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Blackfalds RCMP urge parents to check Halloween candy after needle found
Blackfalds RCMP are advising parents to inspect their kids' candy after a needle was found inside a chocolate bar.Police say parents were checking their kids' candy after they had been trick-or-treating in the northeast area of the Town of Blackfalds when they found the needle.More specifically, the following areas: Ce...
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Tied for first place
Rebels win overtime thriller against Oil Kings
The Edmonton Oil Kings goalie nearly stole the show, but the Red Deer Rebels defeated their Central Division rivals 3-2 in overtime.On Sunday afternoon in Edmonton, Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton scored two goals, including the overtime winner, despite a 40-save effort by Oil Kings goalie Ethan Simcoe.Meanwhile, Rebel...
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No charges laid
SUV crashes through wall of Red Deer business in Taylor Plaza
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First location in Western Canada
Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
2023 Incident
Preliminary hearing scheduled for central Alberta homicide
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Blackfalds RCMP urge parents to check Halloween candy after needle found
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No charges laid
SUV crashes through wall of Red Deer business in Taylor Plaza
Red Deer RCMP were called to Taylor Plaza last Friday after a vehicle went through the wall of a local business.Police say on Oct. 30, just before 12:30 p.m., a black SUV, which contained two occupants, a passenger and a learner driver, were pulling into a parking stall when the driver hit the gas pedal instead of the ...
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2023 Incident
Preliminary hearing scheduled for central Alberta homicide
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for two men charged in a 2023 homicide in central Alberta. Brandon Dean Regamey, 30, of Maskwacis, and Jaden Michael Omeasoo, 30, of Edmonton, are scheduled to find out on Jan. 6, 2027, if their case has enough evidence to go to trial. Maskwacis RCMP and the Alberta RCMP Major C...
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trick or treating
Blackfalds RCMP urge parents to check Halloween candy after needle found
Blackfalds RCMP are advising parents to inspect their kids' candy after a needle was found inside a chocolate bar.Police say parents were checking their kids' candy after they had been trick-or-treating in the northeast area of the Town of Blackfalds when they found the needle.More specifically, the following areas: Ce...
3h ago
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Tied for first place
Rebels win overtime thriller against Oil Kings
The Edmonton Oil Kings goalie nearly stole the show, but the Red Deer Rebels defeated their Central Division rivals 3-2 in overtime.On Sunday afternoon in Edmonton, Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton scored two goals, including the overtime winner, despite a 40-save effort by Oil Kings goalie Ethan Simcoe.Meanwhile, Rebel...
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Alberta
Preparation for 2027 begins
Province reports crews and rain contribute to successful wildfire season
The Government of Alberta reports that the work done by its wildfire preparedness program and firefighting crews led to a successful wildfire season.In addition, significant rainfall across the province also contributed to a less active season.However, even though it's the end of the season, that does not mean wildfire...
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RCMP investigating
Driver from Crowsnest Pass dies Friday in two-vehicle crash near Lundbreck
A 64-year-old man from the Crowsnest Pass has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 3, just west of Cowley.RCMP confirm the driver of a pick-up truck, a resident of Coleman, died on scene Friday morning during a collision with an SUV on the highway at Township Road 74, near Lundbreck.The driver of the SUV w...
Oct 31, 2026
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Cameron Davies
Alberta Republican Party leader resigns
The same day one separatist leader was given the boot from the United Conservative Party, another faction of Alberta's separatist movement has taken a hit.Cameron Davies has announced he is resigning as leader of the Republican Party of Alberta.And as noted, it was earlier Friday when Premier Danielle Smith shared that...
Oct 30, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government reducing education property taxes in 2027 after previous hikes
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is reducing education property taxes starting next year after it brought in successive hikes for ratepayers. It means home and farmland owners will pay almost seven per cent less than this year while non-residential property owners will pay almost five per cent less. S...
Oct 30, 2026
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Local Sports
Back on track
Rebels This Week: Nov. 2-8
TOP OF THE TABLE!The Red Deer Rebels are tied atop the Western Hockey League overall standings thanks to a perfect 3-0 record this past week!Sunday, November 1 - Beckett Hamilton scored his second goal of the game in overtime lifting the Rebels to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings at Rogers Place. Poul Andersen als...
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Week 9
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 be released every Sunday (except for the Labour Day kickoff) through November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-side t...
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Tied for first place
Rebels win overtime thriller against Oil Kings
The Edmonton Oil Kings goalie nearly stole the show, but the Red Deer Rebels defeated their Central Division rivals 3-2 in overtime.On Sunday afternoon in Edmonton, Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton scored two goals, including the overtime winner, despite a 40-save effort by Oil Kings goalie Ethan Simcoe.Meanwhile, Rebel...
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Canada
Experts suggest Canada lock in gains with EU amid rise in far-right movements
OTTAWA - Experts in European Union policy say Canada should try solidifying gains with the EU in legal frameworks as right-wing movements gain ground on the continent. Academics studying EU relations are testifying to the House foreign-affairs committe...
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Murder charge laid in death of 11-year-old boy reported missing in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY - Two people have been charged in the death of an 11-year-old boy who was reported missing in Burnaby, B.C., more than a year ago. Police received a report in September 2025 to check on the well-being of Kai Pavlovic, who was last known to be ...
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Canada presenting itself as climate leader at COP31, despite policy rollbacks
OTTAWA - Despite its rollbacks of climate policy, the Carney government will lead a delegation to the COP31 conference in Turkey next week presenting itself as an international climate leader. Government officials held a technical briefing for journali...
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Inside man or patsy? Crown, defence pitch narratives at trial of man accused in heist
Was a then-Air Canada employee an inside man who helped carry out one of the biggest gold heists in Canadian history, or a scapegoat exploited by a longtime friend and left to shoulder the blame? Those were the two competing scenarios presented to a Br...
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B.C. First Nations file legal challenges of federal decision on Pacific Link pipeline
VANCOUVER - Several First Nations in British Columbia have filed legal challenges to the federal government's decision to list the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline between Alberta to B.C.'s coast as a project of national interest, fast-tracking its r...
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Ottawa defends extradition treaty talks with UAE as civil society group sounds alarm
OTTAWA - The federal government is defending its plan to start talks on an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates as a civil society group issues a warning over the country's human-rights record. Canada and the UAE signed a free trade deal la...
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World
Evidence indicates parts of jet broke off before Florida crash that killed 9, investigators say
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Parts of a business jet appear to have broken off before the aircraft crashed in South Florida and erupted into a ball of flames, killing all nine people on board, a federal investigator said Monday. Video rec...
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Russia bombs aid center and shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 24, authorities say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia bombed an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing 24 people, Ukraine's emergency services agency said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X...
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Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court in push to sideline 20,000 California mail ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm elections. The emergency appeal ca...
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