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Update: Sunday, May 4th

According to Wildfire Alberta, the wildfire west of Sundre is now classified as being held.

This classification indicates that, given current weather conditions and available resources, the wildfire is not expected to grow beyond its existing boundaries.

You can find the latest update here.

Saturday, May 3

According to Wildfire Alberta, firefighters are currently on scene of a wildfire west of Sundre.

Red Deer RCMP have located 22-year-old Savannah Charbonneau.

Police say that she was last seen on the evening of April 24, 2025, at the Red Deer Resort and Casino.

There was concern for her well-being, and she has been safely located.

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The Alberta government is investing $39 million in Budget 2025 to support the role public library services play in communities across the province.

The funding will be distributed to 225 public library boards, including seven intermunicipal boards, municipalities, Métis Settlements and First Nations communities.

Carol McKinnie has been named this year’s Arts & Culture Award winner for The Town of Innisfail.

The Co-Operators Play Zone Spray Park is now open for the season. The park is located in Pogadyl Park (6301 Memorial Trail) near Gulls Stadium.

Here’s what you need to know:

King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month in a show of support for Canadian sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

The news came in his first press conference since leading the Liberals to a fourth straight mandate in Monday's election, where he laid out the priorities for his first few months, promising to "embark on the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second World War." 

More than three quarters of Canadians believe misinformation had an impact on the outcome of the federal election, a new poll suggests.

The Leger poll, which sampled more than 1,500 Canadian adults from April 29 to May 1, suggests that 19 per cent of people think false information or misinformation had a major impact on the election.

Almost a third (32 per cent) said it had a moderate impact, while 26 per cent said it had a minor impact on the election's outcome.

Only nine per cent of Canadians said misinformation had no impact on the election at all.

Alberta RCMP is requesting motorists use caution while driving on provincial highways during a province-wide highway cleanup, taking place May 3 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

The campaign will involve over 12,000 participants, 8,000 of whom will be children from 4H Clubs, Junior Forest Wardens, and other youth groups.

Participants will be wearing safety vests, and there will be caution posters placed adjacent to clean-up areas.

The Alberta RCMP asks motorists to slow down in marked cleanup areas and to be aware of added foot-traffic.

Update:

Sylvan Lake RCMP report that Jersey Sullivan has been located safe. 

Original:

Sylvan Lake RCMP was seeking public assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old.

She was last seen at her residence in Sylvan Lake on April 30, 2025, at 10 p.m. She may be in Edmonton.  

She is described as:

Update: May 8.

RCMP have released a photo of the suspect vehicle.

Police are releasing a photo of a vehicle of interest in the investigation and ask asking for public assistance in locating the vehicle.