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Road conditions improving in Central Alberta

Driving conditions have improved since Innisfail RCMP issued a warning of slippery conditions along Hwy 2 between Red Deer and Olds at 8:30 a.m. this morning.

Switchboard - May 5

Radiothon, in support of Ronald McDonald House and Camp Quality, will run for 24 hours on May 6 and 7.
Revamped entrance

Revamped entrance

Outreach staff member Brooke Garbutt is seen here leaving the Canadian Mental Health Association’s offices, using the newly modified entrance.
An introduction to rugby

An introduction to rugby

Looking to make a pass, Kassidie Heibert spins on her heels as Caitlin McCarthy runs past in an effort to get to her starting position before the ball is passed from hand to hand around a circle of students at Grandview Elementary School in Red Deer on Tuesday.
Female carver puts a burr on the carving world stage

Female carver puts a burr on the carving world stage

In an artistic field dominated by men, a former Innisfail woman and her alder burl owl have done a little pioneering.
Snow in May: it’s normal

Snow in May: it’s normal

White-out conditions obscured any sign of spring in Central Alberta on Tuesday and created hazardous driving conditions.
A bruising brush with terror suspect

A bruising brush with terror suspect

Bruises, a sore wrist and interviews with a police detective are among the memories a Red Deer dental assistant has brought back from New York after what she now believes was a brush with a terrorist.
Red Deer slammed by spring snow storm

Red Deer slammed by spring snow storm

Innisfail RCMP are warning travel is not recommended on Hwy 2 north and south of Bowden.
High-angle rescue

High-angle rescue

Firemedic Bill Smith, right, has his rappeling line checked by instructor Todd Learn before accompanying a dummy-laden stretcher down the tower at the Red Deer Fire Training Centre Friday. A number of firemedics went through a high angle rescue course so they’d know how to safely and securely get a victim from heights to ground level.
‘Egg’static arrival

‘Egg’static arrival

The goose might lay the golden egg, but Red Deer’s most famous bird of prey lays them in lipstick pink.