G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil in attempt to tame soaring fuel prices
OTTAWA - Canada and its fellow industrialized countries in the G7 agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks. The pledge includes the release of "substantial" amounts of diesel after prices for the fuel re...
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Red Deer RCMP reports Drone as First Responder Program lauched in June a success
Red Deer RCMP say they're Canada's first detachment to launch a Drone as First Responder Program (DFR) and are already seeing success.This program builds on a 2024 pilot project that explored how Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) could support police. During the pilot, they tested a new model that provided aeria...
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$300M AI data centre proposed at Red Deer County's Junction 42
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Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
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$300M AI data centre proposed at Red Deer County's Junction 42
A new Artificial Intelligence Data Centre is being eyed in Red Deer County.This week Red Deer County announced the potential land sale at the Junction 42 Business Park for a proposed AI research lab.The county explained that the prospective purchaser, Wave Infrastructure Ltd., offered to buy Lot 24 through an applicati...
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Red Deer RCMP reports Drone as First Responder Program lauched in June a success
Red Deer RCMP say they're Canada's first detachment to launch a Drone as First Responder Program (DFR) and are already seeing success.This program builds on a 2024 pilot project that explored how Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) could support police. During the pilot, they tested a new model that provided aeria...
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MLA LaGrange travelling to Europe to learn about innovative health care
Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, Adriana LaGrange, who is also the MLA for Red Deer-North, will travel to Europe this week to learn more about innovative health care models and how they can improve access and outcomes for Albertans. LaGrange will be gone from Oct. 2-10 in Sweden and Denmark. In a rele...
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Red Deer RCMP GIS make significant drug, firearm seizure after six-month investigation
The Red Deer RCMP General Investigative Section (GIS) has concluded a six-month investigation, which resulted in a significant drug and firearm seizure.The RCMP began their investigation in March 2026 in the Red Deer area and, over the next several months, identified two suspects and several locations of interest.On Se...
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Alberta
Minister's Awards
Individuals, organizations honoured for service to Alberta seniors
Several organizations and individuals are being recognized for their services to Alberta's seniors.The Minister's Seniors Service Awards have now been presented for 28 years."Seniors helped build the strong communities we know today," says Nathan Neudorf, Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services. "...
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Alberta to ramp up fines and penalties for illegal dumping
Increased penalties for illegal dumping are coming this fall, according to the Government of Alberta.The amendments to the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act will also mean increased oversight of large waste facilities.Penalties are proposed to range from $10,000 to $100,000 for individuals, and from $100,000...
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MLA LaGrange travelling to Europe to learn about innovative health care
Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, Adriana LaGrange, who is also the MLA for Red Deer-North, will travel to Europe this week to learn more about innovative health care models and how they can improve access and outcomes for Albertans. LaGrange will be gone from Oct. 2-10 in Sweden and Denmark. In a rele...
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Crime
Edmonton man charged after online threats made against Prime Minister Carney
Mounties have charged an Edmonton man with threatening to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney. RCMP say its federal policing division made the arrest following an investigation into posts on the social media platform X. It comes after police announced last month they had arrested a Calgary man over death threats against Ca...
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Local Sports
Sask road trip
Rebels' early lead vanishes in 4-1 Loss to Raiders
The Red Deer Rebels scored first, but the Prince Albert Raiders notched four unanswered goals on Wednesday night at the Art Hauser Centre.Rebels goaltender Matthew Kondo made 34 saves on 37 shots, but Raiders forward Ben Harvey scored twice to defeat Red Deer 4-1 in Saskatchewan.Forward Cameron Kuzma scored the Rebels'...
Sep 30, 2026
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Two-straight wins
Rebels This Week: Sept. 28 - Oct. 4
THAT WINNING FEELING!Your Red Deer Rebels put not one, but two in the win column over the weekend!Friday, Sept. 25 - The Rebels celebrated a night of 'firsts' as they earned their first win of the season, 4-3 on the road over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Beckett Hamilton, in his first game of the season after returning f...
Sep 28, 2026
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5 points in 2 games
Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton named WHL Player of the Week
Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton has been on quite a tear.Since returning from training camp with the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche, he recorded five points in two games last week.His performances over the weekend earned him WHL Player of the Week honours as the Rebels improved to 2-1-0-1.The 18-y...
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Canada
Michael J. Fox laments Canada-U.S. trade war, says people-to-people ties still strong
OTTAWA - Michael J. Fox says the state of the Canada-U.S. relationship is "sad" and "pointless" but he believes ties between Americans and Canadians on the "human level" remain strong. "It's really sad. It's so pointless. And I have to tell you, it doe...
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B.C. Conservative interim leader Doerkson promises to buy firefighting water bombers
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservatives are promising to spend half a billion dollars on a fleet of Crown-owned water bombers and cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence, to fight the growing threat of wildfires, if the party is ...
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B.C. man sentenced for 'hateful' messages written on Victoria historic synagogue
VICTORIA - A British Columbia man who defaced a historic synagogue in Victoria with "unquestionably hateful" statements has been sentenced to eight months in jail. B.C. provincial court Judge Micah Rankin's ruling released this week says Arthur Robert...
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G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil in attempt to tame soaring fuel prices
OTTAWA - Canada and its fellow industrialized countries in the G7 agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks. The pledge includes the release of "substantial" amounts of diesel after prices for the fuel re...
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Extortions, fire bombings, shootings lead to arrests of 5 foreign nationals, RCMP say
LANGLEY - Five foreign nationals are in police custody and face a string of charges arising out of an RCMP extortion investigation involving members of British Columbia's South Asian community. Supt. Harm Dosange, with the Langley RCMP, said Friday th...
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After arson attack, Liberal MP warns violent rhetoric puts all MPs at risk
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Salma Zahid says she's concerned about escalating violent rhetoric directed at MPs - including the leader of another party. "We need to lower the temperature," Zahid told The Canadian Press. "The reality we are living in is (that) s...
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World
Nolo strengthens to a hurricane again in the Pacific Ocean
Tropical Storm Nolo strengthened to a hurricane again Friday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the storm was located about 105 miles (165 kilometers) west-southwest of French Frigate Shoals and was he...
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Federal court temporarily blocks Trump administration border wall in Texas' Big Bend region
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region. The news marks a major win for lan...
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Christa Pike on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Hospital staff, her lawyers said, were working to save Pike'...
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