Alberta RCMP provides tips to avoid cybercrime
This September, your Alberta RCMP is providing tips to help avoid becoming a victim of cybercrime.
AIR Toolkit empowers rural communities
RhPAP is proud to launch the AIR Toolkit—a practical, community-informed resource designed to help rural Alberta communities attract, integrate, and retain healthcare professionals.
Nominate a rural healthcare hero
RhPAP is excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 Rhapsody Awards, which honour exceptional healthcare professionals and teams making a difference in rural Alberta.
Viva Vitality: Understanding front-of-package food labels
Health Canada has been working to make the healthier choice the easier choice for Canadians by improving information on food packages.
Oyen Public School First Day of School
It was the best first day of school at OPS! What a great day seeing so many smiling faces. A big welcome to our new families!
BACK TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST!
What a fantastic first day back at New Brigden School. We kicked off the school year with a Back to School breakfast.
Oyen Family Community Support Services Annual Resource Fair
Oyen Family Community Support Services (OFCSS) had a fantastic day at their Annual Resource Fair on Friday, partnering with the Oyen & District Farmers Market.
We are back to school at Assumption!
What a great two days … we had our welcome breakfast for students, bus drivers and subs … Opening Mass, blessing of playground, classrooms and Grade 3 Bibles.
Fire Restriction throughout the Special Areas
Effective Thursday, September 4, 2025, a Fire Restriction is in place throughout the Special Areas.
Letter: Old school photos
I read with great interest your report of the donation of a popcorn machine to the Oyen Museum, the donor being Eric Chrysler.
Alberta RCMP issues 1661 tickets over Labour Day long weekend
EDMONTON - From Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, your Alberta RCMP conducted enhanced traffic safety enforcement across the province, resulting in 1661 traffic safety infractions.
Viva Vitality: Commuting Safely to School
School is back in session, which means school zones are active once again. In many communities, these have transitioned to year-round playground zones.
Richmound Raid Targets “Kingdom of Canada” Group
RICHMOUND — RCMP arrested 16 people, including self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” Romana Didulo, in a large-scale raid on a decommissioned school in Richmound…
Penton: Riders, Stamps dominant in CFL’s West
Winnipeg is playing host to this year’s Grey Cup game but for the first time in six years, the Blue Bombers likely won’t be the West Division’s representative.
REMEMBERING WHEN: We were cool. What happened??
Back in high school, we either thought we were cool or were desperately trying to be. In reality, we were just a bunch of insecure, awkward kids entering adulthood…
Pop 89: A Distance Measured in Stories
I have been driving. A lot. Last Saturday, it took me fourteen hours to drive from Cortes Island on the west coast of BC to the Okanagan, where peaches fall from the trees in the summer heat.
Check It Out: Why is western Canada being used as the sacrificial lamb?
A farmer said, “If partially sighted people want the right to drive combines, I’m not going to stand in their way.”
Education negotiations update: Minister Horner
President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Nate Horner issued the following statement about contract negotiations with the TEBA and the ATA…