8-5 win
Resilient Rebels light the lamp against rival Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels survived a near-catastrophic start only to pile on a fury of goals to beat the Calgary Hitmen 8-5 on Friday night.The Hitmen stunned the Rebels in the first period with back-to-back shorthanded goals to take a 2-0 lead within the first four minutes of the game.Hitmen forward Charlie Kresl was handed...
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gaining a better understanding
Red Deer conducts 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count
The City of Red Deer, along with community partners, has completed the 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count. The count took place on Thursday, with the goals of better understanding homelessness and informing the planning for future services. It's important to note that the count is a snapshot of the number of people expe...
Oct 9, 2026
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Tuesday's council meeting
Red Deer city council to consider recomendations in electric utility transition to MCC
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First location in Western Canada
Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
townhouse developments
Red Deer building permits total $9.15 million in September
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gaining a better understanding
Red Deer conducts 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count
Oct 9, 2026
Red Deer and Area
Tuesday's council meeting
Red Deer city council to consider recomendations in electric utility transition to MCC
Red Deer city council is set to consider several recommendations on Tuesday, Oct. 13, which is approved, would establish a Municipally Controlled Corporation (MCC) for the electric utility.This comes after council decided in June 2025 to transition the city's electric utility to a MCC. At the time, it was described as ...
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townhouse developments
Red Deer building permits total $9.15 million in September
Red Deer building permit values for September totalled $9.15 million.That compares to $9.65 million in September 2025.Year-to-date building permit values are $73 million in 2026, compared with $1.04 billion at the same time last year, the City of Red Deer shared Friday. The lofty 2025 total included about $940 million ...
23h ago
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gaining a better understanding
Red Deer conducts 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count
The City of Red Deer, along with community partners, has completed the 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count. The count took place on Thursday, with the goals of better understanding homelessness and informing the planning for future services. It's important to note that the count is a snapshot of the number of people expe...
Oct 9, 2026
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely beca...
Oct 9, 2026
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Alberta
Shift from just three years ago
Cultivated farmland values in Alberta rise in first six months of 2026
Farm Credit Canada has released its survey of cultivated farmland values for provinces across the country, and Alberta saw a noticeable spike.The FCC's senior economist Justin Shepherd, however, is quick to point out that only a few short years ago, it was almost the opposite for our province."Three or four years ...
7h ago
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"temporarily unable to post updates"
Alberta RCMP Facebook pages down
Alberta RCMP is having technical difficulties with its Facebook pages.Mounties say it is affecting their ability to post updates and relay other information.Until the issue is resolved, RCMP encourage the public to check their X account for any updates, missing persons, wanted person notifications, major traffic adviso...
Oct 9, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta judge rejects NDP court challenge on voter list changes
An Alberta judge has thrown out a court challenge filed by the Opposition NDP on restricted voter list rules made by the government last month. Court of King's Bench Justice John Gill says in his decision that the government was within its rights to restrict what private information is provided to political parties. He...
Oct 9, 2026
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Takes effect November 1
Hours being changed at four Alberta border crossings to align with U.S. points of entry
Originally, CBSA sent out release with identical opening hours for commercial traffic and regular vehicle traffic. This story now includes the correct hours, as provided by CBSA.Beginning on the first of next month (Nov.1) the Canada Border Services Agency will be seasonally adjusting its hours to four points of entry ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Local Sports
8-5 win
Resilient Rebels light the lamp against rival Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels survived a near-catastrophic start only to pile on a fury of goals to beat the Calgary Hitmen 8-5 on Friday night.The Hitmen stunned the Rebels in the first period with back-to-back shorthanded goals to take a 2-0 lead within the first four minutes of the game.Hitmen forward Charlie Kresl was handed...
16h ago
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Sept. 28-29 tournament
Notre Dame girls golf team captures silver at provincials
The École Secondaire Notre Dame High School Girls Golf Team have returned home from provincials with some hardware.The team of four, including Sophie Chandler, Chloe Ellis, Ryann Kirkness, and Sydney Korbyl, earned silver at the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association Golf Provincial Championships this week in the...
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Port Moody, B.C. born
Rebels sign forward Jake Banicevic from AJHL's Wolverines
The Red Deer Rebels have signed forward Jack Banicevic to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 18-year-old from Port Moody joins the Rebels from the AJHL's Whitecourt Wolverines, where he's posted seven points in six games to start the season.Banicevic played for the Vancouver North East Chiefs U18 AAA (BCEH...
22h ago
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Canada
'Extra stress': Tension peaking among Albertans as separation vote nears
EDMONTON - Some families and friends across Alberta are set to gather for a Thanksgiving meal this weekend with the hope that the only thing that gets roasted is the turkey. Sarah Batchelor says politics will be off the dinner table at her home in Aird...
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Nearly half of provinces, territories call on Ottawa to expand mining tax credit
OTTAWA - Nearly half of Canada's provinces and territories are calling on the federal Liberals to fulfil their election promise to expand eligibility for a mining exploration tax credit to help smaller mining companies get through their exploration pha...
11h ago
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Nickelback Plans Massive 2027 World Tour With Seven Canadian Concert Stops.
TORONTO - Canadian rock band Nickelback has announced a massive 2027 world tour on its official Instagram page. The tour kicks off Feb. 6 in Pittsburgh, with nearly 70 concerts planned across North America, Europe and Australia. Seven Canadian stops ar...
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Complaint filed to medical regulator over MP saying fentanyl 'readily available' in MAID report
TORONTO - Remarks made by a member of Parliament, who is also a doctor, suggesting illicit drugs such as fentanyl are a "painless" and "readily available" option to end one's life are now the subject of a complaint filed to the College of Physicians an...
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Overlapping local, provincial elections in B.C. causing confusion: candidates
Cori Ramsay, a candidate for city council in Prince George, B.C., says a voter told her they can't wait to cast a ballot for her on Oct. 24. The voter would surely be disappointed, as Ramsay's election is a week earlier, on Oct. 17. As British Columbi...
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Former ISIS bride pleads guilty to terror-related charge in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman who married an Islamic State fighter has pleaded guilty to terrorist-related charges in a Vancouver court. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada confirms that Kimberly Polman pleaded guilty on Thursday to leavin...
Oct 9, 2026
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World
Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country's war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in the U.S. ...
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Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say
A shooting in a residential area of Erie, Pennsylvania, left nine dead including two children, a pregnant woman and the suspected shooter, authorities said. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45-year-old male gunman was related to seve...
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Christa Pike is discharged from a hospital after surviving execution attempt, her attorneys say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her attorneys said Saturday. Pike, 50, was discharged from the hospital and is back at the Deborah K...
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