Jeffery Fendelet of Onoway is behind bars today after a highspeed chase and what appears to be an attempted kidnapping Sunday evening. The events culminated in a large scale RCMP deployment Sunday night that ended with the suspect being taken into custody after the pursuit finally ended on foot in a rural subdivision. The events

When Stan Orlowski woke up just after 3:30 a.m. last night to noise outside on the street, little did he expect to see three men attempting to steal the ATM from the Alberta Treasury Branch building on 50th Street in Onoway. Orlowski had been alerted to movement outside his home moments earlier by his security

Mayerthorpe RCMP have announced that Karen Alexis, of the Alexis First Nation has been found deceased. In July of 2024, Police had issued a missing persons report stating that there was at the time " concern for her safety." She was last seen on October 27th, 2023. The authorities have concluded the " Situation is

Details remain unclear as to exactly what happened in an apartment in Fort McMurray on the night of February 10th, but RCMP have now released descriptions and details of two intruders who broke into a residence on the 200 block of Lougheed Drive while the occupants were home. The home invasion resulted in two of

Albertans continue to feel the pinch of steadily increasing costs of living and a wage scale that isn't keeping pace. What was once called the Alberta Advantage is now more of a disadvantage according to the Alberta Federation of Labour in yesterday's report released by economist Dr. Jim Stanford. The report shows that average wages

In what has a sense of Shakespearian irony, the province that produces 30% of the nation's oil has experienced the largest increase in gas prices since February of 2024. According to a new article by Yahoo Finance, we here in North Alberta have seen our gas prices rise more than 15 cents per liter across

The man now wanted for the murder of 18-year-old O’Chiese First Nation resident Travis Strawberry is on the run and being sought by the RCMP. Critics argue this is yet another example of a broken justice system that allows violent offenders back on the street to commit more crimes. Twenty-seven-year-old Derrick Phazar Whitford, from the

What to Watch in February - and Don't Miss Events With the mercury expected to hover in the minus-20 range for most of early February, many of us will be inclined to spend more time in front of the TV, waiting for warmer weather or at least a return to seasonal norms. Fortunately, the streaming

Guest Author Gerry Boley from the Buffalo News. Misconceptions in the United States about Canada are quite common. They include: there is always snow in Canada; Canadians are boring, socialists and pacifists; their border is porous and allowed the Sept. 11 terrorists through; or, as the U.S. Ottawa embassy staff suggested to Washington, the country

How fast can you solve this week’s Sunday crossword puzzle on words to do with winter.

Weekly Horoscope: February 16 - February 22, 2025 As we move through mid-February, the cosmos brings a mix of steady energy and sudden shifts. The Sun in Aquarius encourages innovation and forward-thinking, while Mercury in Pisces enhances intuition and deep emotions. A waxing Moon boosts motivation midweek, leading up to a powerful Virgo Full Moon