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On Aug. 12, 2025, at approximately 3:10 a.m., Peace River RCMP responded to a complaint of an individual having been shot in the downtown area of Peace River. The individual was conscious at the time of police and EMS attendance. The adult male victim was admitted to the hospital. Tragically he succumbed to the injuries the following day and was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU) was called in to investigate at the time of admittance to hospital and maintained carriage of the investigation.

A new $50,000 sponsorship was unveiled Saturday morning during the monthly pancake breakfast at the 55 North Community Centre.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consider reversing a recent policy change that ended the public disclosure of expense receipts over $100 for ministers and other government officials.

Smith, asked about the change Thursday at her Alberta Next panel town hall in Edmonton, told the crowd that it caught her off guard but was made for safety reasons.

It could be another chaotic day for travellers as a labour dispute continues between Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants. 

Flight attendants with the Montreal-based airline represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees are expected to remain on the picket lines today as a battle against a federal return-to-work order continues. 

Matthew West is the latest Christian artist to add his name to the injured list. 

However, his injury is a little simpler than Forrest Frank's broken back or Crowder's broken leg.

Hey guys, just a little update on my end," said Matthew West from his bed. "It's clear that the artist community is under attack cause Forrest Frank breaks his back. Crowder broke his leg, and I hate to let you guys know, but I'm the latest one who has suffered an injury."

What's the injury, you ask? A bee sting to his pinky finger. 

Recently, an Irish missionary and eight others — including a three-year-old child — were kidnapped from an orphanage compound. As believers around the world pray for their release from captivity, here are a few testimonies to encourage your prayers.

The wave of systematic kidnappings in Haiti reveals an ongoing power struggle for gang domination.

Health experts, advocates and unions are sounding the alarm over Alberta’s plan for paid COVID-19 shots, calling it concerning and confusing.

On Monday, two months after the province announced it was adding a fee, it opened online pre-ordering for the vaccine. Albertans still need to book appointments for the shots, starting in October.

Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it filed a challenge in Federal Court on Sunday to an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board that said its members must return to work by 2 p.m. ET.

"Our members are not going back to work," CUPE national president Mark Hancock said outside Toronto's Pearson Airport. "We are saying no."

Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said in a Sunday afternoon statement that he took part in the call with the "Coalition of the Willing," a group of nations that have agreed to support Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian's full-scale invasion. The statement did not indicate that Carney would be part of Monday's discussions.

The tyranny of the urgent will always out-shout the essential nature of the important...if we let it. 

We have to determine not to let that happen. The secret is establishing personal priorities. I have suggested four: