T55 Daily News Blast

Thursday January 15, 2026

37 year-old Sara Kappo of Red Deer, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 36 year-old Aaron Bellcourt on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation in November of 2023.
Kappo, along with 24 year-old Dallas Goodswimmer, and 32 year-old Teyanna Kappo, both of Valleyview, are accused in the case.
From the RCMP’s Weekly Wanted File, police in the region are continuing to look for Jordan Ross Laboucan.
His last known whereabouts was in Atikameg, and is noted for activities in Cadotte Lake, Simon Lake, Northern Sunrise County, and Atikameg.
Big Lakes County has formally opposed the amendments to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s livestock traceability regulations.
The Municipality cites concerns about increased costs, enforcement challenges, and impacts on agricultural producers.
Valleyview Town Council held their Organizational Meeting and discussed various points of business.
Council received a presentation and passed three readings of the Emergency Management bylaw.
They appointed Katrin Sannig, Travis Werklund, Gwendolyn Villebrun, and Christina Fobes to one-year terms of the Municipal Library Board, and Debra Wedel to a one-year term of the Valleyview and District Rec. Board.
Council also directed administration to prepare a draft policy outlining the framework and guidelines for live streaming council meetings.
The Northland School Division has appointed a new Finance Director.
Jun Lin brings over 25 years of experience to the table in both public and private sector finance.
Alberta will soon regulate online gambling, opening the door to private betting platforms while implementing new rules to protect players.
They’ll see companies restricted from targeting minors with their ads or using professional athletes to promote their product.
NPHL tonight… Falher is in Spirit River, and Dawson Creek plays FSJ in Chetwynd BC.
Six Canadian teams are in action, as part of 10 games in the NHL tonight.
The Islanders are in Edmonton, Calgary is in Chicago, Vancouver is in Columbus, Winnipeg is in Minnisota, Toronto is in Las Vegas and Montreal is in Buffalo.
Skies are relatively clear, but everyone is dealing with the wind today, especially the Peace and Big Lakes.
Temperatures are also going down this afternoon to back below zero.
Digits continues on a downward trend into next week.