RCMP’s Musical Ride saddles up to tour across Alberta this summer
The RCMP’s Musical Ride, an iconic Canadian spectacle recognized at home and abroad, and a symbol of tradition, honour, and pride, will be trotting across Alberta this summer.
Alberta RCMP provides safety tips for sharing roadways with commercial vehicles
With summer around the corner, roadways will become increasingly busy, and your Alberta RCMP would like to remind commercial and passenger-vehicle motorists how to share…
Ordinary people can do extraordinary things
We live in a time of complex and wicked problems: climate change, economic inequality, violent conflict and human rights violation.
RCMP seize significant amount of drugs
DRUMHELLER - On the evening of June 11, 2025, Drumheller RCMP initiated a traffic stop with a vehicle along Highway 56 after witnessing a traffic infraction.
Missing Female Youth
DRUMHELLER - Drumheller RCMP are seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing youth female. Kaya Milligan (15), a resident of Camrose…
Recognizing our Western and Frontier Heritage
In the last couple of weeks, Ottawa has been busy, not only with a new session, but a new parliament. The Conservative team has welcomed 44 new Members…
Fatality on Highway 12
CASTOR - A man from Red Deer is dead after the vehicle he was driving crashed with a truck northwest of the town of Castor.
Nobody beats Alberta drilling
Alberta is investing more than $20 million to help Alberta’s drilling experts develop new technologies to keep responsibly powering the world.
Penton: Hall of Fame controversy still follows Pete Rose
Pete Rose, a Hall of Famer? Yes or no? The late Rose, who passed away in September of 2024, is at the heart of one of baseball’s greatest debates…
Pop 89: Were You There at the Time?
Last week, I attended three graduations. And though I couldn’t be at two of them in person, I did my best to be fully present.
Check It Out: A look at what’s been happening in Canada
This week’s observations could be compared to the opening lines of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s famous sonnet. A revised version could read, “How do I love thee, fellow Canadians?…
Canada top energy supplier for G7: Premier Smith
Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement in response to the new Ipsos poll’s findings…
OYEN LODGE: Residents celebrated Senior’s Week
It was nice to have a few warm and calm days in between all the windy ones. We are all still waiting for that moisture to show up.
Alberta closes the London Stock Exchange
Alberta was proud to close the London Stock Exchange on June 2, celebrating our successful €1.25B Euro bond issuance - the first Canadian province to issue in EUR this calendar year.
Oyen Kindergarten class tours fire station
The Oyen Public School Kindergarten class had an exciting adventure last week when they toured the local fire station!
Early Empress Dray Wagon Restoration
In May 2025, the Empress and District Historical Society unveiled the beautifully restored dray wagon which is on permanent display at the historic 1914 CPR Train Station in Empress.
Lanfine Wind Scholarship winners for 2025
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Pattern Energy Lanfine Wind Scholarships.
FCSS celebrates Seniors with 50’s Ice Cream Parlor
About 50 people of all ages dropped into the Oyen FCSS Community Centre on Main Street to celebrate our seniors at a 50’s Ice Cream Parlor on June 4 from 1 to 4 p.m.