The Drayton Valley Hospital and Care Centre celebrated the grand opening of a new dedicated simulation lab for students in the rural community nursing program on Nov. 7. Completed in October, the lab mimics a real hospital setting to create an immersive learning experience, including high-tech clinical equipment, manik...

The Country Music Association has revealed the first wave of performers set to take the stage at the 59th CMA Awards, and the lineup is already stacked. Luke Combs will perform "Pray Hard," his collaboration with BigXthaPlug - a pairing that's sure to get people buzzing. Ella Langley will take on her latest s...

October was a relatively strong jobs month all around, as employment saw a net increase across Alberta, and unemployment dipped in the Drayton Valley area. That's according to new data from Statistics Canada, which shows the Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House-Grande Prairie-Peace River area has a six per cent unemployme...

Wild Rose School Division (WRSD) has made a number of appointments among newly-elected and acclaimed trustees at its Oct. 28 organizational meeting. During deliberations, Daryl Scott was declared board chair and Heidi Hetherington was declared vice chair. Trustees also made appointments for representation on Board Comm...

Country star Kelsea Ballerini has officially entered a new era! After dropping cryptic hints all week across her Instagram - from a mysterious countdown on her Story to a new profile picture and bio change to "park enthusiast" - we knew something big was coming! She also posted a Story filled with six lines o...