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A marijuana grow operation on a rural property in Rocky View County near Balzac was brought down by Airdrie Rural RCMP Nov. 5, according to a release issued by Airdrie Rural RCMP Constable Matthew Gervais.

RCMP in Strathmore, with the assistance of the Strathmore RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit “Green Team” and the RCMP Police Dog Services made a large drug bust at a rural property north of Langdon on Nov.

A 23-year-old man from Calgary is facing four counts under the Canadian Criminal Code after causing a head-on collision Oct. 31, which seriously injured two people.

Summer jobs for students may be easier to come by next year thanks to the return of the Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP), which was axed by the former Progressive Conservative government in 2013.

Beiseker RCMP arrested and charged two individuals in two separate cases involving stolen vehicles, according to a statement released by Sergeant Glen Demmon. Terry Lee Oshiro, 37, of the Red Deer area was arrested Oct.

RCMP in Cochrane were called to the Goodstoney Rodeo Grounds on the Stoney Nakoda First Nations Nov. 1 after receiving reports of a five-year-old girl critically injured in a fall at approximately 5:30 p.m.

After running for Rocky View County council’s Division 8 seat in the 2013 election and narrowly losing to former councillor Al Sacuta, Bearspaw resident Eric Lowther is hoping to win the seat in the Nov. 16 byelection.

Editor's Note: To hear more from your Division 8 candidates, the potential councillors are scheduled to participate in an all candidates forum Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bearspaw Lifestyle Centre's Banquet Hall.

Airdrie business owners can soon apply for grants from the Government of Alberta as part of a new program intended to create jobs during a period of economic instability. According to a release issued Nov.

The street use of opioids like fentanyl is a growing issue in Alberta, according to Dr. Nick Etches, medical officer for the Calgary Zone with Alberta Health Services (AHS). “It’s an issue we’ve been working on for quite a while now,” he said.