Playoff race
Blades strike early, hand Rebels costly home defeat
The Red Deer Rebels got put in a deep hole early and were unable to dig themselves out in a 5-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades at home on Friday.The Blades scored three straight goals before the midway point of the first period, and despite a slight push by the Rebels, they failed to overcome the steep deficit.During the...
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Hunting in central Alberta
Alberta man pleads guilty to seven counts under Wildlife Act
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services has charged an Alberta resident with 12 counts under the Wildlife Act. As a result, on Feb. 12, Ian Cameron pleaded guilty to violating seven of those counts, including three counts of hunting without a license, two counts of hunting at night, one count of hunting with a prohibite...
Feb 20, 2026
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2026-2029
New United Way strategy sets direction for community impact across Central Alberta
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march 14
Podcast: You're invited to Big Brothers Big Sisters Lacombe and District's 'A Night Among Stars'
St. John Paul II Outreach School
Third CASA Mental Health Classroom opens in Red Deer
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Multiple performances
Hunting Hills musical production of GREASE set for March 5-8
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Red Deer and Area
2026-2029
New United Way strategy sets direction for community impact across Central Alberta
United Way Central Alberta (UWCA) has announced the launch of its Community Impact Strategy for 2026 - 2029, setting a renewed course to address growing community needs and strengthen supports for people across Central Alberta. Developed through extensive community engagement and guided by UWCA's volunteer Community Im...
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St. John Paul II Outreach School
Third CASA Mental Health Classroom opens in Red Deer
A new CASA Mental Health Classroom has been opened in Red Deer, making it the third to be added to the community and the seventh in central Alberta.It was opened in St. John Paul II Outreach School, where it will serve patients in Grades 8 to 12. The CASA says these patients haven't responded as expected to previous th...
20h ago
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Multiple performances
Hunting Hills musical production of GREASE set for March 5-8
Hunting Hills High School will soon present the famous musical GREASE on stage.From March 5-8, 62 students from Hunting Hills High School will deliver multiple performances at the Arts Centre at Red Deer Polytechnic following months of preparation and rehearsals.Grease first debuted in the 1970s and has since become on...
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Hunting in central Alberta
Alberta man pleads guilty to seven counts under Wildlife Act
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services has charged an Alberta resident with 12 counts under the Wildlife Act. As a result, on Feb. 12, Ian Cameron pleaded guilty to violating seven of those counts, including three counts of hunting without a license, two counts of hunting at night, one count of hunting with a prohibite...
Feb 20, 2026
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Alberta
Organization response
Alberta Municipalities responds to Premier Smith's televised address
Alberta Municipalities issued a statement on Friday following Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's televised address on Thursday.Alberta Municipalities President Dylan Bressey and the board of directors said they watched the address, "to get a better sense of the provincial funding that may be allocated to municipalit...
21h ago
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Tourist spending in Alberta reaches record $15.2 billion in 2025
For the second year in a row, Alberta set new records for visitor spending.The provincial government reports that tourists spent $15.2 billion in Alberta this past year, an increase of six per cent from 2024.That rate of growth is nearly double the national average.The tourism sector supports more than 86,000 full-time...
23h ago
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WATCH
Alberta Premier Smith defends referendum questions on immigration changes
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a suite of fall referendum questions aimed at immigration reform, saying ``not every newcomer is a net contributor'' to provincial coffers. Smith announced in a TV address Thursday night that her United Conservative Party government is putting nine questions to a provincewide...
Feb 20, 2026
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'Increased control over immigration?' Nine questions on Alberta referendum in October
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that a referendum will be held on Oct. 19 to ask Albertans about how they want the province to deal with immigration as well as the Constitution. She says it will include these nine questions: On immigration 1....
Feb 20, 2026
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Local Sports
Playoff race
Blades strike early, hand Rebels costly home defeat
The Red Deer Rebels got put in a deep hole early and were unable to dig themselves out in a 5-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades at home on Friday.The Blades scored three straight goals before the midway point of the first period, and despite a slight push by the Rebels, they failed to overcome the steep deficit.During the...
16h ago
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March 26-29
Blackfalds to host U18 A provincial hockey championships
The Blackfalds Minor Hockey Association announced they've been awarded to host the 2026 Hockey Alberta U18 A Provincial Championships.From March 26-29, they'll welcome the top eight U18 A teams across Alberta, including the host U18 Blackfalds Bulldogs.Organizers say the event is expected to bring significant regional ...
19h ago
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Grizzlys goalie Cole Prelusky named AJHL defensive player of the week
Olds Grizzlys goaltender Cole Prelusky has been named the Alberta Junior Hockey League's defensive player of the week.The Calgary product posted a 2-0 record during the week of Feb. 9-15 and won his last three starts for the Grizzlys.He allowed just one goal in both wins and claimed the AJHL Player of the Game honours ...
23h ago
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Canada
No mention of concerns from OpenAI day after Tumbler Ridge shooting: B.C. government
British Columbia's government says OpenAI had a preplanned meeting with provincial officials the day after a deadly shooting at the secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, but the company made no mention of concerns it had regarding the shooter's online int...
2h ago
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Trump says he's increasing the worldwide tariff to 15 per cent
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's erratic tariffs threats continued Saturday with a pledge to increase his new worldwide tariff to 15 per cent, a day after the Supreme Court quashed the U.S. president's favoured tariff tool. "During the next short number of ...
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'Nothing's changing': Calgary man recovering in Ukraine sees no end to war
CALGARY - Mac Hughes looks at his body and the permanent reminders of a Russian drone strike last year. Angry red, diamond shapes outline skin grafts on his legs. Mottled grey and purple skin covers his feet. "They look kind of gnarly, almost like 'Cal...
8h ago
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RCMP's much-needed reserve program grappling with numerous challenges: report
OTTAWA - Challenges with recruitment, training, resources and overall management are hindering the RCMP's reserve program, even as reservists are being called on more than ever, says an internal evaluation report. The newly released report says while t...
10h ago
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Indigenous leaders outline priorities for spring sitting of Parliament
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders were braced for change after the last federal election, when Prime Minister Mark Carney's win ushered in a new look for the Liberal government after 10 years under Justin Trudeau. That change has compelled those leaders to b...
10h ago
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In first interview, Canada's envoy to Greenland says new post seeks 'concrete' gains
NUUK - The diplomat Canada has posted to Greenland says the new consulate should lead to "concrete" gains for Canadians, while locals urge Ottawa to expand existing trade and cultural ties with the Danish territory. "This just kicks things into a new p...
12h ago
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World
Trump says he'll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants a global tariff of 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of the far-reaching taxes on imports that he had imposed over the last...
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NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month's planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy, the space agency announced Saturday. Officials revealed the latest problem just one day aft...
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Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms to take effect. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 12-6 to lift a block that a lower...
20h ago
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