1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (121+ words) A Red Warning – Tornado has been issued for the Peers, Niton Junction areas, MacKay, Wildwood, and Evansburg areas. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), at 6:50 p.m. MDT, meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (98+ words) Ellen H. (Lotto Spot/Supplied) A Village of Breton resident is celebrating after winning $100,000 from an Instant Lotto Max Scratch and Win ticket. Ellen H. said when she scratched her ticket, she was stunned and couldn’t believe her eyes. “Oh gosh, it’s…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (340+ words) Visibility on Highway 43, heading northwest from Fox Creek, as of 7:02 a.m. on July 20, 2026. (511 Alberta) Air quality warnings of high and moderate severity are in effect in northern Alberta. A moderate-severity warning is in effect for Parkland County, near Wabamun and Carvel....

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (778+ words) (ID 124446655 | Alberta Crop © Osa855 | Dreamstime.com) As of July 14, most spring cereals in the North West Region are reported as nearing the end of booting, as the flag leaf sheath is finishing opening. That’s according to the latest crop report by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (161+ words) By: The Canadian Press An Edmonton-based coal mining company has been fined $360,000 after pleading guilty in the case of a worker’s death. Prairie Mines and Royalty ULC pleaded guilty last week to failing to ensure the health and safety of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (110+ words) (Captured from Environment and Climate Change Canada on July 15, 2026) Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a tornado warning for multiple northern Alberta communities. Officials say conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms, which may produce tornadoes....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (78+ words) (ID 9692746 © Martin Konopka | Dreamstime.com) Following Councillor Glory Tornack’s passing, the Village of Breton has scheduled a by-election to fill her position. The by-election will take place between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Oct. 19, 2026. Voting stations will be located in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (280+ words) (ID 115018095 © Tomas Nevesely | Dreamstime.com) Three Drayton Valley residents are among three other Albertans and two non-residents who have pleaded guilty to 13 offences under the province’s Wildlife Act. In January 2024, Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services began investigating an illegal…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (276+ words) Although the unemployment rate in the Drayton Valley region ticked up slightly in June, it still has the lowest rate in the province. According to the latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada, the Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1371+ words) 8:57 a.m. – Brazeau County – Complainant reported being defrauded of approximately $60,000 through an online cryptocurrency investment scam. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the scam, investigation is next to impossible. Money was transferred to a crypto account that the suspects had access to,…...