Bring a taste of the world into your diet this winter. The Mediterranean Diet is a style of eating that includes foods often eaten in the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. Some of these countries are Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt and Morocco.

Drumheller RCMP attended the residence, along with emergency medical services. It is known at this time that three individuals are deceased as a result of what is believed to be suspected drug overdoses.

Four local teenagers took advantage of the warmer weather on Saturday with a mini scrimmage on the outdoor rink.

As part of its $32 million Capacity Initiative, Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is pleased to announce a $266,942 infrastructure investment for field equipment at the Chinook Applied Research Association (CARA) located at Oyen, AB.

There will be some construction taking place in Cereal, Alberta in the upcoming months, thanks to a Municipal Stimulus Program (MSP) Grant.

Thank God for our good old fossil fuel! Without it, we would all have been in dire straits the last three or four weeks. I wonder how many windmills and solar panels it would have taken to keep our homes warm.

I would like to send out my condolences to the family and friends of Wendy Dafoe of the Coronation area who has recently died.

Phase 2 vaccinations will be offered in a staged approach and once completed, will have vaccinated anyone aged 50 to 74 years, anyone with high-risk underlying health conditions, First Nations and Métis people aged 35 and older, residents and staff in congregate living settings, and eligible caregivers.

Many of you have contacted my office about the recently announced international travel measures. People are worried about the new testing and quarantine requirements, as well as what that means for them and their rights.

For many Albertans, the Alberta RCMP continues to focus on its Crime Reduction Strategy – an intelligence-led approach to policing that enables RCMP to identify repeat offenders and crime trends, as well as conduct targeted enforcement and prevention initiatives.

Prairie folk love a weather story. We mark certain years, even decades, by memorable weather events, and use storms or extreme temperatures or even winds as a yardstick for recalling other important happenings like weddings or births.

Stonewall, Man. – Farmers looking for practical solutions to make their operations more sustainable have a new resource to turn to with Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) – ag.ducks.ca – a new website that builds on DUC’s long-time relationship with the agricultural industry.

Thanks for all the letters and messages this week! I look forward to another adventure in the warmer temperatures this week to share with you all.

By the time you’re reading this we should be out of the deepfreeze! Schools were open on Friday the 12th, the students were able to attend class for one day before the family week break.

Consort RCMP have arrested three people in connection with multiple copper wire thefts from different oilfield sites in eastern Alberta.

The best in TV and film from your living room.

After almost a full year without their drug of choice, thousands of Canadians will finally be able to get their fix, starting this weekend.

A husband and wife appeared before a judge during divorce proceedings. The judge asked, “You have three kids; how will you divide them?”

Photographer Tracy Hudson was doing a photo experiment in -32°C (-51°C windchill).

Enjoy this photo gallery of wildlife on the prairies!