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Red Deerians invited to participate in 'Trick or Eat'
Halloween will mean more than scares and sugar highs this year, as Red Deerians are encouraged to collect food donations for the Red Deer Food Bank. The city's first Trick or Eat Red Deer initiative encourages residents to adopt a block on Halloween night by setting up a clearly marked location at their home for food d...
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Nov. 1-7
Red Deer's Madden Daneault and Rebels Chace Turchak to play for Canada at U17 World Challenge
A pair of players with central Alberta ties will be suiting up for Team Canada at the 2026 U17 World Challenge.Red Deer product Madden Daneault and Red Deer Rebels forward Chace Turchak were named to the Team Canada White roster on Wednesday.They are just two of 44 players who will don the maple leaf for Canada Red and...
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Electric utility
Red Deer city council approves motion to commence next steps to establish MCC
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First location in Western Canada
Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
10,000 lb goal
Red Deerians invited to participate in 'Trick or Eat'
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19-year-old
Charges laid following Sept. 22 incident in Maskwacis
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Red Deer and Area

Electric utility
Red Deer city council approves motion to commence next steps to establish MCC
Red Deer city council unanimously approved a motion for administration to begin the next steps in establishing a municipally controlled Corporation (MCC), including appointing interim directors and adopting the Unanimous Shareholders Agreement (USA) and Articles of Incorporation. This comes after council decided in Jun...
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10,000 lb goal
Red Deerians invited to participate in 'Trick or Eat'
Halloween will mean more than scares and sugar highs this year, as Red Deerians are encouraged to collect food donations for the Red Deer Food Bank. The city's first Trick or Eat Red Deer initiative encourages residents to adopt a block on Halloween night by setting up a clearly marked location at their home for food d...
2h ago
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19-year-old
Charges laid following Sept. 22 incident in Maskwacis
RCMP have now laid charges in relation to an incident they say happened Sept. 22 in Maskwacis.That day, a heavy police presence occurred in the area around 5 p.m.Police said at the time that it involved a shooting and that it was likely targeted. They also said they'd arrested a man.They now confirm that two people who...
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$79.61 million
Red Deer city council approves 2027 Capital Budget
Red Deer city council unanimously passed an amended 2027 Capital Budget at $79.61 million.After approximately four hours of deliberation, council passed it after making an amendment to the proposed budget.As a result, they approved $57.7 million in tax-supported capital requests, $19.7 million in fleet-supported capita...
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What's Trending
Electric utility
Red Deer city council approves motion to commence next steps to establish MCC
1h ago

Summer Travel Season
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
10,000 lb goal
Red Deerians invited to participate in 'Trick or Eat'
2h ago
19-year-old
Charges laid following Sept. 22 incident in Maskwacis
9h ago

First location in Western Canada
Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
$79.61 million
Red Deer city council approves 2027 Capital Budget
18h ago
Screen Test Program
Mobile mammography service to visit Three Hills
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Alberta

winners in waiting
Albertans outside Calgary & Edmonton should check Oct. 13 Lotto Max ticket
Someone in Alberta outside of Calgary and Edmonton is holding a lottery ticket worth $100,000.The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) says two tickets, one that was bought in Calgary and another outside the two big metro areas, are Lotto Max winners.The winning selections for the two tickets were (exact match onl...
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program closed 25 years ago
Province says it's righting historic wrong for Alberta ranchers
The Government of Alberta is reopening a registration program for eligible ranchers to have their long-standing water rights recognized.The province notes in a news release that the Traditional Agricultural Registration Program closed in 2001.That meant grazing leaseholders on Crown land could no longer apply directly ...
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Provincial Politics
Kenney says UCP must choose federalist roots, expel separatists after Alberta vote
Former premier Jason Kenney, who co-founded Alberta's governing United Conservative party, says separatists have infiltrated it and are wielding an outsized influence. Kenney, speaking to business leaders in Edmonton alongside his former political rival Rachel Notley, says that after the province's separation vote the ...
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early detection
Alberta launches online tool to help residents navigate cancer screening
Albertans can use a new online guide to find out when they should start screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, as the province works to improve awareness of early detection.Primary Care Alberta's Screening Programs launched the interactive guide at screeningforlife.ca to help people navigate screening re...
Oct 13, 2026
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Local Sports

Nov. 1-7
Red Deer's Madden Daneault and Rebels Chace Turchak to play for Canada at U17 World Challenge
A pair of players with central Alberta ties will be suiting up for Team Canada at the 2026 U17 World Challenge.Red Deer product Madden Daneault and Red Deer Rebels forward Chace Turchak were named to the Team Canada White roster on Wednesday.They are just two of 44 players who will don the maple leaf for Canada Red and...
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Four-game winning streak
Rebels This Week: Oct. 13-19
PLENTY TO BE THANKFUL FOR!Your Red Deer Rebels start the new week in first place in the WHL Central Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference after two more home triumphs during Thanksgiving Long Weekend to run their win streak to four games!Friday, October 9 - Seven different goal scorers powered the Rebel...
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Week 6
Football Alberta Weekly Top-10 Rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...
Oct 13, 2026
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Canada

Major projects CEO faces B.C. First Nations frustrated over lack of consultation
OTTAWA - Major Projects CEO Dawn Farrell told First Nations in B.C. today that the frustrations expressed over a lack of consultation made her feel like Canada is "never going to work," but her office is determined to try. Farrell was addressing the B....
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Death toll in B.C. Truth and Reconciliation Day crash rises to three
TSAWWASSEN - Police in Delta, B.C., say a third woman has died as a result of a truck crashing into pedestrians outside a mall on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The death of 64-year-old Gwenyth Brigit Dwyn of South Delta, B.C., comes af...
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July and August drug deaths in B.C. fall to lowest levels since 2019
VICTORIA - Toxic drug deaths in British Columbia in July and August have fallen to their lowest levels in those months since before the pandemic. Data from the BC Coroners Service shows that 113 people died in July, and 126 people in August, with those...
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Some Farm Boy, L'Ancêtre and Life Smart cheeses recalled due to possible listeria
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling some Farm Boy, L'Ancêtre and Life Smart organic cheeses because of possible listeria contamination. In a notice issued Wednesday, the agency says the recall was triggered by test results and t...
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Vancouver officer tells Myles Gray hearing of uncertainty before deadly confrontation
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer involved in the deadly confrontation with Myles Gray in 2015 says there was considerable uncertainty about the situation before he and other officers encountered him in response to an urgent call for back-up. Con...
3h ago
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Hoekstra says U.S. watching Canada for signs of interference in midterm elections
OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says American officials are "closely watching" Canadian politicians for signs of election interference ahead of pivotal midterm elections next month. During an interview on the "The Really Big Show" podc...
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World
North Korea says it tested cruise missiles designed to be fired from submarines
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea says it has test-fired cruise missiles designed to be fired from submarines as it continues to expand its military capabilities during a prolonged freeze in diplomacy with Washington and Seoul. North ...
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Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Justice Department has threatened California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month's midterm elections. A letter Tuesday to Secretary of S...
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Justice Department threatens California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens on its voter rolls
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Justice Department threatens California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens on its voter rolls. The Associated Press
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