16+ hour, 41+ min ago   (381+ words) The Petroleum Marketing Commission – otherwise known as the Alberta taxpayer-funded pipeline cheerleader – has joined in a hopeful romance with the Trans Mountain Pipeline Corp. – the federal oil sugar daddy that gifted the previous a $34 billion pipeline. But did they really…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (755+ words) INNISFAIL – For the third year in a row the Mavericks Elite Lacrosse Club is heading to the national Founders Cup tournament. The Innisfail-based team was considered the underdog for the 2026 Larry Bishop Memorial Cup provincial championship from July 30 to Aug....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (146+ words) A young driver was pulled over in Foothills County and found to be violating the conditions of their learner’s licence. Foothills Enforcement pulled the driver over for speeding on Aug. 8 and found they were driving without supervision. It was the…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (770+ words) MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY – The late Wylie Thomson, one of many people buried in the Hainstock Cemetery west of Olds, is remembered for many things; his life as a farmer, carpenter, father and grandfather, but perhaps best of all, for his…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (707+ words) The fight over coal mining near the headwaters of the Oldman River is headed to court. Corb Lund's Water Not Coal campaign has asked a judge to overturn Elections Alberta's decision that its petition, signed by more than 200,000 Albertans, fell…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (571+ words) OLDS – Synapse Real Estate Corp. has applied for Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEPA) approval to construct a 1.4 gigawatt (GW) natural gas power plant with an attached 1 GW data centre on more than 270 acres of land in northwest Olds. The application…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - A council steering committee looking at proposed amendments to Mountain View County's municipal development plan (MDP) and the land use bylaw (LUB) has recommended updated wording regarding public consultation and engagement. The committee held its latest meeting…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (112+ words) Posted about 5 hours ago October 5, 1930 - 2026 Harold Bell passed away peacefully at Mountain View Hospice on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at the age of ninety-five years. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Bell, on September 04, 2013. Harold loved the warmth of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Provincial officials downgraded the wildfire danger rating to high in the Rocky Mountain House Forest Area Wednesday as a fire advisory remains in place. Parts of Mountain View County are included in the Rocky Mountain House Forest…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (580+ words) COLD LAKE - Confident in who she is, Brooke Metchewais is ready to tackle a what is sure to be a “busy, impactful year,” after being crowned Miss Indigenous Canada 2026, last month. Metchewais, who is originally from Cold Lake First Nations…...