Contract decision
Red Deer city council to make decision on future of ambulance services on May 12
A week from now, Red Deer city council will be tasked with a decision on the future of ambulance services in the community.In a special city council meeting on Tuesday, Red Deer City Manager Tara Lodewyk said on May 12, council will decide whether to get rid of its integrated fire and ambulance service that has been in...
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Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project marks 31st year
The 31st annual Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project is underway.On May 1, volunteer farmers seeded 140 acres of peas in a field just west of Blackfalds.Last year, the project raised $57,000 from sales of a canola crop near Bentley. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank in Winnipeg, which was established in 1983, then use...
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New principal named at The Brick Learning Centre in Ponoka
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Contract decision
Red Deer city council to make decision on future of ambulance services on May 12
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comfort for victims and many more
Lacombe Police welcome 'Rally' the support dog
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Red Deer and Area
christopher gardner
New principal named at The Brick Learning Centre in Ponoka
Chris Gardner, a long-time educator in Alberta, has been named principal at The Brick Learning Centre in Ponoka.Gardner joins Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) from Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools, where he is principal at Buck Mountain Centre School.He has previously held leadership roles with High Prairie School Di...
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Contract decision
Red Deer city council to make decision on future of ambulance services on May 12
A week from now, Red Deer city council will be tasked with a decision on the future of ambulance services in the community.In a special city council meeting on Tuesday, Red Deer City Manager Tara Lodewyk said on May 12, council will decide whether to get rid of its integrated fire and ambulance service that has been in...
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comfort for victims and many more
Lacombe Police welcome 'Rally' the support dog
Rally has arrived, and Rally is the newest support dog at Lacombe Police Services and Victim Services, LPS shared Tuesday.Rally will provide support and comfort to victims, witnesses, community members, plus police officers and civilian staff.Trained and placed through support from the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Gu...
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near blackfalds
Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project marks 31st year
The 31st annual Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project is underway.On May 1, volunteer farmers seeded 140 acres of peas in a field just west of Blackfalds.Last year, the project raised $57,000 from sales of a canola crop near Bentley. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank in Winnipeg, which was established in 1983, then use...
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Alberta
call, text, online
211 Alberta now main access point for mental health, addictions services
The Government of Alberta says reaching out to 211 is now the main access point for mental health and addiction services in the province.It explains that by making 211 the go-to, it is simplifying access.211 can either be called or texted, plus one can visit ab.211.ca, all of which are available 24 hours a day."Wi...
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verification on hold
Elections Alberta confirms receipt of petition documents, clarifies possible scrutiny
Elections Alberta confirmed Monday it has received signature sheets from Mitch Sylvestre, the proponent behind the "A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence" citizen initiative petition.The elections authority is also being clear about how it may scrutinize the petition, given the news last week that a s...
May 04, 2026
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550 seasonal firefighters
Alberta gov't 'geared up and ready' for wildfire season
It's wildfire season, and the Government of Alberta says it's "geared up and ready."More than 550 seasonal firefighters have been brought on board, for starters. Also in the repertoire will be helicopters with night-vision capability, plus ones that can hoist firefighters in and out of rough terrain. The prov...
May 04, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta separation group says it has enough signatures to trigger referendum vote
Alberta separatists say they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada. The group needed 178,000 signatures to force the province to consider such a vote. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said if the petition is verified, there will be a referendum...
May 04, 2026
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Local Sports
U17A Tackaberry Trophy
Red Deer lacrosse players to represent Alberta at nationals
Nine Red Deer lacrosse players have been selected to represent Team Alberta at the upcoming Tackaberry Trophy tournament in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Happening Aug. 11-15, the annual tournament crowns the Lacrosse Canada U17 male box lacrosse champion.Bronson Scott, Cooper Northcott, Dylan Turner, Gavin McEvoy, Gavin Roth, ...
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9 points in 4 games
Rudolph named WHL Player of the Week
Fresh off being named WHL Player of the Month and in the midst of an incredible playoff run, Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph has been named the WHL Player of the Week.Rudolph, a d-man with the Prince Albert Raiders, helped his squad advance this week to the WHL Championship.The 18-year-old had nine points, including four goals...
May 04, 2026
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Wraps up on Thursday
2026 WHL Prospects Draft begins on Wednesday
The 2026 Western Hockey League Prospects Draft is just days away, and the Red Deer Rebels are set to pick 17th overall in the first round.The first round of the draft will take place on Wednesday, May 5, at 5 p.m., with the rest of the rounds to continue on Thursday.After the Rebels make their first-round selection, wh...
May 04, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: ChatGPT privacy, OPP funeral, Alert Ready test, Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today Privacy watchdogs plan to release a report today on OpenAI, the company behind the popu...
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Canada's Alert Ready system to be tested in most provinces today
OTTAWA - Canadians across most of the country will hear the shrill screeching siren of the public alerting system today. A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio and compatible wireless devices. Test messages will...
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'Important that we unite': Canadians cheering on Canadiens in Stanley Cup bid
EDMONTON - James Obenauer-Fossett may have an Edmonton Oilers tattoo on his shoulder, but for this playoff run the Habs have his allegiance. He and other hockey fans across Canada are rallying behind the Montreal Canadiens, the last team standing north...
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B.C. man's killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it's unsolved
It's been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead in a Victoria supportive housing building, and his ex-wife says their daughter still asks every day why the killer hasn't been brought to justice. "I don't have an answer for her," said Cassi...
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Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today
OTTAWA - Privacy watchdogs plan to release a report today on OpenAI, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT. Federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said just over three years ago that his office was inve...
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Canadian company's winning innovation a giant leap for drinking water on the moon
MONTREAL - On the moon, access to drinking water could mean the difference between short visits and a permanent human presence, and a Canadian company's award-winning invention has made colonizing Earth's natural satellite more within reach. "There's ...
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World
3 patients evacuated from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak, new case confirmed in Switzerland
GENEVA (AP) - The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak and which is stuck off the coast of Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board was waiting Wednesday to head to Spain's Canary Islands. Meanwhile, health authorities in South A...
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Chedrick Greene wins Michigan special election, ensuring Democrats keep control of state Senate
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - Democrat Chedrick Greene won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, securing the party's narrow control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's term. Greene, a firefighter and Marine ...
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Police say 1 person has died after shooting at weekend lakeside party in Oklahoma
EDMOND, Oklahoma (AP) - A shooting at a lakeside party in Oklahoma packed with young people over the weekend left one person dead and 22 others with gunshot and shrapnel wounds, police said Tuesday. Police in Edmond, Oklahoma, said in a p...
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