A frost advisory is in effect for all of northwestern Alberta.Environment Canada says temperatures are expected to fall below freezing tonight, resulting in patchy frost.The weather office adds that damage to plants, trees, and crops is possible, and suggests taking preventative measures to protect cold-sensitive plant...

Saturday, Sept. 26 will be a big day for Grande Prairie's Rising Above. It will host a grand opening of its new facility as part of its 16th Share-A-Thon. The new building has been built behind the current addictions treatment facility, formerly the Young Offenders Centre, across from Centre 2000. Plans for the new bui...

The Municipal District of Greenview is conducting sewer flushing operations in DeBolt and Ridgevalley.Starting Wednesday, Sept. 23, residents can expect to see a hydrovac truck operating in the area throughout this week and possibly next.To help minimize any inconvenience, the MD is asking residents to keep their toile...

The Village of Berwyn has tentatively announced their newest council member.Unofficial results show Kenneth Montie has been elected to council with 35 votes, overtaking runner-up Edward Locke's 20.Montie will be filling the vacant seat left by Patrick O'Brien in June.The official vote count will be shared at a later ti...

Throughout September Alberta RCMP is educating the public on online youth safety. As part of this initiative, RCMP shared tips on grooming, which occurs when an individual builds trust with a young person to manipulate, exploit, coerce, or abuse them, either "online, in person, or both."Mounties add that groo...

The federal Conservative's critic for agriculture is condemning Ottawa's repsonse to a standing committee report, deeming it a betrayal. Shadow minister and Foothills MP, John Barlow, said that rejecting the recommendations of the bipartisan document are a betrayal to producers. By not reversing the closure of seven ag...

The Government of Alberta is field testing a new curriculum this school year to help prepare students for success in their future jobs.The province is making modern skills required for future careers a top priority as part of the ongoing curriculum renewal.As a result, they're releasing draft Grades 7 to 9 science, phy...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is glad to see the Province put a temporary freeze on a 13-cent-per-litre tax for gasoline and diesel. Premier Danielle Smith announced Tuesday that her government is suspending the surcharge from October 1st to December 31st, due the rising cost of world oil prices.Alberta director Kr...

A total of 12 Albertans are set to represent the country at the 48th WorldSkills Competition.From Sept. 22-27 in Shanghai, China, approximately 1,500 competitors from over 70 countries will compete in skilled trade and technology disciplines."Alberta's competitors have earned their place on the world stage through...

Stroke survivors in rural Alberta will have greater access to specialized rehabilitation care without having to travel long distances under a new province-wide initiative.The Post-Stroke Spasticity Care for Rural Albertans program will connect patients in rural and remote communities with rehabilitation specialists in ...

EDMONTON - A viral post on the social media platform X this week shared a claim that mail-in voting for Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum is "open to anybody" without verification of whether applicants live in the province. Other social media users posted s...

A Newmarket, Ont., court is hearing from loved ones of people who took their own lives using products purchased from Kenneth Law. More than 70 victim impact statements are set to be presented at a sentencing hearing for Law, who has pleaded guilty to ...

Defence Minister David McGuinty says it's very concerning that the suspect in Sunday's shooting outside a Belleville, Ont., synagogue was a former soldier. Sean Ward, who died in hospital after a shootout with police outside the Sons of Jacob synagogu...

OTTAWA - The federal government will not reverse a decision to close several agricultural research facilities across the country, a move the opposition Conservatives are calling a threat to Canada's food security. In May, the House of Commons committee...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis said the federal government is defying its own labour laws after the head of the Bank of Canada admitted to using replacement workers during a strike involving security officers. In 2024, Canada passed legislation to ban f...

OTTAWA - A residential street in Ottawa bearing the last name of U.S. President Donald Trump will be given a new monniker after the city council voted in favour of a motion to start the renaming process. Coun. Riley Brockington introduced a motion that...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man was executed in Texas on Wednesday for a triple killing committed during a robbery attempt at a rural home, one week after the other man convicted in the case was put to death. Ker'Sean Ramey, 41, was pronou...

Venezuela's acting president, delivering her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power, promised elections Wednesday and said the nation's people will determine the "right moment." "I wish to state this very clearly...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump after their top officials agreed to extend a trade truce until January. Trump's...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president's claim that the newspaper's poll...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president's claim that the newspaper's poll...

Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal on an attempted murder charge in Miami that avoids prison, as part of an agreement that his lawyer said Wednesday was too good to turn down. Brown is scheduled to app...