UPDATE 3: The Beaverlodge RCMP has cancelled the Amber Alert. The alert is no longer in effect for the Province of Alberta. However, the Amber Alert is still in effect for British Columbia, and the NWT.
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be without an on-site physician for periods of time from Monday evening to Thursday morning.
Alberta Health Services says its Virtual Emergency Physician pilot program covered 229 shifts across the province in the first six months of its trial.
The first snowfall of the final stretch of the year is in the forecast for some communities, including parts of the Peace Country, which could impact holiday travel over the coming Thanksgiving long weekend.Â
Northwestern Polytechnic's Wolves women's hockey team is hoping the community can come together to pack the rink at their inaugural home game in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference on Friday.