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On April 28, 2025, Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received information of a sexual relationship between a student and a substitute educational assistant. Investigation revealed the relationship began at SouthPointe School last year. On May 1, 2025, RCMP charged 22-year-old Emily Toomey with: Sexual interference; Sexual Assault. Toomey was taken before a Justice of the Peace and…
Provincial funding continues to enhance the evolving and critical roles libraries play in the lives of Albertans — especially folks in rural and remote communities, Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver said Wednesday. Rural libraries are community hubs and essential lifelines, McIver said. They host events, allow for human contact, and connect patrons to potential employers,…
On March 21, 2025 at approximately 8:29 p.m., Strathcona County RCMP with the assistance of Strathcona County Emergency Services, responded to a report of a shopping cart full of contents on fire in the parking lot at 198 Ordze Ave. in Sherwood Park. Officers attended the area and made patrols. No suspects were located. On March 25,…
On April 29, 2025, at approximately 9:28 p.m., Vermilion and Kitscoty RCMP responded to a complaint of a break and enter to an oil field related site in a rural area near Highway 640 and Range Road 61. Members arrived in the area and observed two suspects running away from the scene on foot. Members utilized the…
During an all-candidates debate hosted by Brandon University and The Brandon Sun last Wednesday, Conservative MP-elect Grant Jackson earned a big round of applause. It came after a panellist told the room that Jackson had defied advice from his party. Despite pressure not to participate in local debates, Jackson showed up at the event to…
National Red Dress Day is set to be upon us, with walks planned around the province to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people. “Red Dress Day, held every May 5, originated in Canada as a movement to raise awareness about the high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous women and…
Shannon Stubbs has been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Lakeland in the 2025 Canadian federal election, securing another term for the Conservative Party in this eastern Alberta stronghold. Stubbs, who has represented Lakeland since 2015, held a substantial near 80% vote share in the riding as of 9:45 p.m. MST. In the 2025…
Just days after invoking fire restrictions across Lamont County, a fire broke out Good Friday that ravaged parts of the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village destroying the main information centre. In a statement from Lamont Communications Coordinator Jay Zaal, emergency services responded initially around 2:30 p.m with all stations from Andrew, Chipman, Mundare, Lamont and Bruderheim….