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Man uses excavator to smash RCMP detachment compound in northern Alberta

Man uses excavator to smash RCMP detachment compound in northern Alberta

A man operating an excavator used it to smash several RCMP vehicles in the Bonnyville detachment compound tonight.
Alberta woman receives King Charles III Coronation Medal

Alberta woman receives King Charles III Coronation Medal

Lisa Roper received the honour during the fourth annual ‘Ladies on Ice Fishing Adventure’ event, which was held on Lac La Biche Lake adjacent to Sir Winston Churchill Provincial on March 8, 2025.
Book highlights Bow Valley, Indigenous pictographs

Book highlights Bow Valley, Indigenous pictographs

“Some of these pictographs are really fading. They are almost invisible to the naked eye, many of them are located in remote locations where the elders would not be able to get to them.”
STARS founder and medical pioneer Dr. Greg Powell dies

STARS founder and medical pioneer Dr. Greg Powell dies

The Foothills resident died on April 30 at Foothills Country Hospice with his wife and family at his side, STARS said in a statement. 
Alberta reports 17 more cases of measles, bringing total to 210

Alberta reports 17 more cases of measles, bringing total to 210

The government says half the total cases have been recorded in Alberta's south zone, including 13 of the new cases.
Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament

Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament

The Conservative party confirms that Poilievre will run in the Battle River—Crowfoot byelection once it's called.
ASIRT clears RCMP of any wrongdoing in 2022 Smoky Lake area shooting that included armed pursuit

ASIRT clears RCMP of any wrongdoing in 2022 Smoky Lake area shooting that included armed pursuit

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers have been cleared of a double shooting that occurred in the Smoky Lake area on Aug. 8, 2022, after the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) completed its investigation. 
Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says Alberta libraries thrive as rural lifelines

Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says Alberta libraries thrive as rural lifelines

Libraries are community anchors, bridges across the digital divide, safe places that enhance mental health and wellbeing, and access points for lifelong learning, says a federal study published in February 2024.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith punts suggestions she's stoking separatism talk

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith punts suggestions she's stoking separatism talk

When it comes to her own feelings about the province leaving Confederation, Premier Danielle Smith reiterated that she supports a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada.
Rural crime rates consistently higher than in urban centres, StatCan data suggests

Rural crime rates consistently higher than in urban centres, StatCan data suggests

The report found the rate of police-reported crime in rural Canadian communities was 34 per cent higher than the urban rate.
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