Lacombe

The Co-Operators Play Zone Spray Park is now open for the season. The park is located in Pogadyl Park (6301 Memorial Trail) near Gulls Stadium.

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King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month in a show of support for Canadian sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

The news came in his first press conference since leading the Liberals to a fourth straight mandate in Monday's election, where he laid out the priorities for his first few months, promising to "embark on the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second World War." 

More than three quarters of Canadians believe misinformation had an impact on the outcome of the federal election, a new poll suggests.

The Leger poll, which sampled more than 1,500 Canadian adults from April 29 to May 1, suggests that 19 per cent of people think false information or misinformation had a major impact on the election.

Almost a third (32 per cent) said it had a moderate impact, while 26 per cent said it had a minor impact on the election's outcome.

Only nine per cent of Canadians said misinformation had no impact on the election at all.

Alberta RCMP is requesting motorists use caution while driving on provincial highways during a province-wide highway cleanup, taking place May 3 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

The campaign will involve over 12,000 participants, 8,000 of whom will be children from 4H Clubs, Junior Forest Wardens, and other youth groups.

Participants will be wearing safety vests, and there will be caution posters placed adjacent to clean-up areas.

The Alberta RCMP asks motorists to slow down in marked cleanup areas and to be aware of added foot-traffic.

Update:

Sylvan Lake RCMP report that Jersey Sullivan has been located safe. 

Original:

Sylvan Lake RCMP was seeking public assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old.

She was last seen at her residence in Sylvan Lake on April 30, 2025, at 10 p.m. She may be in Edmonton.  

She is described as:

Update: May 8.

RCMP have released a photo of the suspect vehicle.

Police are releasing a photo of a vehicle of interest in the investigation and ask asking for public assistance in locating the vehicle.

The federal riding of Terrebonne in Quebec has gone from the Liberals' win column back to the Bloc Québécois after a postelection vote validation process.

Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, who had represented the riding since 2021, said in a social media post that she came out with a lead of 44 votes and that a judicial recount will take place.

"For someone to be officially elected, you have to wait until the end of this process," Sinclair-Desgagné wrote in French. "I hope to have the honour of representing Terrebonne again in the coming years."

The Red Deer Regional Airport recently held its 2024 annual public meeting reflecting on their successes and growth in the past year and focusing on Phase 3 of their expansion project. 

Phase 3 of the expansion began in 2024 with $30 million in funding from the Province of Alberta, supporting key infrastructure improvements including the extension of Taxiway Alpha, installation of essential services, and enhanced access along Airport Drive (Township Road 372 to 374). 

Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River—Crowfoot riding in Alberta.

Kurek says he is "temporarily" stepping aside as MP for the riding, which he has held since 2019.

The Conservative party confirms that Poilievre will run in the Battle River—Crowfoot byelection once it's called.

Alberta

The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) is notifying irrigators that they are now accepting water orders.

For the 2025 irrigation season, water allocation will remain at 12 inches at the farm gate based on the recent Irrigation Water Supply Forecast from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation.

Crews have started flushing lines and are charging the system for water startup, expected to be available across the entire district by May 5th to 9th.