MODERNIZING OUR POLICE FORCE
Red Deer RCMP latest in line for body-worn cameras
Red Deer's RCMP force is the newest edition to units in Alberta equipped with body-worn cameras (BWC).As of March 13, following the first round of training, body cameras have started to be deployed with the front-line officers interacting with the public. Red Deer intends to have 90 members trained on and using the tec...
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WARM SPRING FOLLOWS DRY WINTER
Spring season predicted to be warmer than normal for Red Deer region
Central Albertans should buckle up for a warmer than normal spring, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). While the warmth is sure to be welcomed by residents, Christy Climenhaga, an ECCC scientist, says we'll have to see adequate rainfall and precipitation over the season to compensate for what wa...
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dangerous for birds and for you
'Cover Your Vent' campaign ongoing with Medicine River Wildlife Centre
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new 'everything red deer podcast' episode
Sylvan Lake RCMP first in central Alberta to get body cams
MODERNIZING OUR POLICE FORCE
Red Deer RCMP latest in line for body-worn cameras
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October 2022 Incident
Sentencing scheduled for one of two suspects charged in murder of missing Wetaskiwin man
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Red Deer and Area
dangerous for birds and for you
'Cover Your Vent' campaign ongoing with Medicine River Wildlife Centre
The Medicine River Wildlife Centre wants you to cover your vent!Each spring, the wildlife centre, which is located near Spruce View, gets numerous calls about birds being stuck in exterior vents.This often occurs due to nesting in uncovered vents and other dangerous cavities, and can result in babies being separated fr...
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MODERNIZING OUR POLICE FORCE
Red Deer RCMP latest in line for body-worn cameras
Red Deer's RCMP force is the newest edition to units in Alberta equipped with body-worn cameras (BWC).As of March 13, following the first round of training, body cameras have started to be deployed with the front-line officers interacting with the public. Red Deer intends to have 90 members trained on and using the tec...
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October 2022 Incident
Sentencing scheduled for one of two suspects charged in murder of missing Wetaskiwin man
Sentencing is scheduled this fall for one of two men charged in the death of a missing Wetaskiwin man two-and-a-half years ago. Cashtin Lee Joseph, 30, of Wetaskiwin, is scheduled for sentencing in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench on Sept. 26, 2025. His co-accused, Stanley Victor Keith Howse, 52, also of Wetaskiwin, ha...
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Second Suspect Facing Trial
One of two sentenced in central Alberta stolen vehicle police chase
One of two people charged following a police pursuit in central Alberta last year has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail. Jeff Edward Medd, 41, of Leduc County, was sentenced to 910 days behind bars in Wetaskiwn Court of Justice on March 13, 2025. However, he was given credit for 179 days of pre-trial custo...
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Alberta
don't become complacent
Public Avalanche Warning issued for central Rockies
A special public avalanche warning has been issued for the central Rockies.Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Alberta Parks, the Government of British Columbia, and Parks Canada, are warning backcountry users to be very wary.The warning applies to Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks, as well as areas imm...
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Provincial Politics
Three new parliamentary secretaries named by Premier Smith
Three Alberta MLAs have been given some new responsibilities by Premier Danielle Smith.Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright has been named Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health (South) while Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe is now the Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health (North).Both will report to Minister...
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Alberta Premier makes demands during first meeting with PM Carney
The premier of Alberta met with Canada's new prime minister on Thursday for the first time.Danielle Smith says she and Mark Carney had a "very frank discussion" about a variety of topics, and emphasized that she wants the province to have a better relationship with the federal government than it has had under...
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Wildfire Damage
Federal government commits $187M to rebuild critical infrastructure in Jasper
More financial support is on the way for fire-ravaged Jasper, Alta., as the federal government has announced $187 million in new funding for the town's rebuild. It is the largest funding package to be announced since a runaway wildfire ripped through Jasper National Park and destroyed a third of the town last July. The...
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Local Sports
12 and younger
Nominations for Red Deer's Rising Sport Stars awards now open
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Red Deer Rising Sport Stars awards.Eligible athletes are 12-years-old or younger, and must be participating in a Red Deer sport organization.The awards recognize commitment, passion, effort or for overcoming adversity to successfully participate and develop skills, regardless of re...
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COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
This week in RDP Athletics: March 21-23
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Hockey team and Briercrest College Clippers will complete the ACAC Men's Hockey Championship Final. The RDP Dance team will participate in Showtime Competition. Here is a summary of the upcoming competition:HockeyKings vs Clippers | Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre | Friday, ...
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5-1
Hitmen hand Rebels third-straight loss in Calgary
The Red Deer Rebels lost their third straight game on Wednesday night in a 5-1 setback to the Calgary Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome.Hitmen goaltender Daniel Hauser made 21 saves in the victory and also set a new WHL record for most wins all-time by a goalie with 123.The Hitmen also had multiple players with multi...
Mar 20, 2025
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Canada
Liberals revoke Arya's nomination, after removing him from leadership race
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Chandra Arya says his nomination to run for the party again in his Ottawa riding has been revoked. The 62-year-old has represented the city's Nepean seat since 2015. The decision to remove him comes almost two months after the party also told Arya it would not accept him as a candidate for the leade...
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Yukon pharmacare deal to cover contraceptives, diabetes meds at little or no cost
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon and federal governments have announced a $9.5-million pharmacare agreement over four years, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications for the territory's residents. A joint news release says the agreement will support reproductive freedom for up to 12,000 Yukoners and make...
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Man convicted of manslaughter in 2023 stabbing of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus
Homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2023 stabbing death of a 17-year-old boy on a bus in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that Kaiden Mintenko from Burnaby, B.C., was found guilty Thursday after a trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Wes...
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Fire chief says blaze in Burnaby, B.C., highrise injures 15, three seriously
BURNABY, B.C. - A fire in a highrise in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Burnaby has sent 15 to hospital, three of them with serious injuries. Fire Chief Ian Hetherington says about four dozen firefighters responded to the blaze early Thursday in a 19-storey cement building and found the fourth floor full of heavy smoke. ...
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Canada pledges nearly $100M for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are announcing nearly $100 million in humanitarian relief and governance support for Palestinians, days before a widely expected election. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, who took on the file of international development last week, is announcing funding for major agencies wor...
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World Happiness Report lists Canada as happiest G7 country
Canada may be the happiest member of the G7, according to the recently released World Happiness report, but it's taken quite a tumble over the past couple of decades. The report, edited by a professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, has Canada at No. 18, with the next closest G7 nation being Germany at No. 22....
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World
Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday evening. Prison officials said Edward James, 63, was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He d...
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Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury has convicted two men of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by the Iranian government. The verdict was returned at a federal court in New York on Thursday, ending a two-week...
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Georgetown scholar detained over American wife's Palestinian ties, lawyer says
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown scholar that the government detained until the court has had a chance to rule. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered that Badar Khan Suri "shall not be removed from the...
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