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Alberta Grains regional meetings are scheduled across six regions within Alberta from October 28 to November 15. 

These annual meetings offer Alberta’s 18,000+ barley and wheat farmers a detailed look at the commission's research, advocacy and extension efforts funded by their checkoff dollars.

A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are "entirely false" claims by a former Conservative cabinet

The next Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) payment will not appear your bank account until January 2025. Still, a family of four will see $450 on their rebate check, signifying no change between this year and the first payment of 2025.

As winter approaches and temperatures drop, Alberta’s government is reminding residents that help is available to keep their homes warm and lights on.

The Winter Rules for Utilities are in place to protect vulnerable citizens throughout the colder months and ensure access to electricity and natural gas. From October 15 to April 15, utility providers cannot fully disconnect electricity and natural gas services, even during the coldest spells when temperatures drop below zero.

On Oct. 26 at 6:03 p.m., the Sundre RCMP advised they are on the scene of a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 22 at Highway 587.

Traffic cannot get through the area.

Drivers are asked to take an alternate route.

An update is expected. 

Click here for the latest traffic updates. 

École Steffie Woima Elementary School in Sylvan Lake has been honoured for its support of Ukrainian evacuees.  

Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, Alberta’s Parliamentary Secretary for Settlement Services and Ukrainian Evacuees, visited a Grade 1 and 2 class at the school.  

Two of the students in the class recently arrived in Canada from Ukraine.   

The Red Deer Rebels improved their record to 5-1 against the Medicine Hat Tigers so far this season with a 4-2 win Friday night at Peavey Mart Centrium.

The win improved the Rebels overall record to 7-4-1-0, placing them in top spot in the Central Division with 15 points. Medicine Hat falls to 6-6 and sits in third spot in the Central with 12 points.

Jhett Larson opened up the scoring for the Rebels 57 seconds into the first with his third goal of the season.

Canada's long-held consensus on immigration is under threat but has not disappeared, the immigration minister said in an interview after announcing a major cut to the number of newcomers to Canada. 

On Thursday, Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to slash Canada's immigration targets by 20 per cent next year and admitted the Liberal government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Officers from the Red Deer RCMP Youth and Community Action Team (YCAT) and Red Deer RCMP Police and Crisis Team (PACT) partnered with local schools to host two parent information nights.  

The events, held at St. Joseph High School and Central Middle School, on Oct. 21 and Oct. 23, provided an opportunity for open communication between police and families.   

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of "horrifying violence" perpetrated by gangs in Haiti.

Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation in recent weeks and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

Kenya is leading a multinational security mission to restore order after gangs drove out the former prime minister with targeted attacks earlier this year.

A transition council is now leading the nation, with the goal of holding elections next year.