Day of Action
Rally to be held in Red Deer in opposition of two-tier health care
On Tuesday, Friends of Medicare will join in on the nationwide Day of Action with multiple rallies scheduled across Alberta, including in Red Deer.The purpose of the rallies is to join their allies in calls for the federal government to take action against Alberta's Bill 11, more specifically, the province's two-tier h...
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Natural gas powered
Proposed power-generation and data-centre facility in Lacombe County under review
Lacombe County reports that a proposed power-generation and data-centre facility is under review.Brought forward by Armada Nowlit Energy Ltd., the company is seeking approval to redesignate about 1.78 hectares or 4.4 acres of land on SE 16-40-24 W4M for a proposed integrated natural gas-fired power generation facility ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Day of Action
Rally to be held in Red Deer in opposition of two-tier health care
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Event is on Sept. 24
Tickets for Blackfalds FCSS Winter Warmth Fundraiser now on sale
Aug 28, 2026
School is back
Red Deer Public Schools to welcome students back on Monday
Aug 28, 2026
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Day of Action
Rally to be held in Red Deer in opposition of two-tier health care
On Tuesday, Friends of Medicare will join in on the nationwide Day of Action with multiple rallies scheduled across Alberta, including in Red Deer.The purpose of the rallies is to join their allies in calls for the federal government to take action against Alberta's Bill 11, more specifically, the province's two-tier h...
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Event is on Sept. 24
Tickets for Blackfalds FCSS Winter Warmth Fundraiser now on sale
The Blackfalds Family & Community Support Services reports that tickets for its 10th annual Winter Warmth Fundraiser are now on sale.On Sept. 24 at 6 p.m., the organization will bring together local businesses, artists, bakers, and vendors to raise money at the Blackfalds Community Centre.The fundraiser is in suppo...
Aug 28, 2026
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School is back
Red Deer Public Schools to welcome students back on Monday
Red Deer Public Schools says that staff have worked this week to ensure classrooms and learning plans are ready to welcome back 11,000 students on Monday, Aug. 31.This school year, the division says, will be guided by its new Three-Year Education Plan, which lays out priorities in five different areas including student...
Aug 28, 2026
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be a smart driver
Red Deer RCMP remind motorists to be alert as students return to class
Motorists in Red Deer are being reminded to stay alert as students return to class.Classes are in session across the board effective Aug. 31, with some students (at St. Patrick's Community School) already back."The excitement of a new school year, along with early mornings and busy routines, can increase distracti...
Aug 28, 2026
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Alberta
Changes coming to Alberta's Water Act
Province to restore private property rights by removing 'unnecessary' barriers for producers
The Alberta government says it's restoring private property rights by removing Water Act approval requirements.Right now, producers say they're facing unnecessary barriers when it comes to how they manage water on their own cropland.That can include everything from pooling water to having a seasonal wetland on their pr...
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Meetings planned in Tennessee
Alberta premier to meet with U.S. officials next week amid trade war
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to meet with U.S. officials next week, after recently saying she wants to see Canada double down on diplomacy and avoid any further escalations of their trade war.Smith's press secretary, Sam Blackett, said the premier had a previously planned personal trip to the United States but...
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Charges pending
Nearly 100 dogs rescued from home in Fort McMurray
Bylaw officers have seized 97 dogs from a home in northern Alberta.The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo says bylaw officers executed a search warrant at the home in Fort McMurray on Tuesday.It says in a statement that the small-breed dogs were found to be living inside and all were rescued.Charges are pending agai...
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WATERWAY DEFENCE
Alberta launches Canada's first watercraft dip tank in Dunmore to fight invasive aquatic species
Alberta is introducing Canada's first watercraft dip tank at its Dunmore inspection station as the province works to keep invasive aquatic species out of its waterways.The tank uses hot water to treat trailered boats, killing mussels, larvae and other invasive species on hulls, intakes, engines and ballast tanks.The sy...
Aug 27, 2026
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Local Sports
On a mission
After missing out on roster spot last season, Pickering returns with something to prove
Defenceman Graeme Pickering has returned for his third Red Deer Rebels' training camp on a mission.After falling short of securing a roster spot on the team last season, the 17-year-old has showed up bigger, faster, and stronger in hopes of playing with the major junior club.Pickering said on Friday that he's hungrier ...
Aug 28, 2026
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St. Albert
Molly Simpson to compete in Canadian BMX Championships this weekend
Olympian Molly Simpson, who is from Red Deer, will compete this weekend in her home province. The 2026 Canadian BMX Championships are taking place in St. Albert, Aug. 29-30. Organized by the St. Alberta BMX Association, the event is anticipated to welcome more than 860 participants and 5,000 spectators. That includes S...
Aug 28, 2026
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Return of athletics
Red Deer Polytechnic Kings and Queens eager to start 2026-27 ACAC season
The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings and Queens enter the 2026-27 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) season with a distinguished record of achievement and a steadfast commitment to excellence.Building on a year in which 121 student-athletes earned Academic Excellence Awards (GPA of 3.0 or higher in Fall 2025 T...
Aug 27, 2026
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Canada
B.C. premier calls byelection in riding where Conservative leader set to run
B.C. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for next month in the riding of Abbotsford-Mission, where embattled Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is set to run. Eby's New Democrats said Saturday that former agriculture minister Pam Alexis, who...
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Quebec election Day 3 brings promises on immigration, transit, taxes and home care
MONTREAL - Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's plan to more than halve temporary immigration in Quebec drew criticism from his rivals Saturday, who accused him of making immigrants bear the blame for problems in public schools and of risk...
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Family of Canadians missing in Nepal floods on edge as they wait for information
The brother of a Canadian man among those missing after flash floods swept through an area along the Nepal-Tibet border says their family is on edge waiting for information. Dhaval Shah and his wife Megha Shah, from Port Moody, B.C., were on a spiritua...
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Separatists hold independence rally in lead-up to Alberta's birthday bash
EDMONTON - Alberta separatists converged outside the legislature in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon ahead of the province's birthday, with many praying, listening to sermons and saying Alberta would be better off without Canada after having joined Confe...
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Weekend and vacation work needed at Federal Court due to high caseload: chief justice
OTTAWA - A massive increase in immigration cases in the last six years has created unmanageable workloads at the Federal Court, says Chief Justice Alan Diner. The Federal Court has jurisdiction over a number of immigration matters, such as visa applica...
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Fire wrecks B.C.'s historic Little Red House, beloved by painters and photographers
A historic home popularly known as the Little Red House has been destroyed by fire after standing in the Township of Langley for almost 140 years. The township's archives say the home properly known as Mclver House burned down early on Thursday. It say...
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World
Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an advocacy group said. The Afghan man, ...
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An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says
A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a "gunfight" Saturday in a park, following a call about a domestic dispute, Columbia police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook said. The suspect, a 33-year-old man with a lengthy cr...
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Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home games
NEW YORK (AP) - Natasha Cloud didn't want to waste time and energy talking about Enes Kanter Freedom on Saturday as she prepared for the Chicago Sky's game against the New York Liberty. To Cloud, he is unimportant. "I won't ...
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