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Middle East conflict, oil prices push Alberta's finances back in the black
Alberta's finances have swung back in the black after war in the Middle East sent global energy prices surging. The province's latest fiscal update predicts a $2-billion surplus, a huge turnaround from the $9.4-billion deficit originally expected for the 2026 fiscal year. It's the latest reversal of fortune for the oil...
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August 27, 2026
Alberta's Smith to take part in virtual town hall on AI data centre development
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her technology minister are set to take part in a virtual town hall tonight about developing artificial intelligence data centres in the province. It's the third of four town halls the government has organized to tell Albertans about its approach to attracting and regulating the major...
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"an existential threat"
Around the horn: Central Alberta reaction to Canada-U.S. trade dispute
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Further fundiing
CACAC and Sendero Centre to receive provincial funding to increase access to supports
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Sept. 17 launch party
Lacombe Museum to launch new exhibit dedicated to Research and Development Centre
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"an existential threat"
Around the horn: Central Alberta reaction to Canada-U.S. trade dispute
Ripple effects of the super-sized trade squabble between the United States and Canada are currently making their way far and wide, north and south of the border. Naturally, there's plenty of reaction to what's been happening at and away from the negotiating table, so rdnewsNOW spoke with four local people from differen...
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Further fundiing
CACAC and Sendero Centre to receive provincial funding to increase access to supports
The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre and the Sendero Centre are among the 23 organizations named by the provincial government to receive nearly $21 million in funding to increase access to supports for those impacted by sexual violence and abuse.It's unclear how much the two central Alberta organizations will be s...
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Sept. 17 launch party
Lacombe Museum to launch new exhibit dedicated to Research and Development Centre
The Lacombe Museum is inviting the public to its opening launch party for a new exhibition dedicated to the Lacombe Research and Development Centre.The event is set for Sept. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Flatiron Building Museum in Lacombe. Following the launch, the exhibit will remain at the museum until Nov. 15, 2026.T...
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2026 Personality Pageants Canada National Finals
Red Deer's Elizabella MacKenzie crowned Miss Queen Teen Canada
A 17-year-old Red Deerian won her first-ever national title after she was named Miss Queen Teen Canada.Elizabella MacKenzie, who's headed into her Grade 12 year at Lindsay Thurber High School as a French immersion student, became a national champion during the 2026 Personality Pageants Canada National Finals in Airdrie...
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Alberta launches Canada's first watercraft dip tank in Dunmore to fight invasive aquatic species
Alberta is introducing Canada's first watercraft dip tank at its Dunmore inspection station as the province works to keep invasive aquatic species out of its waterways.The tank uses hot water to treat trailered boats, killing mussels, larvae and other invasive species on hulls, intakes, engines and ballast tanks.The sy...
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Middle East conflict, oil prices push Alberta's finances back in the black
Alberta's finances have swung back in the black after war in the Middle East sent global energy prices surging. The province's latest fiscal update predicts a $2-billion surplus, a huge turnaround from the $9.4-billion deficit originally expected for the 2026 fiscal year. It's the latest reversal of fortune for the oil...
11h ago
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August 27, 2026
Alberta's Smith to take part in virtual town hall on AI data centre development
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her technology minister are set to take part in a virtual town hall tonight about developing artificial intelligence data centres in the province. It's the third of four town halls the government has organized to tell Albertans about its approach to attracting and regulating the major...
11h ago
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federal contribution
Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network receives $50 million
Federal funding has been renewed for the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) to the tune of $50 million. The money will allow CAAIN to continue its programming, which carries a primary mandate of funding the development and adoption of innovation for the purpose of increasing the productivity...
Aug 27, 2026
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Return of athletics
Red Deer Polytechnic Kings and Queens eager to start 2026-27 ACAC season
The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings and Queens enter the 2026-27 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) season with a distinguished record of achievement and a steadfast commitment to excellence.Building on a year in which 121 student-athletes earned Academic Excellence Awards (GPA of 3.0 or higher in Fall 2025 T...
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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...
Aug 26, 2026
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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....
Aug 26, 2026
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Canada
Banman is 6th B.C. Conservative to quit this month, calls leader Findlay unelectable
Bruce Banman, who gave the B.C. Conservatives official party status in the British Columbia legislature when he crossed the floor to join colleague John Rustad in 2023, has joined the rush out of the party's caucus to sit as an Independent, and urged o...
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B.C. ends fire state of emergency after 20 days, thousands of evacuations, one death
BOSTON BAR - British Columbia has ended a provincial state of emergency that was imposed on Aug. 8 in response to wildfires that sent thousands of people fleeing and resulted in one death. The state of emergency had previously been scheduled to end on ...
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Canada recruits dozens of foreign scientists, researchers, poaching many from U.S.
VANCOUVER - Canadian universities have recruited dozens of foreign scientists and researchers, many of them poached from prestigious U.S. institutions, in the first intake of a program to attract world-leading academics. The hiring of the 64 new recrui...
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Air Canada suspends two employees after RCMP drug trafficking investigation
MONTREAL - Air Canada says it has suspended the two employees arrested by the RCMP on Wednesday in connection with alleged cocaine and cannabis trafficking out of Montréal-Trudeau Airport. The airline would not comment further on the arrests. The RCMP ...
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Anti-immigrant speaker blocked from entering Canada in time for Hamilton event
OTTAWA - Austrian anti-immigrant speaker Martin Sellner says he was not granted an electronic travel authorization in time for a trip to Hamilton to speak at a nationalist conference. In a video posted on X, Sellner says Canada not granting him permiss...
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Wasp attack warnings as swarms surge in B.C. amid warm weather and abundant food
VANCOUVER - When the wasp swarm attacked a climber on a trail north of Vancouver this week, her reaction was so severe she needed helicopter evacuation. But Maria Masiar, search manager with Lions Bay Search and Rescue, said the wasps weren't done, att...
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World
Death toll from flash floods rises with rescuers in Nepal and China working to find hundreds missing
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The death toll from massive flash floods has risen to 469 in Nepal, police said Friday, as rescuers work to find hundreds of people still missing in the area on the Nepal-China border. The previous death toll was 3...
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Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that's likely to be swiftly appealed
A federal judge on Thursday halted - at least for now - attempts to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting. The move stalled the directive for a second time only about a week before the first mail ballots ...
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Controllers warned Marine One pilots about communication issues week before dual takeoff, NTSB says
Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Donald Trump's helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week before a jet was allowed to take off just as Marine One left the White House, federal investigators said Thursday. ...
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