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Kevin Berger – Leader Staff Town of Barrhead councillor Leslie Penny has been named as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the Peace River-Westlock riding in the upcoming federal election, which will take place on Monday, Oct. 21.

Airdrie Today Staff Calgary Police has tweeted the incident is not an active-shooter situation and is believed to be a targeted attack. "We do not believe there to be any further risk to public (sic)," the tweet read. UPDATED 8:40 p.m.

Jenna Dulewich RMO Outlook BANFF – It's not every day a man tries to fight a grizzly bear.

Reduced flows from the Athabasca River are contributing to environmental deterioration at Wood Buffalo National Park, according to a new comprehensive report from Parks Canada. The report was created by the firm Independent Environmental Consultants.

The Edmonton Antique Car Club will stop in Athabasca and Barrhead as it showing vehicles from days long past with its Oldies Tour 2018 July 25 to 28.

The clang of bats against baseballs rang throughout Boyle as 20 teams gathered to compete at the annual Fiesta Days Slo-Pitch Tournament July 13-15.

The search is on for two men suspected of stealing a cell phone from a vehicle and breaking into a business just outside of Boyle July 12.

Alberta Transportation is negotiating with a third-party to purchase Carillion Canada's highway maintenance contracts which encompass Athabasca, Lac La Biche, Westlock and Barrhead.

Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate is calling for the province and Alberta Health Services (AHS) to take steps to improve their handling of youth opioid abuse.

After four years of fundraising, the Greater Athabasca Community Foundation (GACF) broke ground on its Boyle spray park project June 21.