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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.  

School divisions across Central Alberta showcased the importance of career pathways learning at Olds College of Agriculture and Technology on June 20.  

Canada's beef sector would like to see an end to the labour dispute at the Cargill Dunlop facility in Guelph.

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and Beef Farmers of Ontario note that the beef sector relies on a resilient processing industry across the country.

Members of UFCW Local 175 walked off the job in May, and there are no signs of an immediate resolution.

The Cargill Dunlop facility is the major processing facility for Canada’s largest fed-cattle region after Alberta.

Alberta's Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program is helping to build the first state-of-the-art milk concentration plant in Canada.

Under the program, DIW Buildings & Land Corporation has qualified for conditional approval for a tax credit of about $7.6 million.

DIW Buildings & Land Corporation (Dairy Innovation West) is a collaboration between Alberta Milk, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, SaskMilk, and the BC Dairy Association.

The Red Deer Rebels have announced their full 68-game schedule for the 2024-25 Western Hockey League (WHL) regular season.  

The season begins with the Rebels hosting the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sept. 21.  

All Rebels home games at the Peavey Mart Centrium begin at 7 p.m., aside from Oct. 20 when the Rebels host the Edmonton Oil Kings at 4 p.m., and Feb. 19 when the Lethbridge Hurricanes visit for the Family Day Matinee at 2 p.m.  

Red Deer City Council approved the 2050 vision, setting the path for the city’s future during the June 24 regular council meeting.  

The city first began the consultation process to create a community vision in 2022.  

Red Deer’s vision for 2050 is, “Red Deer is vibrant and visionary, grounded in connection and growing in diversity.”  

Livestock producers are looking for a good stretch of warm, dry weather to get this year's hay crop in.

Livestock and Feed Extension Specialist Natasha Wilkie says as the forage matures, the quality decreases over time, while the quantity of the forage increases over time.

Ideally, producers are looking for that sweet spot when those two lines intersect, that's when you'll have your greatest quality with your highest yield.

She says if you're looking for a general rule of thumb, alfalfa quality is greatest in the early stages.

The Ponoka Stampede is kicking off today (June 25), with midway rides, entertainment, and rodeo action.   

The rodeo features events such as chuckwagon racing, bareback riding, saddle bronc, team roping, ladies barrel racing, bull riding, steer wrestling, and more.  

To get the seven-day event started, Rocker Steiner is riding the award-winning bareback horse, F13 Virgil.   

An École Central Middle teacher has been named the Alberta French Immersion Educator of the Year, awarded by the Canadian Parents for French and the Alberta French Language Education Consortium.  

Chana MacDonald was given the news in front of the school’s French Immersion students who chanted her name in excitement and appreciation.  

“It was unreal. I had zero clue this was happening,” MacDonald said. “I was taken aback.”  

Oh, rats.

Canada’s latest attempt to bring the Stanley Cup home died dramatically on the edge of the Everglades on Monday, leaving fans from Edmonton to Florida thrilled at the ride but crushed at the destination.

The Oilers fell one game short of a comeback for the ages, winning three in a row to tie the final series only to drop the deciding Game 7 to the Florida Panthers by a score of 2-1.