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Getting to know them means learning that they’re really quite cuddly despite being cold-blooded and that some of them are quite capable of making a long-term commitment.

Const. Rick Buisseret of the Innisfail RCMP detachment demonstrates the operations of the siren controls to Riley Chopko outside the detachment building on Monday.

Canyon Ski Area has gone to the sheep.The woolly wonders have been recruited for their grass-trimming expertise. There were 255 on the hill contentedly filling their bellies on Monday and 200 will add their munching skills later in the week.

Sandra Donnelly rides her horse Babe Ruth over an obstacle during the open preliminary class cross country portion of the Victory Tack Alhambra Summer Event at Alhambra Stables Saturday.

Troy Nielsen unloads his dad Eric’s dual Case LA tractors to add to the growing rows at for Sunnybrook Farm Museum’s Pioneer Days Saturday. The 15th annual event, which continues today, starts with a pancake breakfast from 8-10:30 a.m. followed by homestead and threshing demonstrations and children’s activities beginning at noon. The tractor Parade of Power goes at 1 p.m. with the tractor pulls and slow races right after.

The Red Deer Mr. Mikes restaurant is hoping to raise money for Ronald McDonald House of Central Alberta one Mikeburger at a time.

Those who want to learn the fine art of preserving fruits and vegetables can join a canning workshop at Fort Normandeau on Saturday.

Families who tried to file missing persons reports in the case of serial killer Robert Pickton faced “alleged” prejudice when they approached police in the midst of a probe plagued by mistakes, says a scathing internal report on the investigation.

Where there’s smoke there are warnings.Alberta’s medical officers sounded the alert that people with heart or lung problems could be affected by a wall of smoke drifting east from British Columbia forest fires.

Virtual reality may seem all the more real in the future, with not only people’s sense of sight and hearing engaged, but also their sense of smell.