Feb. 16-18, 2026
Notable snowfalls in central Alberta this week
Many residents of central Alberta got reacquainted with their shovels and snowblowers this week after a recent heavy dump of snow.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), from Feb. 16-18, the Bashaw area saw between 25-30 cm of snowfall, while the Sundre area saw 24.6 cm. The Sylvan Lake area, menatim...
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to address province in pre-budget TV broadcast
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to address the province in a TV broadcast Thursday evening and is expected to discuss immigration. Smith said Wednesday that rapid population growth coupled with slagging oil prices have put an unsustain...
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Polar Plunge and Curling bonspiel
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Feb. 16-18, 2026
Notable snowfalls in central Alberta this week
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Red Deer and Area
Polar Plunge and Curling bonspiel
Special Olympics Red Deer set to host pair of fundraising events
Special Olympics Red Deer will host multiple fundraising events this weekend, beginning with the 2026 Red Deer Polar Plunge on Saturday and the annual curling bonspiel on Sunday.The annual Polar Plunge is presented by the Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics Red Deer.During the event, individuals ju...
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Lacombe Police Investigation
Red Deer man sentenced for possession of child porn
A Red Deer man accused of child exploitation offences has been sentenced to two years in jail, along with probation. Kory Fraser Reay, 45, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on Feb. 18, 2026, after being convicted on one count of possession of child pornography. Two other counts were withdrawn. The Lacombe Poli...
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Feb. 16-18, 2026
Notable snowfalls in central Alberta this week
Many residents of central Alberta got reacquainted with their shovels and snowblowers this week after a recent heavy dump of snow.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), from Feb. 16-18, the Bashaw area saw between 25-30 cm of snowfall, while the Sundre area saw 24.6 cm. The Sylvan Lake area, menatim...
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Wind chills around - 40
Updated: Cold Warning remains in place for Red Deer and surrounding area
A Cold Warning remains in place for Red Deer and the surrounding area. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), a period of very cold wind chills near or below minus 40 continues and are expected to stick around Thursday evening for many regions in Alberta. Wind chills, however, are expected to modera...
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Provincial Politics
Third recall petition against Alberta politicians comes up short, another withdrawn
A third recall petition against a member of Alberta's legislature has failed, and another has been withdrawn. Casey Klein says her petition campaign against United Conservative Party backbencher Nolan Dyck gathered just over 1,000 signatures, roughly 10 per cent of what was needed by Thursday's deadline. Klein says whi...
Feb 18, 2026
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Holiest Month in Islam
Canadian Muslims mark the start of Ramadan
Canadian Muslims are preparing to mark the start of Ramadan today. But one thing will be new about the most festive and holiest month in Islam. For the first time in two decades, Canada's approximately 1.8 million Muslims are marking the full month of Ramadan in winter. Noor Al-Henedy is a spokesperson for Canada's fir...
Feb 18, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta Premier Smith set to give TV address ahead of provincial budget
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will give a television address on Thursday, a week ahead of the provincial budget. Smith announced there would be a TV address at an unrelated news conference in Calgary. She didn't share what would be discussed, and a spokesman for the premier's office says details would come la...
Feb 18, 2026
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Alberta petition on ending funding for private schools fails
A petition effort aimed at protecting public education by ending taxpayer funding to private schools has failed to garner the required number of signatures.Gordon McClure, Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer, says signature gathering period for the "Alberta Funds Public Schools" citizen initiative petition has ...
Feb 17, 2026
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Polar Plunge and Curling bonspiel
Special Olympics Red Deer set to host pair of fundraising events
Special Olympics Red Deer will host multiple fundraising events this weekend, beginning with the 2026 Red Deer Polar Plunge on Saturday and the annual curling bonspiel on Sunday.The annual Polar Plunge is presented by the Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics Red Deer.During the event, individuals ju...
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To advance to league finals
Innisfail Eagles and Lacombe Generals meet in NCHL semifinals beginning this weekend
The Innisfail Eagles and Lacombe Generals are set to go head-to-head in the North Central Hockey League semifinals. Beginning on Saturday, the two central Alberta rivals will kick off the seven-game series in hopes of advancing to the Vanburg Cup finals. "We've got a strong team this season with a lot of playoff e...
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Shorter week
Rebels this Week: February 17
WEEK IN REVIEWThe Rebels picked up two more wins this past week and remain in a playoff spot in the WHL's Eastern Conference.February 16 - The Family Day Long Weekend came to a rough end with a 10-1 road loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers. Talon Brigley, on his 21st birthday, scored Red Deer's lone goal on a second-period...
Feb 17, 2026
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Canada
Supreme Court to weigh appropriate legal path for reviewing complaint about railway
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will help decide the appropriate means of reviewing a company's complaint about the service provided by a railway. In November 2023, the Canadian Transportation Agency ruled that Canadian National Railway Co. failed...
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Hydro-Québec proposes doubling electricity rates for energy-hungry data centres
MONTRÉAL - Quebec's hydro utility is seeking to significantly raise electricity prices for data centres and cryptocurrency operations. Hydro-Québec has asked the province's energy board to hike rates for new data centres to 13 cents per kilowatt hour -...
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New study to help assess potential impact of expanding port on Hudson Bay
WINNIPEG - The federal government is taking another step toward a potential expansion of the Port of Churchill in Manitoba and increased shipping through the Arctic. Ottawa, along with the Manitoba government and other partners, is launching a market-s...
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NDP leadership candidates to square off in final debate
OTTAWA - With just over one month before the final vote, the five NDP leadership candidates are in the Vancouver area Thursday for the second and final party-organized debate of the leadership race. This English language debate follows a French languag...
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Pressure mounts on Quebec justice minister to backtrack on enshrining abortion rights
QUÉBEC - Pressure is mounting on Quebec's justice minister to abandon plans to enshrine abortion rights in the province's proposed constitution. Consultations on the constitution bill ended this week, with opposition parties noting that the section on ...
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U.S. International Trade Commission launches CUSMA rules-of-origin auto investigation
WASHINGTON - The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into rules-of-origin regulations for automobiles under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade. A news release on the commission's website says the investigation will ...
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World
New Mexico reopens investigation into alleged illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico's attorney general has reopened an investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch. Attorney General Raúl Torrez's office made the announcement Thursday, sayin...
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Jury convicts man in killings of 4 men as they slept on NYC streets, rejecting insanity defense
NEW YORK (AP) - A man who fatally beat four sleeping men on the streets of New York City's Chinatown was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday, with a jury rejecting his insanity defense in the 2019 rampage. Randy Santos' attorneys h...
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Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos, who clashed with Trump, leaving office after reshaping the state
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Robin Vos, who has led the Republican charge in Wisconsin during his record-long stint as state Assembly speaker and blocked much of the Democratic governor's agenda, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the year. ...
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