Lacombe

Basketball fans in Red Deer were treated to a high-energy showdown Thursday night as the Edmonton Stingers survived the Calgary Surge 98–95 at the Marchant Crane Centrium.

The matchup marked the first time the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) hosted an out-of-market game, and a passionate crowd turned out for the historic occasion.

Despite the loss, Surge guard Jameer Nelson Jr. said both teams delivered a thrilling performance.

The Red Deer Rebels have signed defenceman Keith McInnis to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.

McInnis, 19, was selected by the Rebels in the fifth round, 91st overall, in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft.

The Red Deer native spent the past two seasons with the Brooks Bandits, competing in both the AJHL and BCHL. He recorded 53 points — including 19 goals and 34 assists — across 77 regular season games.

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day in Central Alberta.

Every year on or around June 21, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities across Canada gather to honour and share their diverse cultures, languages, and traditions.

This year, Central Alberta invites you to join the celebration!

Explore local communities, attend cultural events, and take part in workshops and teachings that highlight the richness of Indigenous heritage.

Below is a list of events happening today (Friday) and Saturday across the region:

Just after 6:30 pm, Thursday evening, Fortis Alberta crews were called to an unplanned outage in Springbrook.

The cause of the outage is unknown and currently under investigation.

Fortis has an estimated restoration time of 9:30 tonight.

For the latest information, click here.

A Red Deer volleyball team has received a Mayor’s Recognition Award following a spectacular season.

The senior boys’ volleyball team from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School won the 4A provincial championship this year and was nominated for the honour by their principal.

The Lindsay Thurber Raiders were presented with the award during a ceremony on Wednesday night.

Head coach Travis Czainski said the team enjoyed one last celebration together.

RCMP has confirmed that one person was found deceased following a rockfall near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park. Two individuals were transported by STARS Air Ambulance to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, and a third by ground ambulance. Their conditions remain unknown.

Parks Canada said search and recovery operations continued until dark Thursday and were scheduled to resume Friday morning to confirm that no other hikers remain missing.

A new mural showcasing Lacombe is now visible on 50 Avenue near the former Lacombe Chamber of Commerce building.

Local artist Lauren Cowles was approached by the City of Lacombe last summer to design a mural representing what the community stands for.

She spent eight months collaborating with the city, identifying the elements that capture the essence of Lacombe.

This is Cowles' second mural in the city and her first completed entirely in digital format. She created the artwork on her tablet before it was enlarged and printed on a dibond sign.

Red Deer RCMP reminds residents about the importance of staying vigilant as fraudsters are finding new ways to scam unsuspecting victims.

Thursday (June 18) the City of Red Deer reported fraudsters have created a fake Facebook page and website appearing to be a City of Red Deer Transit Services page.

These false pages are using City of Red Deer logos and offering discounted transit services, while asking potential victims for personal information and money.

Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying — something a UN committee called for earlier this spring.

The federal minister responsible for disabilities spoke at a hearing of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last week, about two months after the committee called on Canada to repeal the 2021 law that expanded eligibility for assisted dying to those whose deaths were not reasonably foreseeable.

A fun run is coming to Red Deer this Friday, but more than memories and medals will be shared.

The fifth annual Kaitlyn’s Ladybug Fun Run will take place at Bower Ponds from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and participants can run or walk a distance of one to five kilometres.

The event is held in memory of Kaitlyn Wiley, who passed away in 2020 at age 19 due to a pulmonary embolism.

“She has been called Bug all her life for a nickname,” said Myrna Lemay, Kaitlyn’s grandmother.