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Albertans are being encouraged to support one another during a time of financial uncertainty, with a new provincial campaign focusing on the province’s agriculture producers and processors.

The Government of Alberta has launched the Buy Local campaign to promote homegrown goods across the province.

The initiative is being led by Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says hiring lawyers to funnel requests from the auditor general isn't meant to obstruct an investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts -- it's about helping get to the truth.

The government has instructed public servants to contact a lawyer to co-ordinate if auditor general Doug Wylie requests an interview as part of his probe.

The Opposition NDP’s leader in the legislature, Christina Gray, said Monday the policy suggests a coverup is afoot, and challenged the premier to lift what the NDP calls a "gag order."

Logan Hooley is the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) candidate for the Ponoka-Didsbury riding.

CentralAlbertaOnline.com reached out for an interview with Hooley but did not receive a response at the time of publication.  

This is one installment of our Meet the Candidate series.

Manitoba Pork celebrated its 60th anniversary during its annual meeting and industry banquet Thursday in Winnipeg. Producers, processors and various stakeholders gathered at the Fairmont for the day full of meetings which was capped by an evening gala. There are currently 188 registered producers in the province, representing 608 farms and 22,000 full-time equivalent jobs. 

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.

Poilievre was campaigning in Montreal on Monday, where he announced he would pass a law to allow judges to impose consecutive life sentences in cases of multiple murders. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2022 that imposing consecutive life sentences violates an offender's Charter rights.

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) has been designated a recovery-friendly campus, joining a growing number of Alberta post-secondary institutions committed to supporting students and staff in recovery from substance use and addictive behaviours.

The announcement came during a ceremony on RDP’s main campus on April 9, where the school signed the Recovery Friendly Campus pledge — part of a provincewide initiative led by Recovery on Campus Alberta.

Update:

April 14, at approximately 11:49 a.m. RCMP responded to an individual seen with an imitation firearm. In connection to this incident Red Deer RCMP has charged Maverick McGillivary, an 18-year-old resident of Red Deer, with the following offences:

Sunny celebrated April's Classroom of the Month with a trip to Miss Kallyn Michielsen Grade 2/3 class at Crestomere School in Crestomere on April 14.

The class was super excited to meet Sunny and was treated to lunch from Boston Pizza.

Each student also received a prize bag which was filled up with gifts from local sponsors, including some pretty cool sunglasses and T-shirts.

A round of questions for Sunny, some stories and fun, then it was hugs and high fives!

Sundre RCMP is investigating an incident which occurred to the Sundre Car Wash sign on April 11, 2025, at 12:45 a.m. The suspect spray-painted graffiti on a sign.

CCTV captured the suspect in the act and RCMP request public assistance in identifying this person. The suspect was wearing a black mask, dressed completely in white clothes and was riding a bike.

If you have any information regarding this mischief, or can identify the suspect, please contact Sundre RCMP at 403-638-3655.

Brandon Pringle is the Christian Heritage Party candidate for the Red Deer riding.

Voters head to the polls on Monday, April 28, with advance voting taking place April 18 - 21.

CentralAlbertaOnline.com reached out for an interview with Pringle but did not receive a response at the time of publication.

This is one installment of our Meet the Candidate series.

Below is the profile for Pringle provided by the Christian Heritage Party: