Lacombe

A hybrid junior high program in Wolf Creek Public Schools is helping students from across the division reconnect with learning, rebuild confidence, and chart new paths to success. 

The program, based at Lacombe Outreach School, offers personalized online learning combined with optional in-person support. It serves students from Grades 7 to 9 who haven't thrived in traditional school settings due to reasons ranging from medical needs to social or academic struggles. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney had a brief audience with Pope Leo XIV Sunday afternoon at the Vatican following the pontiff's inaugural mass in St. Peter's Square.

Carney was seated in the second row with his wife Diana for the mass, in a section amongst other world leaders and heads of state.

The prime minister, who is a devout Catholic, was one of the few world leaders to kneel during the blessing of the Eucharist, and was spotted at two instances taking a picture of the Pope on his phone to mark the occasion — before the mass started and after it had concluded. 

As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a daunting task ahead.

But the newly-appointed Indigenous services minister also knows what it's like to sit at both sides of the table — as a cabinet minister now and, until recently, as the grand chief of the political body representing 20,000 Cree people in northern Quebec.

Innisfail RCMP were requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 31-year-old female. RCMP were concerned for her wellbeing.

If you have any information  please call the Innisfail RCMP detachment at 403-227-3342. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www. P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.

To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.

Motorcyclists are back on Alberta’s roads — keeping an eye out for them could save lives.

As spring weather and the long weekend bring more motorcycles onto Alberta’s roads, it’s important for all road users to stay alert and share the road responsibly to help ensure everyone gets home safely.

Motorcycle crashes can result in serious injury or death, as riders lack the protection of an enclosed vehicle.

“Last May saw 37 motorcycle collisions,” says Sgt. Darrin Turnbull of the Alberta RCMP.

Operating a boat while under the influence of alcohol or drugs places everyone at risk and is one of the leading factors in recreational boating deaths in Alberta.  

To help tackle this issue, Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services (FWES) has launched a pilot program this summer to enhance safety on lakes and rivers by targeting potential impaired boaters in key areas. 

A consequential report on Canada Post largely backs the Crown corporation's story about its flagging business, experts say, and bodes poorly for the union attempting to negotiate a better deal for the postal service's workers.

“If I was the union, I'm going to be very, very disappointed in this," said Marvin Ryder, associate professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at the DeGroote School of Business.

This week, Saskatchewan's Lieutenant Governor Bernadette McIntyre had the honor of meeting King Charles III for the first time at Buckingham Palace. Accompanied by her husband and the Executive Director for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Carolyn Speirs, McIntyre also enjoyed high tea at Canada House with High Commissioner Ralph Goodale and his wife, Pam Goodale.

Speaking to us from London her Honour says being able to meet and visit with the King was an amazing experience.

The Municipal District of Taber administers public land that had been previously turned over to it by the Alberta government.

Alberta municipal leaders are eyeing the Municipal District of Taber as it grapples with striking the right balance between stewardship and the responsibility of raising an appropriate amount of revenue for its agricultural lands on behalf of ratepayers.

BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada recently announced the 12 organizations that will each receive a portion of the $160,000 Growing Home with BASF prize fund. 

Following a competitive public voting period, the first, second, and third-place winners have been determined for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.

Organizations that finish in first place will receive a $25,000 donation and have the opportunity to celebrate their win with the local community; second place will receive $10,000, and third place will receive $5,000.