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Each year today, (May 16) is recognized as International Celiac Disease Awareness Day—a time to raise awareness about celiac disease, a serious autoimmune disorder triggered by the ingestion of gluten.

People are encouraged to wear green today in support of those living with celiac disease.

As part of the Shine a Light on Celiac campaign, landmarks across the country will be illuminated green to mark the day.

In Calgary:

Sunny celebrated May’s Classroom of the month with a trip to Mr. McLaughin's Grade 3 class at St. Augustine School in Ponoka yesterday. 

The class was thrilled to meet Sunny and enjoyed lunch from the local Boston Pizza. 

Each student also received a prize bag filled with cool gifts from local sponsors including a t-shirt and sunglasses that they sported during group photos. 

The long weekend calls for relaxing, and camping is a great way to enjoy your time off!

Here are just a few of the many campgrounds open in the region:

🚗 Lacombe

• Michener Park Campground

• Les Walker Rotary Park Day Site & Camping

🏞️ Bentley

• Bentley Municipal Campground

• Sunset Legion Campground

• Summerland RV Park & Mini Golf

The sexual assault case of five hockey players faced another major upheaval Friday, abruptly converting from a jury to a judge alone in order to avoid a mistrial that would have rebooted the proceedings for a second time in less than a month.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia ruled to discharge the jury Friday over concerns about possible jury bias. The move came after a juror sent a note to the Carroccia indicating some members of the panel felt two of the defence lawyers were laughing at them as they came into court each day.

Alberta Health Services reminds people to use food safety while enjoying the outdoors this summer.

Never assume water from lakes, streams, rivers or springs is safe to drink. The water may contain bacteria, viruses and parasites that could make you sick. People with weaker immune systems, such as young children, pregnant women and older adults, may be at higher risk of illness after consuming untreated water.

Avoid getting sick when using water:

Red Deer Public Schools’ 2025-2026 budget reflects the growing complexity of delivering high-quality education in a time of rising costs, inflation and increasing demands on schools.

The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings and Queens are set to represent at the Canadian College Finals Rodeo in Rimbey this weekend at the Co-operators Agrim Centre.

RDP athletes will compete among the top collegiate rodeo competitors from across Canada for the national title during the three-day event, which starts today and runs until Sunday.

The event kicks off with a back number ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Peter Lougheed Centre, followed by the first round of performances at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 5 p.m.

Alberta’s government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation, declaring that no separation referendum question could threaten First Nations' existing treaty rights.

Premier Danielle Smith’s government is working to considerably lower the threshold to allow for citizen-initiated referendums, including whether the province should separate from Canada.

Her government's proposed bill has yet to become law, but it's faced backlash from Indigenous leaders since its introduction in the house more than two weeks ago.

When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. 

Andrea Adams, the executive director of the non-profit developer St. Clare's, said she was "daydreaming" about what could be built on the yard next to the 20-unit building on Ossington Avenue. 

She was eventually introduced to Assembly Corp., a company that builds mass timber modular housing, around the same time that the city was looking for proposals for "shovel ready" affordable housing projects. 

Some outdoorsy Canadians are planning to build their tents with elbows up this summer as the season unofficially kicks off this long weekend.

Sally Turner says she and her husband plan to do their camping, canoeing and biking this year in Canadian national parks, including at Jasper National Park this weekend, because of the U.S. trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's calls to make Canada a 51st state.

"I have, in the past, camped in the United States, but that's not going to happen in the near future," Turner said while shopping for camping gear in Edmonton.