Lacombe

With Lacombe Days coming up this weekend, it can be difficult to determine which events to attend. Here are just a few of the awesome events that will be happening. 

Friday, July 11

🔍 Lacombe Scavenger Hunt – 11 a.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday
Explore the city and answer questions in the scavenger hunt package. Completed sheets can be returned to the Mary C. Moore Public Library by Sunday closing to be entered to win one of three grand prizes.

• Scavenger hunt packages are available at the library

Two youths have been arrested and charged with manslaughter and arson in connection with a fatal house fire in Wetaskiwin last year.

On Dec. 15, 2024, at 5:12 a.m., Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a report of a residential fire near 53rd Avenue and 45th Street.

Upon arrival, officers found a deceased male inside the home. He was identified as 67-year-old Donald Robert, a resident of Wetaskiwin. His death was deemed suspicious, and the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation.

Lacombe Days fireworks will draw crowds this Saturday at Cranna Lake.

The annual Lacombe Days fireworks show will once again light up the sky over Cranna Lake, scheduled for dusk on Saturday, July 12 (weather permitting).

The City of Lacombe is reminding residents and visitors to be respectful of both the park and the surrounding neighbourhood especially while arriving and leaving the event.

Chinook’s Edge School Division has named Greg Ferris as the new principal of École Olds Elementary School, effective this fall.

Ferris has been serving as a student services coordinator at the division level. In that role, he worked with school staff to help create calm, confident and connected learning environments that support students with diverse learning needs. He said he has enjoyed being part of many success stories.

Alberta RCMP are celebrating some well-earned bragging rights, as a group of female members represented the province, and the country at the 2025 World Police & Fire Games.

A recent post on their social media highlights the RCMP women’s basketball team, who competed against first responders from around the globe at one of the largest international multi-sport events.

The team showcased not only their athleticism and teamwork, but also the dedication they bring to their service every day.

Ottawa says it will work to align its flight security regulations with those in the U.S. after Washington dropped a rule that required passengers to remove their shoes during security screenings.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that passengers at American airports no longer need to remove their shoes because officials have found other ways to keep travellers safe.

Canada does not require passengers flying domestically or to non-U.S. destinations to take off their shoes for screening, unless a security officer decides it's necessary.

Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.

In a Tuesday letter to Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, representatives Tom Tiffany, Brad Finstad, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Glenn Grothman and Pete Stauber of Wisconsin and Minnesota said their constituents are coping with suffocating smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Red Deer Minor Hockey says it is conducting an internal investigation after a video surfaced showing one of its coaches, former NHL player Nick Tarnasky, involved in a fight at a golf course.

The incident took place recently at Alberta Springs Golf Resort, just outside Red Deer.

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) has received a $1.75-million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and renewal of their Technology Access Centre designation to continue advancing applied research through the polytechnic’s Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing Technology Access Centre (CIM-TAC).

Alberta has the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, worrying experts who say summer events could push case counts even higher. 

The province’s former chief medical officers of health Dr. Mark Joffe says that’s twice the rate of confirmed cases in Ontario.

Ontario has been deemed Canada's epicentre of the outbreak in absolute case numbers, reporting 1,910 confirmed infections since its outbreak began in October, but with a population three times the size as Alberta.