Worlds best in Canada
Red Deer City Soccer Association expects World Cup buzz to boost interest in sport
Every four years, the FIFA World Cup, one of the planet's biggest sporting events, returns to the airwaves and screens globally.However, this time around is a bit more special for Canadians.Not only will the Canadian men's national team take part in the tournament for just the third time, but the country will also host...
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Yoga classes to support Make-A-Wish, remember late teen
Red Deer's Nathan Fletcher, at just 14, tragically lost his courageous battle with cancer in November 2025. His mom, Kate Fletcher, is now working to keep his memory alive, but also to pass on the goodwill their family received from the Northern Alberta branch of Make-A-Wish Canada. All summer, each Tuesday and Thursda...
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camp kindle to also benefit
Yoga classes to support Make-A-Wish, remember late teen
Red Deer's Nathan Fletcher, at just 14, tragically lost his courageous battle with cancer in November 2025. His mom, Kate Fletcher, is now working to keep his memory alive, but also to pass on the goodwill their family received from the Northern Alberta branch of Make-A-Wish Canada. All summer, each Tuesday and Thursda...
19h ago
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Last seen on May 9
Missing: Lisa Clille, 44, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding missing 44-year-old Lisa Clille.She was last seen on May 9 in Red Deer, and police are concerned for her well-being.Clille is described as five feet eight inches tall and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.If you have any information regarding the whereab...
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june 13
Historic Markerville to celebrate Icelandic Independence Day
Markerville will celebrate Icelandic Independence Day this June 13.The free festivities kick off at noon at the Creamery Courtyard."Our Icelandic Day picnic recognizes Iceland's independence from Denmark on June 17, 1944. A variety of activities are staged to celebrate and showcase Icelandic culture in Markerville...
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Decades of teaching
Retiring Thurber music teacher honoured by former students in emotional final concert
After a teaching career that spans decades, Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School music teacher Jennifer Mann couldn't dream of a better send-off.On Friday, the long-time educator, who will retire at the end of June, conducted her final performance alongside her current band students, but also several of her former...
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Provincial Politics
Lobbyist, former Conservative MP to help draw Alberta electoral boundaries
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives have tapped a former federal conservative cabinet minister and lobbyist to help redraw the map marking electoral ridings across the province. Monte Solberg is one of four panel members appointed Tuesday by a legislature committee overseeing the new map-making proces...
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Six Wildrose cities crack Top Seven
Average rental prices in Alberta's secondary cities continue to lead the country
The latest figures from Rentals.ca continue to show that Alberta's secondary, medium-sized cities remain the most affordable places to rent anywhere in the country.In its latest survey, released Monday, four Alberta cities - Fort McMurray, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer took up the first four spots ranging in...
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Politics
Poilievre says Alberta needs new priorities from Ottawa, not a new country
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the easiest way to squash separatist sentiment in Alberta is for the federal government to butt out of the province's business. Poilievre, speaking in Calgary, says Albertans don't need a new country; they just need Ottawa to change its priorities. He says Albertans could benef...
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Canadians on the hook: MP Rachael Thomas on $600M subsidy to film & movie industry
A decision by Canada's heritage minister to put $600 million towards the country's film and movie industry to eliminate the, so called, 'Netflix' tax doesn't make a lot of sense to one Alberta politician. Conservative and Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas points out taxpayers will still have to 'foot the bill' regardless.&q...
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Worlds best in Canada
Red Deer City Soccer Association expects World Cup buzz to boost interest in sport
Every four years, the FIFA World Cup, one of the planet's biggest sporting events, returns to the airwaves and screens globally.However, this time around is a bit more special for Canadians.Not only will the Canadian men's national team take part in the tournament for just the third time, but the country will also host...
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Gain another draft pick
Rebels swap first round picks with Regina in upcoming CHL Import Draft
The Red Deer Rebels have completed a trade with the Regina Pats in a deal that involves draft picks.The Rebels announced they've swapped first-round picks with the Pats at the upcoming Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.The Rebels also received a third-round pick in the 2027 WHL Prospects Draft via the Everett Silvert...
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Season opener this weekend
Youth movement injects energy into Central Alberta Buccaneers heading into AFL season
The Central Alberta Buccaneers are optimistic about the upcoming season, and a big reason for that is the recruitment efforts to bring in more youth to the club.They were able to recruit approximately 20 new players, many of whom have recently played at the high school level in central Alberta, while also returning a c...
Jun 05, 2026
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Canada
PQ threatens to withdraw Quebec from high-speed rail project if it forms government
QUÉBEC - The Parti Québécois is threatening to withdraw Quebec from the federal government's proposed high-speed rail network if the party wins the October provincial election. PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he can't justify to Quebecers that ...
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Artificial intelligence 'promising and problematic' for courts, chief justice says
OTTAWA - Chief Justice Richard Wagner says artificial intelligence is proving to be both promising and problematic for Canadian courtrooms. At his annual news conference today, Wagner said distinguishing fact from fiction has become more difficult - an...
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Ancient squirrel feces offer 'time capsule' of environment thousands of years ago
A researcher in British Columbia recently discovered that ancient squirrel scat can still smell just as fresh today as it did some 700,000 years ago. Tyler Murchie, a scientist with the Hakai Institute, says the dung preserved by permafrost and collect...
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Ottawa's new Digital Safety Act expected to include under-16 social media ban
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to bar kids under the age of 16 from social media in new legislation set to be introduced as early as Wednesday. The government gave notice Tuesday that it will introduce a bill "to enact the Digital Safety A...
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Carney says opening of Gordie Howe Bridge an important symbol of Canada-U.S. ties
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's good news that the Gordie Howe Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit will get its official opening at the end of the week. Carney said Tuesday the bridge is an important symbol of the enduring strength ...
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Canadaland host apologizes to Theresa Kielburger, mother of WE Charity co-founders
TORONTO - The host of the Canadaland podcast apologized to the mother of Marc and Craig Kielburger in court Tuesday as part of a settlement in a defamation lawsuit that centred on an episode from five years ago. Jesse Brown told a Toronto courtroom tha...
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World
Serena returns: Williams begins her comeback in doubles at Queen's Club
LONDON (AP) - Serena Williams is back on a professional tennis court. The 44-year-old Williams was given a standing ovation as she walked onto the grass court at Queen's Club on Tuesday for her first-round doubles match together with 19-...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, authorities said, a grim toll as officials intensify efforts to slow the disease discovered weeks lat...
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Trump says US 'must' respond after Iran downed US Army helicopter near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - President Donald Trump blamed Iran for downing a U.S. Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the United States must respond to the attack. A drone boat rescued two Army aviators wh...
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