81 participants from the Red Deer River Naturalists recorded 49 species, and 3,988 individual birds.

An additional 21 birds were counted during the count week, bumping the total to 4,009 birds recorded. 

Lacombe County Council discussed the Bentley land annexation, economic development, and the water availability engagement study during the Jan. 9 regular meeting.      

Here are the meeting highlights:  

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