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Rural community fearful of bears

ELKTON VALLEY — Fear, curiosity and above all a strong desire to gain more information about bears highlighted a community meeting Friday. More than 300 people from areas including Olds, Sundre, Crem… more

Wildlife officers kill mother grizzly who fatally mauled hunter

SUNDRE — Alberta wildlife officers have killed a female grizzly bear who fatally mauled a hunter near Sundre last week southwest of Red Deer. A government official says officers are now trying to tra… more

Gold bricks stolen from downtown casino

Police are looking for two suspects who lifted a number of gold bars from a downtown casino early Thursday morning. Const. Sabrina Grunow, media liaison officer with the Red Deer City RCMP, said vide… more

Fuel pumps dry up

It could be a tough winter for local farmers and construction companies, after several refineries slowed or stopped dies… more

Tiring task

It takes Ben Kuipers (above) of Royal Hill Dairy Farm and one helper about two hours to cover one bay of barley silage w… more

MRI clinic violating act: report

A private magnetic resonance imaging clinic in Red Deer is among a number of private, for-profit clinics suspected of vi… more

Cost of Afghan war becomes election issue

OTTAWA — The spiralling cost of the Afghan war has added unknown factor into an unpredictable election that appeared sol… more

Honouring excellence  

An amazed crowd stood and applauded, some wiping back tears, as a tiny woman made her way to the stage, her pure white h… more

Flyin’ Bob goes the distance in walk of a lifetime

A Sylvan Lake wire walker didn’t win the world title but he did accomplish the feat of a lifetime Saturday. Bob Palmer,… more

Mother-daughter reunion leads to citizenship

The friendship between a Canadian woman and her Filipino caregiver is stronger than ever following Wednesday’s citizensh… more
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