Lacombe

Lacombe Days fireworks will draw crowds this Saturday at Cranna Lake.

The annual Lacombe Days fireworks show will once again light up the sky over Cranna Lake, scheduled for dusk on Saturday, July 12 (weather permitting).

The City of Lacombe is reminding residents and visitors to be respectful of both the park and the surrounding neighbourhood especially while arriving and leaving the event.

Chinook’s Edge School Division has named Greg Ferris as the new principal of École Olds Elementary School, effective this fall.

Ferris has been serving as a student services coordinator at the division level. In that role, he worked with school staff to help create calm, confident and connected learning environments that support students with diverse learning needs. He said he has enjoyed being part of many success stories.

Alberta RCMP are celebrating some well-earned bragging rights, as a group of female members represented the province, and the country at the 2025 World Police & Fire Games.

A recent post on their social media highlights the RCMP women’s basketball team, who competed against first responders from around the globe at one of the largest international multi-sport events.

The team showcased not only their athleticism and teamwork, but also the dedication they bring to their service every day.

Ottawa says it will work to align its flight security regulations with those in the U.S. after Washington dropped a rule that required passengers to remove their shoes during security screenings.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that passengers at American airports no longer need to remove their shoes because officials have found other ways to keep travellers safe.

Canada does not require passengers flying domestically or to non-U.S. destinations to take off their shoes for screening, unless a security officer decides it's necessary.

Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.

In a Tuesday letter to Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, representatives Tom Tiffany, Brad Finstad, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Glenn Grothman and Pete Stauber of Wisconsin and Minnesota said their constituents are coping with suffocating smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Red Deer Minor Hockey says it is conducting an internal investigation after a video surfaced showing one of its coaches, former NHL player Nick Tarnasky, involved in a fight at a golf course.

The incident took place recently at Alberta Springs Golf Resort, just outside Red Deer.

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) has received a $1.75-million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and renewal of their Technology Access Centre designation to continue advancing applied research through the polytechnic’s Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing Technology Access Centre (CIM-TAC).

Alberta has the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, worrying experts who say summer events could push case counts even higher. 

The province’s former chief medical officers of health Dr. Mark Joffe says that’s twice the rate of confirmed cases in Ontario.

Ontario has been deemed Canada's epicentre of the outbreak in absolute case numbers, reporting 1,910 confirmed infections since its outbreak began in October, but with a population three times the size as Alberta.  

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Central Alberta.

On June 24, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on the Ermineskin Cree Nation. 

At 2:28 p.m., plain clothes and uniformed RCMP officers went to a residence in response to a complaint of a male holding what appeared to be a firearm.  

When officers arrived, the male was outside of the residence and in possession of the device.