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And, the winner of the 2014 Tim Hortons Duelling Donuts Contest is…Love Reese’s® To Pieces

OAKVILLE, ON /CNW/ – The wait is over. After 76,500 donut creations, an eight-finalist showdown in front of a celebrity panel, and the public weighing in with their opinion, the Love Reese’s® to Pieces donut, created by Jennifer Brown of Glencoe, Ontario, is the last donut standing in the Tim Hortons Duelling Donuts contest. Made…
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Black Diamond: From “Wood King to Grocery Giant” – new development proposal

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Airdrie RCMP Requesting Assistance from Public to Identify Suspect

Airdrie, Alberta –On August 22nd, at 2:42 am, a lone male entered the Neighbourhood Convenience Store on Railway Avenue, using a rock to smash out the glass door. Once inside the male took and undisclosed amount of cigarettes and departed through the broken front door. Video surveillance captured the incident. The male is described as;…
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RCMP Red Deer – Missing Persons – Updates
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RCMP: Accidental Overdose…Do You Know What You Are Taking?

Wood Buffalo RCMP – Over the past several months, the Wood Buffalo RCMP has noticed a rise in the sudden deaths of individuals suspected to have died as a result of a drug overdose. To protect the integrity of the ongoing investigations, police will not be speaking on specific details pertaining to the deaths, but…
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RCMP Grande Prairie – Located: Request to Locate 15 year Old Male Youth

Grande Prairie RCMP would like to advise that Jesse Fawcett was located on August 27, 2014. Fawcett is healthy and safe. Police would like to thank the media and public for their assistance. Original Release: Grande Prairie RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance to locate 15 year old Jesse Fawcett who has been reported missing.…
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PM Participates in Operation NANOOK 14 in Canada’s far North

Iqaluit, Nunavut, 26 August 2014 Introduction On the final day of this year’s Northern Tour, Prime Minister Stephen Harper participated in Operation NANOOK, an annual Canadian Armed Forces-led sovereignty exercise held in Canada’s North. Prime Minister Harper spent the day at Iqaluit and York Sound, Nunavut, engaging military personnel working closely with their northern partners…
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RCMP & Sheriffs – Alberta Integrated Traffic Units – ITU Officers Encourage Motorists to Drive Safely During Labour Day Long Weekend
Motorists traveling on Alberta highways throughout the Labour Day long weekend can expect to see an enhanced traffic enforcement presence to promote safe driving behaviour. Members of Alberta’s Integrated Traffic Units (ITUs), which consist of RCMP Traffic Services members and Alberta Traffic Sheriffs, will be focusing their efforts on identified enforcement priorities that have demonstrative…
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Statement from Dr. Chris Simpson, President of the Canadian Medical Association on a National Pharmaceutical Program

OTTAWA, Aug. 27, 2014 /CNW/ – The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Canadian Doctors for Medicare and the Canadian Union of Public Employees is absolutely correct in calling for a national program to address the patchwork quilt of public drug coverage that currently exists in Canada. While many Canadians have supplementary insurance to offset costs…
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Red Deer RCMP seek public assistance to locate 20 year old Duncan Lagrelle – Update
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CBC: 101-Year-Old Alberta Woman Goes For Gold

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Man arrested for Fox Lake Homicide

RCMP have charged Andy Noskiye, 20,with manslaughter, two counts of assault with a weapon and uttering threats. Noskiye was remanded in custody to appear in High Level Provincial Court on September 2, 2014. In the early morning hours of August 22, 2014, North Peace Tribal Police Service responded to a report of a shooting at…
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Protecting Pets from Poisons in the Yard and Garden

Pet Poison Helpline – Even though it’s nearing the end of summer pet owners are still enjoying their outdoor living spaces while watching their pets run and play. The veterinary and toxicology experts at Pet Poison Helpline would like to keep pets safe this season by informing pet owners of potentially harmful substances, flowers and…
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AHS: ATV safety urged ahead of long weekend

CALGARY – As Albertans gear up for the August long weekend, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all residents, and particularly parents of children less than 16 years of age, to be mindful of the significant risks associated with the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). “We know that children less than 16 years of age…
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RCMP Red Deer City – Free the Fuzz raises more than $21,000 for the Special Olympics

Last weekend’s Free the Fuzz event at Parkland Mall was a success, with Red Deerians throwing more than $21,000 in the bucket to support the Special Olympics. Alberta Sheriff Ryan Crawford and Red Deer RCMP Constable Ray Leonhardt volunteered to spend the weekend on scaffolding that had been attached to the roof of Walmart. On…

