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Red Deer's Eileen Park tied for 154th after opening round at CPKC Women's Open
Red Deer's Eileen Park is tied for 154th after shooting eight over par in the opening round of the 2026 CPKC Women's Open.She's set to open the second round of the four-round LPGA tournament at 2:05 p.m. on Friday at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton.Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita is at the top of the leaderboard...
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august 22
Celebrate 25 years of Red Deer's Safety City
Red Deer Safety City is inviting the public to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special event on Saturday, Aug. 22.From 12-6 p.m., central Albertans are welcome to come and learn about the longstanding non-profit, which has, for a quarter-century, provided families with essential safety skills to protect themselve...
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august 22
Celebrate 25 years of Red Deer's Safety City
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Summer Travel Season
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
This Saturday
Victory Church of Red Deer to hold bottle drive in benefit of victims of earthquake in Colombia
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Effective Aug. 21, 2026
County of Stettler issues Fire Restriction
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Red Deer and Area
august 22
Celebrate 25 years of Red Deer's Safety City
Red Deer Safety City is inviting the public to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special event on Saturday, Aug. 22.From 12-6 p.m., central Albertans are welcome to come and learn about the longstanding non-profit, which has, for a quarter-century, provided families with essential safety skills to protect themselve...
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This Saturday
Victory Church of Red Deer to hold bottle drive in benefit of victims of earthquake in Colombia
The Victory Church of Red Deer is inviting the public to take part in a bottle drive in benefit of the families affected by the recent earthquake in Colombia.The community bottle and donation drive will take place on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Potter's Hands Ministries (5202-53 Avenue) from 1 to 7 p.m.There will also be a pr...
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Effective Aug. 21, 2026
County of Stettler issues Fire Restriction
As a result of the current ground and weather conditions, the lack of significant precipitation in the forecast, and the expectation of continued high temperatures, the County of Stettler is implementing a FIRE RESTRICTION effective 08:00 on August 21, 2026. The county says the following are the limitations on burning ...
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Canada Foundation for Innovation
RDP receives $1.6 million federal grant for research in healthcare and energy innovation
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) has received a $1.6 million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support two projects at the institution.These projects, RDP says, are of national significance, including $652,008 towards the Redefining Person-Centred Care in Rural and Regional Communities in Alberta Throu...
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Alberta
Redwater, Sturgeon County
Firing line of fury for Alberta's technology minister at AI data centre town hall
Alberta's technology minister faced a firing line of fury at the government's second town hall on its plan for artificial intelligence data centres. Nate Glubish was peppered with profanity from audience members at the Thursday event in Redwater, north of Edmonton, in Sturgeon County. Tech giant Meta announced plans to...
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Environment
Alberta launches next round in fight against invasive species
Alberta's government says it is relaunching a task force to defend the province from aquatic invasive species, including invasive mussels and fish.The re-established provincial task force will be led by Eric Bouchard, MLA for Calgary-Lougheed, and will bring together partners to strengthen Alberta's approach to aquatic...
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$3.2 Million
Alberta government aiming to strengthen early intervention supports
The Alberta government says it is investing more than $3 million to help families access supports before a crisis happens.Provincial officials say grant applications are now open for Family Resource Network programs to provide prevention and early intervention services that support Alberta families, including children ...
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CTIP Grant
Alberta government investing $5.5 million toward human trafficking prevention efforts
The Alberta government has announced an investment of $5.5 million to help combat and prevent human trafficking, while supporting victims and survivors across the province.Provincial officials point out that human trafficking is a violation of fundamental human rights that exploits vulnerable individuals, strips them o...
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Red Deer's Eileen Park tied for 154th after opening round at CPKC Women's Open
Red Deer's Eileen Park is tied for 154th after shooting eight over par in the opening round of the 2026 CPKC Women's Open.She's set to open the second round of the four-round LPGA tournament at 2:05 p.m. on Friday at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton.Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita is at the top of the leaderboard...
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Two regular season games
BCHL to host Road Show event featuring Blackfalds Bulldogs in Cold Lake
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) announced they'll host their upcoming Road Show event in Cold Lake, Alta.On Feb. 12 and 13, 2027, the Blackfalds Bulldogs will face the Sherwood Park Crusaders in two regular season games at the Cold Lake Energy Centre.In addition, the event will feature some community engageme...
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In Medicine Hat
Red Deer Rockets softball team wins silver at Special Olympics Canada Summer Games
The 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat wrapped up last week, and multiple central Albertans returned with some hardware.With approximately 1,700 participants and 1,500 volunteers, the week-long tournament featured 10 different sports and concluded on Saturday.The sports included athletics, basket...
Aug 18, 2026
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Canada
Driver in crash with plane in northern B.C. says he 'shouldn't be here'
PRINCE GEORGE - The driver of a vehicle struck by a plane as it made an emergency landing on a British Columbia road says he knows he's lucky to be alive. Prince George, B.C., resident Jaime Pawliuk says he only suffered cuts and minor whiplash, but gi...
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'Shameful': Canada, U.K., Australia rebuke Israel for decision on aid workers' deaths
OTTAWA - Canada, Australia and the U.K.'s foreign ministries are denouncing Israel's decision not to pursue criminal charges over a military strike that killed humanitarian aid workers in 2024. In a joint statement today, the three countries say the de...
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Montreal to provide police with body cameras and new powers
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says police in the city will soon be equipped with body cameras as well as new powers to do their job. The mayor says the city plans to adopt a rule banning insults toward city employees, including poli...
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In the news today: Trump tariff looms, LGBTQ+ monument opens, Alberta cave rescue
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Deadline looms as Trump's 50 per cent tariffs set to kick in just after midnight U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat on $28 billion worth of Canadi...
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Rescuers use new tech to save caver trapped vertically in Alberta's 'Psych Squeeze'
A caver has been rescued after being trapped vertically underground at the Rat's Nest Cave in Canmore, Alta., in an operation that deployed volunteer-built underground radio technology for the first time. Search and Rescue Alberta says the man became p...
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LeBlanc, Charette to meet with U.S. trade rep with hours to go on tariff deadline
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Canada's chief negotiator Janice Charette are set to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington this morning as the clock ticks down on the latest tariff deadline. Initially ...
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World
Lindsey Clancy's defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids
BOSTON (AP) - The defense rested its case Friday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after eliciting more testimony about her mental state before she strangled her three young children. Prosecutors then began calling rebuttal witnesses bef...
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Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones over falsely calling a 2012 school shooting a hoax. The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgment against...
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An attacker with a sword wounds several people at a school in Sweden
BERLIN (AP) - An attacker with a sword wounded several people Friday at a school in central Sweden, and police later arrested a suspect, officials said. The attack took place at the Brinell School in the city of Fagersta, northwest of th...
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