

Experienced coach
Rebels name Brent Kisio as new head coach
The Red Deer Rebels have hired Brent Kisio as their new head coach.He joins the Rebels after serving three seasons as an assistant coach with the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League."I'm very excited to be coming back home and joining a great organization in the Red Deer Rebels," Kisio said...
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Red Deer RCMP investigating youth assault at Bower Ponds on July 1
Red Deer RCMP are investigating an alleged assault involving youth, which they say took place on Canada Day at Bower Ponds.Cst. Sandra Geiger said the assault took place at 10:21 p.m. on July 1, and that two or possibly three youth were involved in the assault of an individual youth.She added that while police continue...
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30th anniversary of Canadian observance
Podcast: Knowledge keeper Clare Butterfly, Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson talk National Indigenous Peoples Day
Trial conclusion
Charges withdrawn for Red Deer County man accused in 2024 drug seizure
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Decrease from June 2025
Red Deer building permit values total $5.21 million in June
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Red Deer and Area

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Red Deer RCMP investigating youth assault at Bower Ponds on July 1
Red Deer RCMP are investigating an alleged assault involving youth, which they say took place on Canada Day at Bower Ponds.Cst. Sandra Geiger said the assault took place at 10:21 p.m. on July 1, and that two or possibly three youth were involved in the assault of an individual youth.She added that while police continue...
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Trial conclusion
Charges withdrawn for Red Deer County man accused in 2024 drug seizure
A 41-year-old man from Red Deer County had his charges withdrawn earlier this year.Although a trial was scheduled for July 6-7, 2026, Alberta Justice Kishay E. said Michael Alan Stephanson had all five of his charges withdrawn on April 13, 2026.These charges include assault, three counts of unauthorized possession of f...
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Decrease from June 2025
Red Deer building permit values total $5.21 million in June
The City of Red Deer reports that building permit values totalled $5.21 million in June.This marks a decrease from the $949.26 million reported in June 2025.The city explained that last year's total is significantly more because it included a single permit valued at $940 million for the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centr...
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June rent report
Red Deer ranked sixth among top Canadian markets in average rent
Red Deer remains one of the most affordable Canadian markets to rent in.According to the National Rent Report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation, Red Deer was ranked 55 out of 60 Canadian markets for average rent by city and unit type in June. Red Deer was ranked 53rd in May and 52nd in April.Average rent in June in Red Deer...
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#1 story out now!
Counting down the top 10 most memorable local stories of the past decade, as reported by rdnewsNOW
Trial conclusion
Charges withdrawn for Red Deer County man accused in 2024 drug seizure
18h ago
Decrease from June 2025
Red Deer building permit values total $5.21 million in June
20h ago

First location in Western Canada
Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
June rent report
Red Deer ranked sixth among top Canadian markets in average rent
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eyes to the sky
ENDED: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Red Deer region
Jul 08, 2026

Alberta

issued late wednesday
Amber Alert: Beaverlodge RCMP searching for 6-year-old boy
An Amber Alert was issued very late Wednesday night (around 11 p.m.) for a six-year-old boy whom police in Beaverlodge say has been taken by his mother.Beaverlodge is 30 minutes west of Grande Prairie.According to police, on July 7, Lanakai Morrison was taken by his mom, 35-year-old Krista Morrison, from Valhalla Centr...
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Reasonable use of force
ASIRT completes investigation into in-custody death of Lethbridge man in Spring 2025
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has concluded its findings into the Spring 2025 death of a man while in police custody. In its report, released Wednesday, it said the incident in question centred around the arrest of an unwanted guest from a home on Scenic Drive. Lethbridge Police were called just before mid...
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meta makes investment in sturgeon county
Data centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects: government document
OTTAWA - A document prepared for the federal artificial intelligence minister to use when pitching international investors on Canada's AI ecosystem identifies a massive proposed increase in Canada's data centre capacity.But spokespeople for the government pushed back strongly on the figure, saying it is not a projectio...
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Sharing what they learned
Province uses AI tools to rebuild decades-old technology
The Government of Alberta announced they've accelerated the rebuilding of decades-old technology using advanced artificial intelligence tools.These tools are from companies like Google and Anthropic, which allowed the province to accomplish their goal in hours, which once took years to do.These tools help protect criti...
Jul 07, 2026
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Local Sports

Experienced coach
Rebels name Brent Kisio as new head coach
The Red Deer Rebels have hired Brent Kisio as their new head coach.He joins the Rebels after serving three seasons as an assistant coach with the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League."I'm very excited to be coming back home and joining a great organization in the Red Deer Rebels," Kisio said...
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Valuable experience
RDP names new head coach for Queens soccer and futsal programs
Red Deer Polytechnic has named a new head coach for its Queens soccer and futsal programs.Devin Simon, a former student-athlete on the Medicine Hat College Rattlers men's soccer team and assistant coach on the Olds College Broncos men's and women's soccer teams, has been hired to replace departing head coach Mahziar Pe...
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BCHL schedule release
Blackfalds Bulldogs home opener set for September 18
On Monday, the British Columbia Hockey League released the full schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season.The regular season of the Junior A league will officially open on Friday, September 18, when the Blackfalds Bulldogs face the Brooks Bandits at 7 p.m. at the Eagle Builders Centre.The Bulldogs will then head out on ...
Jul 07, 2026
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Canada

Diarrhea-causing parasite infecting more than 1,200 in Michigan has not spread to Canada: PHAC
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite that has infected more than 1,200 people in Michigan has not spread to Canada based on current information. The midwestern state announced an outbreak of cyc...
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Buildings destroyed as raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., soars in size
BOSTON BAR - A raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., has destroyed a number of buildings and has grown significantly to almost 200 square kilometres. Video posted online by the Shayne Findlay, the operator of Blue Lake Resort, show a number of...
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CP NewsAlert: Former Chretien chief of staff Eddie Goldenberg has died
OTTAWA - Eddie Goldenberg, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Jean Chrétien has died at the age of 77. A statement from Global Public Affairs CEO Randy Pettipas, where Goldenberg worked, says Goldenberg died "after a hard-fought bat...
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Carney, other NATO leaders gifted personalized revolvers by Turkish president
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized revolver and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the conclusion of the NATO summit in Ankara. Erdogan gave each visiting NATO leader a handgun with their name engraved on...
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Iran's attacks on Gulf ships 'unacceptable' and 'unjustified': Foreign Minister Anand
JEDDAH - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand called it "unacceptable" that Iran has launched attacks on commercial ships in recent days as it attempts to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz. The comments follow new airstrikes by the United Stat...
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In the news today: Carney in Saudi Arabia, wildfire update, Ontario cancer coverage
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized pistol and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit. Global Affairs Canada says...
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World

Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
BEIJING (AP) - A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded "an all-out search and rescue effort,"...
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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other Trump administration critics...
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Flooding in southern China has killed 39 people
BEIJING (AP) - Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak, as Taiwan and China's east coast braced for another major storm expected to make landfall in the coming days. Most...
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