Alberta’s H1N1 vaccination program will open up to the general public on Monday.

Farmers and ranchers shouldn’t be blamed for low-flying aircraft suspected of being used by big game hunters, a rancher says.

A Rocky Mountain House trucking firm will appear in court in December facing environmental charges for waste burning.

Two people face drug trafficking charges after Rimbey RCMP busted a marijuana growing operation on Wednesday near Gull Lake.

Students from the Samson Band High School and the Muskwachees Cultural College in Hobbema take to the streets in Hobbema on Thursday to celebrate National Addictions Awareness Week.

Fourteen Central Albertans were appointed to the local Health Advisory Council to gather feedback on health service delivery.

Grade 4 students at Maryview School are on their way to becoming space farmers. In March, teacher Joan Erlandson and her class will plant tomato seeds that Canadian astronaut Julie Payette took to the International Space Station this year.

A significant funding commitment from Ponoka County will boost plans to rebuild Rimbey’s outdoor swimming pool.

The worst of H1N1’s second wave may be over.

The grim reality of slower economic growth and less revenue is pushing City of Red Deer officials to toe the line on capital projects.

The area affected by fire bans now covers most counties from Ponoka south to Calgary. On Wednesday, Stetter and Mountain View Counties joined Ponoka, Lacombe and Red Deer in banning outdoor fires and suspending burning permits until further notice.

A Red Deer motorist who chased and bumped a teenager fleeing in a vehicle was fined in provincial court on Wednesday.

There’s one spelling mistake. Otherwise, she wouldn’t change a thing. Grade 7 student Zoé Banville, 12, will join Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean in Ottawa on Friday to accept a major award for her short story about a shy aboriginal girl who gains new confidence after saving her little brother’s life.

An educator with a sound understanding of the challenges facing Central Alberta school districts has been named the new superintendent of Chinook’s Edge School Division.

Drawing a larger and more diverse population into Red Deer’s city centre is viewed as a key part of making it a better place for everyone, says a local consultant.

Two men charged with possession of $10,000 worth of copper wire and a quantity of drugs reserved their pleas in provincial court on Wednesday.

Team Canada’s Tessa Bonhomme looks on as MaKenna Doel holds up her signed Canadian flag and her teammate on the pee wee Innisfail Flyers Taylor Blais holds her autographed Team Canada jersey at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum on Wednesday.

Viewing free-roaming horses as wildlife rather than feral livestock may help reduce the shootings and other cruelties that have taken place in the West Country, says a horse trainer from Sundre.

Starting on Friday, families with children under 18 can get vaccinated for H1N1 and the general public could be eligible a few days later.

Red Deer’s food bank is struggling to keep up with the increasing demand for food. According to Canada Food Banks’ recent report HungerCount 2009, Alberta saw a 61 per cent jump in food bank use from 2008 to 2009 during the month of March. But that was eight months ago.