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The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Queens Basketball program is entering a new era with the hiring of Dante Dinter as head coach for the 2025–26 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) season.

Dinter, who previously served as an assistant coach with the MacEwan University Griffins of U Sports, takes over the role following the departure of Avery Harrison.

Night construction begins on Hwy 2A near Penhold.

Last night Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors began the task of seal coating approximately two kilometers of Highway 2A, from just north of Highway 590 to just north of Highway 42.

The project is expected to take three to five days to complete, weather permitting, with construction occurring during nighttime hours, seven days a week.

The work will begin roughly one kilometer south of Penhold and end about one kilometer north of the town.

Final swim party planned before Innisfail Pool closes for renovations.

The Innisfail Aquatic Centre is set to close this summer for major upgrades but not before one last pool party.

First opened in 1987, the facility has not undergone any significant mechanical or structural work since then.

In April, Innisfail town council approved a project to modernize the building, which will require the pool to remain closed until 2026.

While the idea of constructing a new facility was explored, rising costs led to the decision to move forward with upgrades instead.

With the grazing season underway there are some things producers can look at to help gauge the health of their rangelands. One indicator is the species composition; this includes which species and types of plants you are seeing as well as amount of each species. 3 terms that we often hear when talking about range health are decreaser, increaser, and invader which can be used to describe how plants respond to grazing pressure.

The Old West will be on full display as thousands clad in tassels, boots and buckles march through city streets today to kick off the Calgary Stampede.

Country superstar Shania Twain will saddle up and lead the parade on horseback before performing Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Stampede runs until July 13.

The “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” singer, who was raised in Timmins, Ont., last took the stage at the Stampede in 2014.

A local lacrosse team made up of players from Lacombe, Ponoka and Clive has claimed the Central Alberta Lacrosse League (CALL) championship — and they’re not done yet.

The Lacoka Locos U17 team took home the league title as five of their players prepare to move up to junior lacrosse next season.

Head coach Zac Coubrough, who has coached many of the players since their U13 days, said it’s been rewarding to watch them grow.

Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a head-on collision on Canada Day that resulted in two deaths and multiple life-threatening injuries.

On July 1, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Wetaskiwin RCMP were dispatched to a report of a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a small SUV on Highway 2A, just south of the Wetaskiwin city limits.

Police and EMS were able to rescue two occupants from a burning vehicle upon arrival.

A 61-year-old man from California and a 64-year-old woman from Wetaskiwin were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Two coal companies suing Alberta's government over its mining policy flip-flop say they've reached a settlement agreement with the province.

Notices published online by Evolve Power and Atrum Coal dated last month say details are confidential, and no dollar figures are disclosed.

Atrum, in its notice, said its agreement is definitive, though Evolve's notice says the terms of its own settlement are being finalized.

Company works with the Farming Smarter Association as it searches for options other than the century-old Russet Burbank variety

Russet Burbank has been the go to potato variety for Canadian farmers and consumers.

This year, McCain Foods in Chin, Alta., has entered a corporate partnership with the Farming Smarter Association to explore the viability of other varieties in its food processing plant for farmers to consider.

Farming Smarter is using one of its commercial plots to do a research trial growing four varieties using six treatments.