Olds News

An exhibitor at the annual Olds Gun & Antique Show says the same thing as U.S. President Donald Trump and the NRA — that recent mass shootings in the U.S. were the fault of "mentally ill people," not the guns they fired.

BOWDEN — It's over. At least for now. Bowden town council has passed a bylaw rezoning three lots along 19th Avenue — including the old Lions Community Hall, located 50 metres east of Highway 2A, southeast of the Bowden Hotel.

A family that lives east of Olds is celebrating the first birthday of their youngest daughter in a special way — by raising money to provide toys for newborns and other children at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary.

Canna Cabana, the first legal, fully licensed cannabis retail store in Olds, has received its first delivery of cannabis products from Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) and has begun selling recreational cannabis for adult use.

Olds firefighter Noel D’Arcy gave it his best shot on Sunday, Aug. 18, but in the end, he was unable to break a Guinness World Record for running a half marathon in Edmonton in full firefighter gear.