Lacombe

9:16 pm Wednesday, June 26th, Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for the Rocky Mountain House and Nordegg areas.

Heavy rain will fall tonight and Thursday, with total amounts of 50 to 80 mm.

Areas north of Highway 11 will see rain begin this evening and continue through Thursday. Areas near and south of Highway 11 will see the heavy rain begin Thursday afternoon and continue through the day.

The rain will taper off Friday morning.

On Tuesday (June 25) at approximately 2:14 p.m., the Breton RCMP responded to a serious collision involving a Dodge RAM truck and a Ford Ranger at the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 22 in Wetaskiwin County.  

When officers responded, emergency medical services and fire services were on the scene.  

On June 10, while on a routine patrol, the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT),  observed a vehicle with a licence plate cover that appeared to be painted white.

The modification prompted officers to initiate surveillance of the vehicle with the assistance of Air Services. 

When officers attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle fled the scene at a high rate of speed. Officers monitored the vehicle's movements while minimizing risk to the public.

The historic Pico House, turned into the Bentley Museum, is turning 100.  

The building was originally constructed in 1924, by Henry Pico and his wife Sophie, who raised six children.   

Sylvan Lake Town Council passed amendments to the park's bylaw on June 24, introducing tent restrictions on the beachfront.  

Tents or sunshades larger than one square meter are not allowed in a new restricted zone along the beach, north of the asphalt walking trail along the beach from west of the Pier to the east area of Centennial Park.  

Police will not be laying charges in a bus crash that killed 17 people in western Manitoba.

RCMP say they do not expect to be able to talk to the bus driver, who was severely injured in the crash.

And they say officers have found no explanation as to why he pulled into an intersection when it wasn't safe.

The bus, carrying seniors to a casino, collided with a semi-trailer while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway near the town of Carberry last June.

Lacombe County Council approved the QEII West Area Structure Plan (ASP) that will guide future commercial and business industrial development. 

The plan focuses on areas west of the QEII Highway, west of Lacombe and Blackfalds.  

The plan was developed in consultation with the community and provides a framework for future industrial development while protecting agricultural lands from loss and fragmentation in the county.  

A historic defeat for the Liberals in a downtown Toronto byelection has put a glaring question mark on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future. 

Insiders warn the Conservative victory could be a sign portending a Tory blue wave when the rest of Canada goes to the polls.

Here's a look at the options Trudeau and the Liberals face as they enter a summer of soul-searching. 

Liberals look for a new saviour

In the early morning hours of June 25, the Innisfail RCMP received reports of a break and enter in the Oklahoma Community Hall, and a commercial mechanical property. 

An investigation has identified the suspect vehicle as a green truck, possibly a Ford F350 pulling a flat deck trailer.  

Due to a gap in physician coverage, the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre Emergency Department will be temporarily closed from today (June 25) at 5 p.m., until June 26 at 8 a.m.  

During the temporary closure, nursing staff will remain on-site in the emergency department to provide triage and assessments to patients. 

Patients will be referred to alternative care options depending on their condition.