Defeated Windsor
Red Deer Riggers win bronze at 2026 Men's National Championships
The Red Deer Riggers have returned home from the 2026 Men's National Championships with some hardware.On Monday, they defeated the Windsor Stars 11-10 in the bronze medal game in New Brunswick to win their second national bronze title. They last captured bronze at the 2017 tournament.Down 10-7 following the top half of...
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July 2025 Incident
Trial date set in double fatal crash north of Eckville
A trial date has been set for a Rimbey resident charged in a fatal collision that claimed two lives last year. Aaron Alvin Barr, 24, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on Oct. 13, 2027. He was arrested and charged on March 20, 2026, with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing...
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The Foundation for RDPS Life Chances 50/50 Cash Lottery now underway
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classes start soon
200 Red Deer Public educational assistants take in professional development
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20-year-old from clive
Lacombe Police arrest driver with loaded shotgun
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Red Deer and Area
Until Oct. 7
The Foundation for RDPS Life Chances 50/50 Cash Lottery now underway
The Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools has launched its annual Life Chances 50/50 Cash Lottery.From now until Oct. 7, citizens are encouraged to buy tickets in hopes of taking home up to $25,000 in cash.The funds raised will help create brighter futures for students across the school division through multiple progr...
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classes start soon
200 Red Deer Public educational assistants take in professional development
A couple of hundred educational assistants with Red Deer Public Schools took part in targeted professional development this week.The school division says the learning was intended to sharpen skills and add new strategies to the EAs' toolboxes, with the further goal of meeting the diverse needs ot students.It was also o...
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20-year-old from clive
Lacombe Police arrest driver with loaded shotgun
A man from Clive has been charged after his arrest in Lacombe on Aug. 24.Lacombe Police Service (LPS) shared that, at around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, members conducted a proactive traffic stop on a black GMC truck in the Tim Hortons parking lot.They had observed the vehicle and determined its registration had expired.When...
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July 2025 Incident
Trial date set in double fatal crash north of Eckville
A trial date has been set for a Rimbey resident charged in a fatal collision that claimed two lives last year. Aaron Alvin Barr, 24, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on Oct. 13, 2027. He was arrested and charged on March 20, 2026, with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing...
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Alberta
for rural clinics
Province invests $9 million into rural primary care
The Government of Alberta announced its investing $9 million in rural primary care.Officials say nearly $8 million of the investment is through the Rural Team Recruitment Grant to help rural clinics recruit and grow their care teams.This means $3.4 million was awarded to 23 clinics across the province to support 53 new...
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deadline is oct. 1
Alberta extends AgriStability participation for 2026, citing extreme moisture
The provincial government is extending the enrolment period for Alberta farmers in the 2026 AgriStability program.The move comes in light of extreme moisture faced by producers this spring and summer.According to a release, producers can sign up for the program until Oct. 1, giving them more time to review and manage b...
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Politics
Alberta's Smith wants Ottawa to resume negotiations with U.S. before counter-tariffs
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to get back to the negotiating table with the United States before its counter-tariffs take effect in two weeks. Smith says in a statement posted online that tariffs and counter-tariffs only risk further escalating the trade war between Canada and its southern neighbo...
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Alberta announces music commissioner to grow industry culturally, economically
Alberta has its first commissioner of music. The province says Jennifer Venance will fill the role. Venance has worked in the government developing the school curriculum, and has more than two decades' experience as a musician and music educator.She will be the liaison between the province and the music industry. Her d...
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Defeated Windsor
Red Deer Riggers win bronze at 2026 Men's National Championships
The Red Deer Riggers have returned home from the 2026 Men's National Championships with some hardware.On Monday, they defeated the Windsor Stars 11-10 in the bronze medal game in New Brunswick to win their second national bronze title. They last captured bronze at the 2017 tournament.Down 10-7 following the top half of...
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all twenty teams
BCHL hosting league showcase in Nisku this October
The BCHL will host its annual showcase event in Nisku.From Oct. 11-14 at the Silent Ice Centre, 20 teams will play two regular season games each in front of fans, and scouts from the NHL, NCAA, U Sports and more.The format will be slightly different this year, with the event taking place over four days instead of five....
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outstanding years
Central Albertans among year-end Pro Rodeo Canada award winners
Several impressive folks with central Alberta roots are among the recipients of this year's Pro Rodeo Canada year-end awards.All award descriptions are courtesy of the CPRA.Wayne Vold and Vold Rodeo Ltd. (Ponoka): "I really appreciate this," Vold commented on learning the news. The second-generation contracto...
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Canada
B.C. forestry leader backs Canada's trade walkout despite possible softwood progress
VANCOUVER - A leader in British Columbia's forestry sector is voicing support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States despite reported concessions on lumber tariffs in a scuttled deal. Kim Haakstad...
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The president says the U.S. doesn't need anything from Canada. Exports say otherwise.
OTTAWA - "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" U.S. President Donald Trump's social media post this week was a continuation on a theme he's maintained throughout the trade war: that his country doesn't need anything from Canada. Experts - and exports ...
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New child safety measures Meta pledged in U.S. settlement not coming to Canada
OTTAWA - New child protection measures Meta has promised as part of a massive legal settlement in the United States won't be implemented in Canada. A spokesperson for Meta says the changes on its Facebook and Instagram platforms will only be made in th...
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As Carney pivots trade from U.S., here are some of Canada's new deals
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected on a platform to stand up to the United States on tariffs, and diversify trade so Canada is no longer as dependent on the U.S. as it has been. Carney said on Saturday, hours after he suspended trade talks...
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Fact File: News story using Jim Balsillie to promote AI crypto platform is fake
An article made to look like it came from CBC News was shared on LinkedIn this month claiming that former BlackBerry chief executive Jim Balsillie was encouraging investment in an artificial intelligence-powered cryptocurrency platform. Balsillie says ...
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Saskatchewan's Premier Moe announces 50% retaliatory tax on U.S. booze amid trade war
PRINCE ALBERT - As Canada's trade war with the United States escalates, Saskatchewan is hitting back with a reciprocal tax on American alcohol. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced Wednesday that starting Sept. 8, Saskatchewan will impose the 50 pe...
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World
Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer who shot iconic 'Burst of Joy,' dies at age 99
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Slava 'Sal' Veder, best known for his picture of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel joyfully reuniting with his family after five years in a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam, died Aug. 22. H...
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Judge denies Minnesota's bid to compel the extradition of an ICE officer from Texas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday refused to order Texas to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. U.S....
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Testimony concludes in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial. Jury to hear closing arguments Thursday
Testimony concluded Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of strangling her three young children in a case that has drawn attention to postpartum mental health. Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday,...
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