Provincial Politics
Alberta NDP, advocates call on province to take action on accessibility standards
Disability advocates and the Alberta NDP are calling on the government to up its game when it comes to accessibility, saying it comes down to giving people dignity. Alberta is one of just two provinces to not have overarching accessibility legislation and standards, something critics say continues to be a major blemish...
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Five awards
Central Sport announces 2025 Sport Award winners
Central Sport officially unveiled its 2025 Sport Award winner on Saturday.These annual awards are voted on by Red Deer media and community members who are involved in the Red Deer sports scene.The winners were honoured during the second intermission of the Red Deer Rebels game at the Centrium in front of 4,518 fans.Pat...
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28 voted in favour
Downtown businesses vote in favour of disestablishing the BIA
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march 19-21
Podcast: The Thurber cast of 'Newsies' talks upcoming theatre production
Support from Donald Family Fund
Dress for Success Central Alberta launches new Career Hub
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Community Builder
Safe Harbour Society's Elder Lynn Jonasson earns national recognition
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Red Deer and Area
28 voted in favour
Downtown businesses vote in favour of disestablishing the BIA
Downtown businesses have voted in favour of the disestablishment of the Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA).This result came after in-person voting concluded on March 16, with 28 out of 43 levy payers voting in favour of the disestablishment. On the flip side, 15 voted against the disestablishment.A total of 43 ou...
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Support from Donald Family Fund
Dress for Success Central Alberta launches new Career Hub
Dress for Success Central Alberta (DFSCA) has launched its new Career Hub with support of the Donald Family Fund and Red Deer Polytechnic.The Career Hub is a digital platform that was created to expand access to skills training, career preparation, and confidence-building tools for women in central Alberta.The Donald F...
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Community Builder
Safe Harbour Society's Elder Lynn Jonasson earns national recognition
Red Deer-based Safe Harbour Society for Health and Housing is celebrating one of its own.Elder Lynn Jonasson, who leads the Many Healing Blankets program at Safe Harbour, was recently named a recipient of the Life Promotion Award at the 2026 National First Nations Substance Use Summit. This was hosted by the Thunderbir...
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$38.9 million
Blackfalds town council approves 2026 operating budget
Blackfalds town council has approved its 2026 operating budget of $38.9 million and its three-year operating plan.As a result, Blackfalds residents will experience an increase to their property taxes. Instead of communicating a percentage, the town shared how much of an increase residents can expect based on their asse...
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Alberta NDP, advocates call on province to take action on accessibility standards
Disability advocates and the Alberta NDP are calling on the government to up its game when it comes to accessibility, saying it comes down to giving people dignity. Alberta is one of just two provinces to not have overarching accessibility legislation and standards, something critics say continues to be a major blemish...
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Municipal Affairs
Alberta reviewing new plan on forcing oil companies to pay municipal taxes; minister
Alberta may soon require oil and gas companies to be on top of their municipal property taxes if they want to keep producing. It's one of more than a dozen proposals contained in a new report released by the province and by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta. Unpaid municipal taxes by some in the energy industry is a ...
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Primary Care Alberta
PCA warning against medicine misuse for National Poison Prevention Week
Primary Care Alberta is reminding everyone to take and store their medicine safely to prevent accidental poisoning.Mar. 15-21 is National Poison Prevention Week, and PCA is focusing on medicine safety this year.They say poisoning can happen if everyday medicines are improperly mixed, misused or stored improperly and ar...
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Budget 2026
Provincial government allocating $275M into provincial parks
The Government of Alberta is set to invest $275 million over the next three years into provincial parks and public land infrastructure.If the 2026 budget is passed, the funds will go towards supporting new and upgraded trails, expanding trailheads, and more campsites and improved park amenities"Budget 2026 is focu...
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Local Sports
Five awards
Central Sport announces 2025 Sport Award winners
Central Sport officially unveiled its 2025 Sport Award winner on Saturday.These annual awards are voted on by Red Deer media and community members who are involved in the Red Deer sports scene.The winners were honoured during the second intermission of the Red Deer Rebels game at the Centrium in front of 4,518 fans.Pat...
19h ago
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best of the best
AJHL names league award finalists for 2025-2026
The AJHL has announced its 2025-2026 league award finalists.The list includes Olds Grizzlys forward Jordin St. Louis, who is up for Rookie of the Year. St. Louis put up 43 points, including 19 goals in 50 games. He also played in two games with the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL.The (rest of the) nominees are:Most Val...
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down, but not out
Innisfail Eagles down 2-0 in NCHL final
The defending champion Innisfail Eagles find themselves in parts unknown as the NCHL final heads to Game 3.The Eagles hadn't lost two straight games this season until now, and that means they're in a 2-0 hole in their best-of-seven series against the Wetaskiwin Longhorns.Wetaskiwin, meanwhile, did have a three-game los...
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Canada
CAF 'not engaged' in 'prosecution' of Iran war: defence minister
BRAMPTON - Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canadian Armed Forces members are "not engaged" in the "prosecution" of the war against Iran. McGuinty was asked today at a news conference whether the Canadian military is involved in the war - and wheth...
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Longest ballot protest group returns, targets byelection in Terrebonne
OTTAWA - The group that recruited hundreds of people to run against Pierre Poilievre in last spring's election and last summer's byelection says it's now targeting the vote in Terrebonne. The Longest Ballot Committee says it's signing up candidates for...
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CRA worker arrested for identity theft and trafficking information in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A worker with the Canada Revenue Agency in Vancouver has been arrested and charged with identity theft and trafficking private information after a four-year investigation. The RCMP's federal policing unit in the Pacific region says in a sta...
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More rain for B.C. in latest atmospheric river event after more than 100mm dumped
VANCOUVER - More heavy rain is in the forecast for British Columbia's coastal regions as a series of atmospheric rivers rolls in after the first deluge dropped more than 100 millimetres. Environment Canada has upgraded its rainfall warnings to orange ...
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Canada Energy Regulator projects power generation surge, with wind a major new source
CALGARY - A new report from the Canada Energy Regulator is projecting significant growth in electrical generation between now and 2050, in part due to new artificial intelligence data centres' thirst for power. The federal agency gamed out four supp...
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Strong winds leave thousands in the dark in Central Canada, Maritimes
MONTREAL - Strong winds put electrical grids to the test across Central Canada and the Maritimes on Tuesday, with Quebec particularly hard hit by the massive gusts. At their peak, the outages affected more than 310,000 customers in Quebec, as Environ...
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World
One person hospitalized and suspect shot after a shooting at a Georgia VA clinic, police say
JASPER, Ga. (AP) - Police in Georgia said they were responding to a shooting Tuesday at a VA clinic, and at least one person was airlifted to the hospital. Jasper police were sent to the VA clinic around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the city said i...
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Republic of Congo's president reelected to fifth term, provisional results show
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) - The Republic of Congo 's President Denis Sassou N'Guesso has been reelected for a fifth consecutive term, according to provisional results announced Tuesday by the authorities. Sassou N'Guesso won 94...
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Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis
HAVANA (AP) - The Trump administration made clear Tuesday that it sees Cuba as the next country where the U.S. can play out its desires on the world stage. A day after Cuba's third nationwide blackout in four months as the socialist isla...
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