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Fort Macleod RCMP are continuing their investigation Tuesday into a complaint of a vehicle with a child inside being stolen. The child was found safe and unharmed 2 1/2 hours after police were notified. The drama unfolded about 10:30 a.m. Monday in the area of 10th Street and Sixth Avenue in Fort Macleod. Police were…Continue Reading

Last summer’s Kenow Wildfire destroyed more than 19,000 hectares in Waterton Lakes National Park and the resulting loss of vegetation has revealed archaeological sites that were previously hidden in the underbrush. Working alongside Parks Canada archaeologist Bill Perry, Rachel Lindemann, Alanna Shockley, Kevin Black Plume and Tatyanna Ewald, a graduate student from the University of…Continue Reading

The Alberta RCMP’s crime reduction strategy is showing good early returns. The crime reduction strategy is touted as a comprehensive,…Continue Reading

Juno Award-winning roots-pop musician Rose Cousins is the first performance of the Empress Theatre’s new season of music. Cousins starts…Continue Reading

How did we get here? This is a question on many Albertans’ minds regarding the opioid crisis. The issue is…Continue Reading

Two people face 13 criminal charges after ALERT’s Medicine Hat organized crime team seized nearly $78,000 worth of drugs on Thursday. ALERT investigators executed a search warrant Thursday on a locker in a storage facility in Brier Industrial Estates where they found and seized methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl powder and buffing agent. Later that day, two…Continue Reading

One of Fort Macleod’s most popular events for families returns next weekend. Party in the Park at the Fort Macleod…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod has long had a special place in the heart of singer-songwriter John Wort Hannam, a former resident of…Continue Reading

Kate Glover wants to know what Fort Macleod and district residents are reading. Glover wants people to celebrate International Literacy Day on Saturday, Sept. 8 by sharing their favourite books. “International Literacy Day is observed to raise awareness of and concern for literacy issues around the world,” said Glover, who is co-ordinator of the Willow Creek…Continue Reading