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King Charles arrived in Canada Tuesday afternoon for a short visit that will include reading the speech from the throne in Parliament.

The highly symbolic visit is happening as Canada copes with U.S. President Donald Trump's attempts to upend global trade with tariffs and his repeated calls for Canada's annexation.

The Canadian Armed Forces plane carrying the King and Queen Camilla landed in Ottawa shortly after 1 p.m. 

Canola oil would be one of the main beneficiaries of proposed changes to the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit making their way through U.S. Congress, says an analyst.

The feedstock is not eligible for the credit under the current rules because of its unfavourable carbon intensity (CI) score.

However, under new rules contained in the budget bill that recently passed through the U.S. House of Representatives, canola’s carbon intensity score drops to 38.5 grams of carbon dioxide per megajoule from 54.9.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of central Alberta including:

• City of Red Deer
• Red Deer County near Pine Lake
• Lacombe County near Lacombe, Blackfalds and Bentley
• Lacombe County near Clive, Alix and Mirror

Large hail may cause significant damage and injury.

Take immediate cover if a thunderstorm approaches. If outside, protect yourself from flying debris and hail.

A severe thunderstorm watch has also been issued for other parts of central Alberta.

Lacombe will soon have a new forest, with the mayor attending the groundbreaking ceremony on June 6.

A partnership between St. Andrew's United Church and the City of Lacombe will see a forested haven planted on a 1.7-acre municipal reserve west of Woodland Drive.

“Our mission is to transform a grassy municipal reserve into a natural forest ecosystem, planting 100 primarily native species of trees as well as shrubs, perennials and grasses,” said Dianna MacLeod, co-chair of the church’s Green Team.

On May 19, 2025, Ponoka RCMP received a report of a missing person. RCMP are requesting assistance locating missing youth 15-year-old Kaylee Saddleback. Kaylee was last seen in Ponoka County on May 11, 2025. There is concern for her well-being.

Kaylee is described as:

On May 6, 2025, at 11:05 p.m., Three Hills RCMP attempted to stop a stolen Toyota Camry in the parking lot of the Get N’ Go gas station in Three Hills. The vehicle fled from police and drove towards Big Valley. The male suspect was seen on CCTV from the gas station.

The suspect is described as:

Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was elected Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday — after an unusually dramatic race that saw the only Conservative contenders drop out of the running at the last minute.

Conservative MPs Chris d'Entremont and John Nater both put their names forward but withdrew on the House floor before the election began Monday morning.

The Liberals currently have 169 seats in the minority Parliament, leaving them three seats shy of the 172 required for a majority.

Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the law says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized.

The NDP was reduced to just seven seats in last month's election.

Interim NDP Leader Don Davies has told The Canadian Press he spoke with the Prime Minister's Office about obtaining official party status for the NDP in the House of Commons.

Davies pointed to several past instances of provincial legislatures granting party status to an opposition party.

The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce is hosting a business open house on the proposed electric utility model transition.

The City of Red Deer is considering transitioning its electric utility to a municipally controlled corporation (MCC) — a structure that retains public ownership but allows the utility to operate with greater independence, agility and business flexibility.

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