Liberals attempt show of unity after tense caucus meeting with Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his MPs Wednesday that he would reflect on what they had to say in a three-hour caucus meeting where some Liberals confronted him about his leadership.

Trudeau was smiling when he left the meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and as he walked briskly past a horde of reporters on Parliament Hill he said only that the Liberal party is "strong and united."

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools breaks ground for new Blackfalds school

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) broke ground for the new St. Veronica Catholic School in Blackfalds, marking the beginning of construction.  

Dignitaries, community leaders, residents, and future students joined RDCRS trustees for the sod-turning ceremony on Oct. 17.   

Sunny visits St. Gregory the Great Catholic School in Blackfalds for Classroom of the Month

Sunny and the Blackfalds Bulldogs celebrated the first Classroom of the Month of the school year with a trip to Ms. Litwin's Grade 2 class at St. Gregory the Great Catholic School in Blackfalds on Oct. 22.

Before heading out, we loaded up the station vehicle with prizes from sponsors and grabbed pizzas from Boston Pizza Lacombe.  

The class was so pumped to meet Sunny and the Bulldogs players!   

While the class enjoyed their lunch, the Sunny 94 crew and Bulldogs answered questions from the students.

Generations of aviators inspired by local flight instructor

Central Alberta was well represented at the Northern Lights Aero Foundation Awards Gala for Canadian women held Oct. 4, 2024 in Toronto.

Four of the award recipients were from Alberta, including Sherry Cooper and Cassandra Hepp.

Hepp is the Lead Aircraft Maintenance Engineer for Heavy Aero in Edmonton. She received the Rising Star Award.

Province announces Local Growth and Sustainability Grant

Central Albertans may benefit from the Alberta government’s announced Local Growth and Sustainability Grant (LGSG) to support fast-growing communities.

With $60 million available over the next three years, the grant targets municipalities facing infrastructure challenges due to rapid population growth, economic development opportunities, and emergent community needs.

What you need to know as Trudeau fights to retain leadership of the Liberal party

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resisted calls for his resignation for more than a year now but in recent weeks those calls have grown louder and in some cases more public.

The Liberal caucus meets Wednesday and Trudeau is expected to be confronted by a group of MPs who have banded together to try and finally convince him to go.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of this meeting. 

Unspecified number of Liberal MPs set to confront Trudeau, ask him to step down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face down his own caucus members in a hotly anticipated meeting this morning, as several of them plan to try to convince him to step aside.

Rumours have circulated for weeks about an undisclosed number of Liberal MPs who have signed on to the effort to oust the prime minister in the hopes of improving the party's chances in the next election. 

That promises to make the regular weekly caucus meeting on Parliament Hill extra tense, as Trudeau has showed no signs of stepping down from the top job.

Ottawa remembers reservist killed in Parliament Hill attack one decade later

Ottawa marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Parliament Hill Tuesday, but for the family of the reservist who was killed that day the memory is still raw.

"I can't believe it's been 10 years. It felt like it was yesterday," said Ephraim Cirillo after a private family ceremony held at the National War Memorial Tuesday morning.