July 6 incident
Sylvan Lake RCMP find 5-year-old child unresponsive in pond
Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to an incident earlier this month involving a missing youth found unresponsive in a pond.On July 6 at 3:43 p.m., Mounties were called to assist in finding a missing five-year-old boy, who was playing at the Play Zone Spray Park at Pogadl Park.Police say he was found face down, floating in a n...
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Second biggest fundraising year
Red Deer Regional Health Foundation presents dream home to lottery winner
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation announced the 2026 Red Deer Hospital Lottery is the second biggest year on record.They did not disclose how much was raised, but in the 28 years they've held the lottery, only in the year 2020 did they raise more. This year was a close second.They also raised $475,000 more than l...
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July 6 incident
Sylvan Lake RCMP find 5-year-old child unresponsive in pond
Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to an incident earlier this month involving a missing youth found unresponsive in a pond.On July 6 at 3:43 p.m., Mounties were called to assist in finding a missing five-year-old boy, who was playing at the Play Zone Spray Park at Pogadl Park.Police say he was found face down, floating in a n...
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Rocky Mountain House
Bridge renamed after longtime MLA Ty Lund
A prominent bridge in Rocky Mountain House now bears the name of one of the community's longest-serving elected officials. The west-side Highway 11A bridge is now officially known as the Honourable Ty Lund North Saskatchewan River Bridge, honouring the longtime Rocky Mountain House MLA who represented the riding from 1...
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Second biggest fundraising year
Red Deer Regional Health Foundation presents dream home to lottery winner
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation announced the 2026 Red Deer Hospital Lottery is the second biggest year on record.They did not disclose how much was raised, but in the 28 years they've held the lottery, only in the year 2020 did they raise more. This year was a close second.They also raised $475,000 more than l...
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Public hearing to come
Council gives initial approval to rezone site of former gas station
Red Deer city council gave initial approval to rezone a lot that contains a former gas station from a commercial zone to a residential medium-density zone.They unanimously passed first reading of the bylaw at Tuesday's regular city council meeting to rezone the property at 4745 and 4749 32 Street in Red Deer.However, t...
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Alberta
Environment
New dogs join Alberta's fight against mussels
Alberta's government is adding two more highly trained detection dogs to fight against invasive mussels across the province.According to provincial officials, conservation K-9s are a valuable part of Alberta's efforts to prevent invasive mussels from entering the province. Working alongside watercraft inspectors, the d...
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announcement made in red deer
Alberta and Ottawa sign deal to fund water, wastewater infrastructure for housing
The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement to accelerate homebuilding in the province by funding water and wastewater infrastructure. The agreement, announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith in Red Deer, allows Alberta municipalities to access more than $510 million in federal...
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RCMP
Alberta's Crime Severity index for 2025 decreases 10.4 per cent
Statistics Canada is reporting a decrease in the Crime Severity Index in Alberta for 2025.The agency says the CSI tracks both the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime by assigning weights to different offences.In 2025, the CSI had a 10.4 per cent decrease compared to 2024, the lowest it has been since 2014.T...
Jul 28, 2026
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Weather
Edmonton sees wettest summer on record with more storms expected for August
Edmonton has broken a record for the wettest summer on record and it isn't even August. Brian Proctor, meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, says the wettest summer on record in the capital city was more than 70 years ago. In 1953, the city received 417 millimetres of rain from June through August. Th...
Jul 28, 2026
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Local Sports
Loss in Finals
U18 AAA Red Deer Rangers' cinderella run at BAEL provincials ends in heartbreak
With six games to go in the regular season, the U18 AAA Red Deer CarStar Rangers' playoff hopes were hanging by a thread.They needed to win at least four to give themselves a chance to reach the 2026 Baseball Alberta Elite League (BAEL) provincial championships, and did just that to grab the final playoff spot.That mar...
Jul 27, 2026
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Competing for a spot
Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph invited to Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase
Hockey Canada has invited Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph to it's 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase.The 18-year-old defenceman will be among 32 other invitees who will compete for a roster spot during the seven-day camp in Windsor, Ont.The camp, which is set for July 26 to Aug. 1, will help Hockey Canada management decide whom...
Jul 24, 2026
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National title
Central Albertans to play in 121st Canadian Men's Amateur Championship
A number of central Albertans are set to take part in the 121st Canadian Men's Amateur Championship, set to begin on Monday.This includes Ponoka's Brock Auclair, Lacombe's Sterling Hancik, and Red Deer's Bryon Baker.The Championship, which will include 264 players from across the world, is set for July 25-30 at Mickels...
Jul 24, 2026
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Canada
Quebec company banned from selling unauthorized peptides: Health Canada
Health Canada says a court has approved the agency's request to permanently ban a Quebec-based online store from selling unauthorized injectable peptides in the country. The federal agency says in a statement that the Superior Court of Québec has grant...
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Carney comes to Alberta, talks housing, rides a sprayer, hears from separatists
RED DEER - Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the Alberta heartland Wednesday to announce housing money, sit shotgun on a canola sprayer and catch an earful - at a distance - from flag-waving separatists. Carney, with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at ...
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Carney pushes back on calls to use energy as leverage in U.S. trade talks
RED DEER - Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested Wednesday that Canada's reputation as a reliable supplier could take a hit if it started using energy exports as leverage in trade talks with the United States. As he was making an announcement alongside ...
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Carney says government has 'taken back control' of immigration
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government has "taken back control" of immigration. The prime minister made the remarks at a press conference in Red Deer, Alta., on Wednesday, after being asked about an upcoming referendum that will ask Al...
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Ottawa supports ousting ICC prosecutor Karim Khan but won't say how it voted
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it supports the decision by International Criminal Court members to oust prosecutor Karim Khan but won't say whether Canada voted on his expulsion. Global Affairs Canada says it backs the outcome of last Friday's vote, which saw 82...
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Sporting a Washington jersey, LeBlanc attends 'friendship day' baseball game in D.C.
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc attended a "Canada-U.S. Friendship Day" baseball game in Washington on Tuesday - wearing a Washington Nationals jersey. LeBlanc was in Washington this week as the U.S. ramped up pressure on Canada in ...
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World
Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state's primary are not allowed to void those and request a new one, a judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling deals a blow to Democrats, who filed a...
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FIFA's Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in World Cup investor plan
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline on Wednesday for the 211 member federations to accept one-off $20 million offers as part of a project to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. The $20 bill...
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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move injects new drama into...
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