Until conditions improve
Maskwacis RCMP advise public to avoid travel due to poor road conditions
Maskwacis RCMP are advising the public of poor road conditions and limited visibility on Highways 2, 2A, and 611 near the community.In a media release sent out late on Tuesday night, Mounties say motorists should avoid unnecessary travel until conditions improve.According to 511 Alberta, at 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday, there...
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Feeding those who need it
Hope Mission holds easter banquet at temporary emergency shelter
Hope Mission held its first-ever easter banquet on Monday for Red Deer's most vulnerable citizens.Held at Red Deer's temporary emergency homeless shelter, located in the Cannery Row building, they provided a warm meal for those in attendance.Senior communications advisor for Hope Mission, Brenton Driedger, said a core ...
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serious two-vehicle crash
Red Deer RCMP asking for public's help in collision investigation
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Council says no to city status
Sylvan Lake to remain a town for the foreseeable future
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Until conditions improve
Maskwacis RCMP advise public to avoid travel due to poor road conditions
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Red Deer and Area
serious two-vehicle crash
Red Deer RCMP asking for public's help in collision investigation
Red Deer RCMP are asking for witnesses or those who have video footage of a serious two-vehicle collision that occurred on April 2.Police say last Thursday at 2:36 p.m., they received a report of the collision between a black SUV and a green SUV.The drivers were the only occupants of their vehicles and were taken to th...
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Council says no to city status
Sylvan Lake to remain a town for the foreseeable future
The Town of Sylvan Lake will remain a town, at least for now.At Sylvan Lake town council's governance and priorities meeting held on Tuesday, they decided not to pursue city status at this time.The town administration presented council with a 21-page report that outlined all the details including the pros and cons of m...
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Until conditions improve
Maskwacis RCMP advise public to avoid travel due to poor road conditions
Maskwacis RCMP are advising the public of poor road conditions and limited visibility on Highways 2, 2A, and 611 near the community.In a media release sent out late on Tuesday night, Mounties say motorists should avoid unnecessary travel until conditions improve.According to 511 Alberta, at 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday, there...
4h ago
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Feeding those who need it
Hope Mission holds easter banquet at temporary emergency shelter
Hope Mission held its first-ever easter banquet on Monday for Red Deer's most vulnerable citizens.Held at Red Deer's temporary emergency homeless shelter, located in the Cannery Row building, they provided a warm meal for those in attendance.Senior communications advisor for Hope Mission, Brenton Driedger, said a core ...
19h ago
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Alberta
$28 Million
Alberta government announces support for communities against drought and floods
Alberta's government has announced an investment of more than $28 million to help protect families, communities and the economy from future floods and drought.Government officials acknowledge that many communities face challenges keeping up with water demand, drought-proofing their infrastructure or preventing floodwat...
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Provincial Politics
Court hearing on possible injunction to stop Alberta separation movement begins
An Alberta First Nation is in court looking to get a petition urging the province to quit Canada put on ice. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is in Edmonton asking a Court of King's Bench judge to suspend the petition campaign on the grounds that First Nations' consent is required. It's alleging a failure by Alberta, the ...
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Transport Canada launches survey on headlight glare
Transport Canada is asking Canadians to weigh in on headlights.The agency has launched an online survey to collect feedback from drivers and pedestrians about their experiences with headlight glare.The survey will remain open until April 20.The agency says feedback will remain anonymous, and the data will be used for r...
Apr 07, 2026
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hidden inside briefcases
70 bricks of suspect cocaine seized at Coutts border crossing
The Canada Border Services Agency shared Thursday that it recently seized 86.9 kg of suspected cocaine at the Coutts border crossing.CBSA officers were examining a commercial truck on Feb. 15; it had been declared that the truck was carrying produce bound for Calgary.During the search, officers found 70 bricks of suspe...
Apr 02, 2026
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Local Sports
Playoff experience gained
'On the cusp of something really good here': Rebels head coach optimistic of the future
Red Deer Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid felt his team gave it their all despite falling to the Prince Albert Raiders in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.Red Deer's season came to an end on Friday after falling 4-3 in overtime in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series."They gave us everything and that's all you c...
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five-pin bowling
Special Olympics Olds to host bowling tournament on Saturday
Special Olympics Olds & District is set to host a five-pin bowling tournament this weekend. On Saturday, April 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. athletes of all abilities and skill levels are welcome to participate for $40 per person. The tournament will take place at The Bowl, 5-Pin & 10-Pin House located at 5327 5...
Apr 07, 2026
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bchl playoffs
Bulldogs tendy nets 2nd star of the week honours
Blackfalds Bulldogs goaltender Oliver Kiraly has been named the BCHL's 2nd star of the week. Per the BCHL: "Király stopped 37 of the 38 shots he faced over the weekend to post a league-best .974 save percentage and a 0.51 goals-against average in his first two playoff starts, helping Blackfalds to a split a...
Apr 06, 2026
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Canada
Photo gallery: A decade of death - B.C. counts drug emergency's cost
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia's drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving friends and families, former policy makers, medical wo...
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B.C. woman detained by ICE for three weeks in Texas calls experience 'traumatizing'
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES - The Canadian woman who spent three weeks detained by immigration officers in the United States along with her seven-year-old daughter says it was "the most stressful, traumatizing ordeal" she has ever been through. Ta...
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Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she's joining Carney's Liberal government
OTTAWA - Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu has left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals, pushing them closer to a majority government. In a statement posted on social media Wednesday morning, Gladu said she has heard clearly f...
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Carney, European leaders welcome reported Iran-U.S. ceasefire in joint statement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and nine European leaders issued a joint statement on Wednesday, welcoming the reported two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran. The deal was announced Tuesday evening after President Donald T...
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Poilievre's communications director Katy Merrifield resigns
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's communications director Katy Merrifield is resigning. Merrifield announced her departure in an email sent to the Conservative caucus Tuesday, adding her last day working in the Opposition Leader's Office ...
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In the news today: Iran ceasefire, Terrebonne byelection, Decade of B.C. drug crisis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats Iran, the United States and Israel reached a two-week ceasefire in the war that...
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World
California Supreme Court orders sheriff to pause investigation and preserve seized ballots
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge agains...
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Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women, admits he killed an 8th
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. ...
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Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ouster
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman told The Associated Press on Wednesday in his first interview since the ouster that he was "blindsided" by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue. ...
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