Playoff hunt
Red Deer Rebels held scoreless in loss to Oil Kings
At a time of the year when the Red Deer Rebels need to be winning games, they've struggled.On Friday night, they were shut out by the Oil Kings at the Centrium for their fourth-straight loss.Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid said they had plenty of chances to score, including several on the man advantage, but couldn't f...
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"I know I'm not perfect": Recall petition against Jason Stephan fails
A recall petition launched three months ago aimed at unseating Red Deer-South UCP MLA Jason Stephan has failed. To Stephan's credit, that is as he predicted when interviewed last November. The organizer, Nicole Green, had until Feb. 23 to collect 14,508 signatures. Initially, she cited what she called Stephan's failure...
Feb 27, 2026
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UPDATE: Red Deer RCMP make arrest of Swan Hills man sought since failure to appear
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Alberta woman sentenced to eight years for killing of girl found in hockey bag
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UPDATE: Red Deer RCMP make arrest of Swan Hills man sought since failure to appear
In an update provided Feb. 27, Red Deer RCMP say Kevin Babcock, a 47-year-old man from Swan Hills, Alberta, has been arrested.He was taken before a Justice of the Peace and is slated to appear in a Red Deer courtroom on March 3.Babcock was previously arrested on Jan. 26 and then failed to appear for a court hearing on ...
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Red Deer Mounties arrest man for alleged assault
A man has been arrested and charged with assault causing bodily harm for an incident alleged to have taken place Feb. 3, according to Red Deer RCMP.Mounties say they responded to a call of an assault involving a firearm at 1:25 p.m. that day, on the Gaetz Avenue Service Road.Upon arrival, a victim stated they'd been sh...
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Crime
Alberta woman sentenced to eight years for killing of girl found in hockey bag
A woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an eight-year-old girl found dead in a hockey bag in central Alberta has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Ashley Rattlesnake is to be given about four years credit for time she has already served in custody. The case surrounding the death of Nina Napope...
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November 2024 Incident
Stettler man sentenced in downtown Red Deer weapons seizure
It's nearly two-and-a-half years in jail for a Stettler man charged following an incident in downtown Red Deer in 2024. Donald Jack Bosma, 57, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on Feb. 11, 2026, to 912 days behind bars, including a lifetime firearm prohibition. He was sentenced after being convicted on one co...
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Alberta
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Name the Alberta RCMP's latest batch of police pups
It's that time again, when Alberta RCMP look to the children of the province for help naming their latest litter of puppies.The 13 puppies, which are trained in Innisfail, just south of Red Deer, are German Shepherds, and this year will each have names starting with the letter 'B.'Kids are encouraged to be as creative ...
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Provincial Politics
Half of recall petitions against Alberta governing caucus confirmed to have failed
Elections Alberta says four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus have failed. That means half of the two dozen petitions launched against United Conservative legislature members late last year have come up short. One of the unsuccessful campaigns confirmed by Elections Alberta was ag...
Feb 27, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta finance minister heads to Calgary to discuss budget and its $9.4B deficit
Alberta's finance minister is set to hit the road today to discuss a new provincial budget that is big on spending but also carries an eye-popping deficit of more than $9 billion. Nate Horner will discuss the budget with business leaders at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Horner tabled the spending document Thursday, ...
Feb 27, 2026
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Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9 billion (including $2 billion set aside as a contin...
Feb 26, 2026
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Playoff hunt
Red Deer Rebels held scoreless in loss to Oil Kings
At a time of the year when the Red Deer Rebels need to be winning games, they've struggled.On Friday night, they were shut out by the Oil Kings at the Centrium for their fourth-straight loss.Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid said they had plenty of chances to score, including several on the man advantage, but couldn't f...
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game 3 goes friday night
Innisfail Eagles lead Lacombe General 2-0 in NCHL semi-final
Innisfail Eagles recap -- The Innisfail Eagles are rolling.After the opening weekend of their North Central Hockey League (NCHL) Semi-Final matchup, the Eagles hold a commanding 2-0 series lead over their QE2 rivals, the Lacombe Generals.Innisfail opened the series in dominant fashion Saturday night with a 4-0 shutout ...
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Bulldogs forward Ivashchenko named BCHL's 2nd star of the week
Blackfalds Bulldogs forward Nikita Ivashchenko was recently named 2nd start of the week in the BCHL.Ivashchenko, scored five times last week over the course of three games, a tie for most goals over the week, league-widePer the BCHL:"The Kharkiv, Ukraine product was held off the score sheet in last Monday's 5-2 ho...
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Canada
Canada's pro-U.S. stance in Iran attack carries security risks, experts say
Canada's support for U.S. strikes against Iran could come with security risks as Iran looks to retaliate against perceived enemies abroad, say experts, who also note the political gamble of betting on an attack with uncertain aims and outcomes. On Satu...
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Here's the latest on the U.S. attack on Iran from a Canadian perspective
The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in a major attack on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to decimate the country's military, destroy its nuclear program and spur a change in government. Iran retaliated by firing ballist...
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'D-Day for Iranians': Some Iranian Canadians welcome U.S. attack of Iran
Some Iranian Canadians are expressing their support for foreign intervention in Iran after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on the Middle Eastern country, sending missiles into Iran overnight. Iranian Canadian filmmaker Ezra Soleh welcomed ...
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Carney says Canada supports U.S. action in Iran but won't get involved militarily
MUMBAI - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he supports the U.S. action in Iran, but Canada will not get directly involved in the conflict after American and Israeli militaries launched an attack on the Middle Eastern country overnight. "We have not been ...
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'Polarized' world is fuelling a growing number of protests in Canada, police say
For hours, protesters slowly marched shoulder to shoulder down Toronto's Yonge Street in what seemed like an endless throng. The scale of the rally could only be truly appreciated in photos taken far above street level, showing a kilometre-long stretch...
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Canada aiming to sign India trade deal this year, Carney says in Mumbai
MUMBAI - Canada is aiming to sign a comprehensive trade deal with India this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a business audience in Mumbai Saturday. "We are now negotiating a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, with the intention to dou...
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World
World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow of a wider war
BRUSSELS (AP) - How long will it last? Will it grow? What will it mean to us - and to global security overall? Those questions echoed across the Middle East and the planet Saturday as world leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran tha...
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Russian Foreign Ministry condemns US-Israel strikes on Iran as 'unprovoked act of armed aggression'
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as "a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent U.N. member state," demanding an immediate halt to the military campaign and a...
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Israeli officials say Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has been killed. No word from US or Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials told The Associated Press on Saturday. There was no immediate comme...
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