The winners of 2025 Skills Alberta Competition, going to Skills Canada late May 2025.
Sherwood Park/Strathcona

2 EIPS Students win gold in provincial skills competition

Two students from Elk Island Public Schools have won the gold medal in their event categories at the recent Skills Alberta provincial championships. James Lowes, a Grade 9 student from Vegreville Composite High won first place in Culinary Arts for

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Measles cases, outdated (Week 17)
Alberta

39 new Measels cases reported in Alberta

Alberta is reporting almost 40 new cases of Measels in the province, bringing to total 365 cases since early March. 30 of the new cases are in the southern zone of the province, which has over half of the total

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South Cooking Lake Sport Courts.
Alberta

Alberta to host a dozen summer sports events

Alberta is taking centre stage with over a dozen major sporting events headed out west over the summer. Alberta’s government has committed more than $1.2 million in Major Sport Event grant funding to help support these events within the province.

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Town of Morinville sign.
Morinville

Morinville Property Taxes lower than expected

At a Special Meeting of Council on May 6th, Morinville Council approved a second and third reading of Bylaw 7/2025, the Property Tax Bylaw. The Bylaw included a reduced tax rate increase for 2025, lowering the increase from an expected

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Town of Redwater sign.
Sturgeon County

Redwater RCMP arrest water sprinkler tamperer

Redwater RCMP have arrested a man tampering with water sprinkler systems set up by the fire department to protect homes from wildfires. The sprinkler systems were rendered ineffective following the tampering. Officers investigated the individual for trespassing, then finding the

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Sherwood Park/Strathcona

Sherwood Park Man charged with child pornography crimes

A 45-year-old Sherwood Park resident is facing multiple child pornography charges following a recent investigation from Strathcona County RCMP and the Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE). In April 2025, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team’s ICE Unit launched an investigation

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Fort Saskatchewan's Harbour Pool.
Fort Saskatchewan

Harbour Pool launches lifejacket loaner station

Fort Saskatchewan is continuing its partnership with the Lifesaving Society to return the Lifejacket Loaner station outside of Harbour Pool. The station will give free access to lifejackets in all sizes, including infant, toddler, and adult. It’s open from May

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Basketball
Edmonton

Edmonton to face Calgary in CEBL Season Opener

The first tip off of the Canadian Elite Basketball League is happening right here in Edmonton, with the Stingers hosting the Calgary Surge on Sunday at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. Tip-off is at 4 p.m. Edmonton finished second in the

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Fire.
Edmonton

Bushfire in west Edmonton closes Henday

Businesses were evacuated and parts of the Anthony Henday were shut down Tuesday due to a wildfire in West Edmonton. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services stated it received reports of a brush/grass fire near 186 Street and 104 Avenue at 12:30

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