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A 25-year-old man was arrested after police discovered cash and cocaine in a Ponoka apartment.

Otis, a six-year-old great horned owl, peers around as handler Stephanie Johannson holds him so Katimavik volunteers Jimmitry Repstock, centre, of Campbell River, B.C., and Catharine Lansing of Barrie, Ont., can see him at the Sylvan Lake Enviro Fair recenlty. The Medicine River Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre educational bird was just one of the organizations on hand for the town’s first-ever environmental exposition.

Sylvan Lake council sent a message Monday night that rowdy behaviour won’t be tolerated.

After a steady diet of bad news, the Canadian real estate market got some favourable stats to chew on last month.

Health Minister Ron Liepert insists there is no hiring freeze for nurses at Alberta Health Services.

A Caroline-area man who shot and killed an RCMP breeding dog thought the large, black German shepherd that circled him in his yard after chasing his cat was a potentially dangerous stray, said his defence lawyer Monday.

Volunteers Tina Lumbis, left, and Angel Austin of the Children’s Ministerial of Central Alberta booth hide from a cool breeze in a box of floor pads as children assemble others at the Central Alberta Children’s Festival Friday.

Bernie and Red are once again bringing their distinctly British blend of music and humour to Red Deer.

An art exhibit exploring the studio spaces of some famous and not-so-famous painters, sculptors and photographers is running at the Rocky Mountain House Public Library until June 27.

“You just never know,” says Anna Stanton. You never know when you’ll find an old treasure hiding in somebody’s yard or garage.