Alberta
Referee / Official Debbie Jackson inducted into the Volleyball Alberta Hall of Fame
If volleyball in Alberta had a backbone it just might be Debbie Jackson. Over the last 4 decades, Debbie has been one of Alberta’s most active volleyball officials. From small town gyms to National Championships, high school to College and University, Debbie has officiated in every corner of Alberta, and in 9 out of 10 Canadian provinces.
From the beginning of her officiating career, Jackson has been involved as Zone Official’s Chair. When she wasn’t refereeing herself, she was assigning, developing zone structure and running clinics for other refs.Debbie served as Regional Official’s Chair for Alberta from 2002 to 2008. She contributed to the Domestic Competitions Committee, served as Level IV Chair, and as a member of the Level IV Upgrade Committee. Debbie also developed and chaired the Female Referee Development Committee
Debbie Jackson has refereed at multiple provincial and national college and university championships and twice at the Canada Games. She has served as referee supervisor / mentor at a dozen and counting national college championships, the World Junior Games, the World Masters Games, and every Youth National Championship since 1998.
Today Debbie works mostly as a mentor to new and experienced volleyball referees, but she still picks up the whistle when she’s asked.
Debbie Jackson was inducted into the 2023 Volleyball Alberta Hall of Fame at the 18th Annual Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet on June 24, 2023, in Calgary. This is her official induction video.
From Bonnyville RCMP
On May 3, 2025, at approximately 6:55 p.m., a male suspect drove a stolen trackhoe into the parking lot of the Bonnyville RCMP. The suspect dumped several boulders in front of the prisoner bay and then proceeded to damage 5 police vehicles, which were parked in the lot. The suspect then fled on foot.
Bonnyville RCMP, Police Dog Services and RPAS (drone), searched for the suspect and he was quickly located in a tree line just north west of the detachment. He was arrested and is currently in custody pending a Judicial
Interim Release Hearing.
The suspect cannot be named at this point as the charges have not been sworn before the courts. An updated media release is expected in the coming days.
Alberta
Pierre Poilievre will run to represent Camrose, Stettler, Hanna, and Drumheller in Central Alberta by-election
From LifeSiteNews
Conservative MP-elect Damien Kurek announced Friday he would be willing to give up his seat as an MP so Pierre Poilievre, who lost his seat Monday, could attempt to re-join Parliament.
Conservative MP-elect Damien Kurek announced Friday he would be willing to give up his seat in a riding that saw the Conservatives easily defeat the Liberals by 46,020 votes in this past Monday’s election. Poilievre had lost his seat to his Liberal rival, a seat which he held for decades, which many saw as putting his role as leader of the party in jeopardy.
Kurek has represented the riding since 2019 and said about his decision, “It has been a tremendous honor to serve the good people of Battle River—Crowfoot.”
“After much discussion with my wife Danielle, I have decided to step aside for this Parliamentary session to allow our Conservative Party Leader to run here in a by-election,” he added.
Newly elected Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney used his first post-election press conference to say his government will unleash a “new economy” that will further “deepen” the nation’s ties to the world.
He also promised that he would “trigger” a by-election at once, saying there would be “no games” trying to prohibit Poilievre to run and win a seat in a safe Conservative riding.
Poilievre, in a statement posted to X Friday, said that it was with “humility and appreciation that I have accepted Damien Kurek’s offer to resign his seat in Battle River-Crowfoot so that I can work to earn the support of citizens there to serve them in Parliament.”
“Damien’s selfless act to step aside temporarily as a Member of Parliament shows his commitment to change and restoring Canada’s promise,” he noted.
“I will work to earn the trust of the good people of Battle River-Crowfoot and I will continue to hold the Liberal minority government to account until the next federal election, when we will bring real change to all Canadians.”
Carney said a new cabinet will be sworn in on May 12.
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