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Severe thunderstorm watch for Red Deer area
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Red Deer area.Environment and Climate Change Canada says severe weather is possible this afternoon.Per ECCC:Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain. Thunderstor...
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Lacombe to host Alberta Day celebration Aug. 29
Lacombe will host a city-wide celebration for Alberta Day on Aug. 29.Not to be confused with Heritage Day at the start of August, Alberta Day events in Lacombe are supported by a $5,000 grant from the Government of Alberta and will be completely free."Alberta Day is an opportunity to celebrate our province's rich ...
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RDP signs MOU with National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture & Food
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Severe thunderstorm watch for Red Deer area
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RDP signs MOU with National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture & Food
Red Deer Polytechnic and the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture & Food have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance Indigenous agriculture, applied research, and education.According to a release from the institution, the agreement establishes a long-term partnership designed to support Indigen...
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Severe thunderstorm watch for Red Deer area
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Red Deer area.Environment and Climate Change Canada says severe weather is possible this afternoon.Per ECCC:Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain. Thunderstor...
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$1.2 million
Alberta government to provide assistance for Clearwater County tornado cleanup
The Alberta government is providing up to $1.2 million in disaster relief funding to help Clearwater County recover from two tornadoes that caused widespread damage earlier this month. The funding, a one-time grant under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Funding Program, will help cover the cost of removing fallen ...
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Lacombe to host Alberta Day celebration Aug. 29
Lacombe will host a city-wide celebration for Alberta Day on Aug. 29.Not to be confused with Heritage Day at the start of August, Alberta Day events in Lacombe are supported by a $5,000 grant from the Government of Alberta and will be completely free."Alberta Day is an opportunity to celebrate our province's rich ...
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Alberta's Crime Severity index for 2025 decreases 10.4 per cent
Statistics Canada is reporting a decrease in the Crime Severity Index in Alberta for 2025.The agency says the CSI tracks both the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime by assigning weights to different offences.In 2025, the CSI had a 10.4 per cent decrease compared to 2024, the lowest it has been since 2014.T...
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Weather
Edmonton sees wettest summer on record with more storms expected for August
Edmonton has broken a record for the wettest summer on record and it isn't even August. Brian Proctor, meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, says the wettest summer on record in the capital city was more than 70 years ago. In 1953, the city received 417 millimetres of rain from June through August. Th...
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Healthcare
Alberta to begin allowing out-of-pocket payments for medical testing as of Friday
Beginning Friday, Albertans will be able to pay out-of-pocket to bypass medical referral for diagnostic screening tests like an MRI or an ultrasound. The announcement by Premier Danielle Smith follows up on legislation passed by her United Conservative government this spring. Patients will pay for the tests when they r...
Jul 27, 2026
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Search underway in Waterton Lakes National Park for missing 81-year-old man
A search is underway in Waterton Lakes National Park for an 81-year-old man who hasn't been seen or heard from since last Sunday, July 19.Bob Toothill, a resident of Golden, B.C., had said he was planning to hike Section A of the Great Divide Trail, eventually to arrive in Coleman, in the Crowsnest Pass, on July 22.Too...
Jul 26, 2026
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Loss in Finals
U18 AAA Red Deer Rangers' cinderella run at BAEL provincials ends in heartbreak
With six games to go in the regular season, the U18 AAA Red Deer CarStar Rangers' playoff hopes were hanging by a thread.They needed to win at least four to give themselves a chance to reach the 2026 Baseball Alberta Elite League (BAEL) provincial championships, and did just that to grab the final playoff spot.That mar...
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Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph invited to Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase
Hockey Canada has invited Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph to it's 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase.The 18-year-old defenceman will be among 32 other invitees who will compete for a roster spot during the seven-day camp in Windsor, Ont.The camp, which is set for July 26 to Aug. 1, will help Hockey Canada management decide whom...
Jul 24, 2026
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Central Albertans to play in 121st Canadian Men's Amateur Championship
A number of central Albertans are set to take part in the 121st Canadian Men's Amateur Championship, set to begin on Monday.This includes Ponoka's Brock Auclair, Lacombe's Sterling Hancik, and Red Deer's Bryon Baker.The Championship, which will include 264 players from across the world, is set for July 25-30 at Mickels...
Jul 24, 2026
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Federal government launches expanded online passport renewal service
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says that, starting today, online passport renewal is open to all eligible Canadian adults. To qualify, applicants must have an address in Canada, be older than 16 when they got their last passport, and must have...
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CBC won't disclose Eurovision costs as memo says Ottawa can't order it to take part
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada won't disclose how much participating in the Eurovision song contest could cost, while a government document notes the tab for the international cultural event has hit $1.5 million in other countries. "Such information is gene...
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LeBlanc heading back to Washington after Trump threatens new tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington this week after United States President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on an array of Canadian goods starting next month. LeBlanc's spokesperson Gabriel...
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Ontario residents charged over alleged fraudulent passport renewal promises
TORONTO - Two Ontario residents face charges after a Competition Bureau probe found they allegedly misled Canadians into thinking they were dealing directly with the federal government's passport service. York Regional Police charged John Jesse Breslin...
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In the news today: U.S. consulate shooting, raging wildfires, psychiatric waits
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... U.S. consulate in Toronto shot at for second time this year, suspect vehicle flees Efforts by police to identify who fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Mo...
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Campers hit with fire fines as B.C. battles blazes and Village of Clinton counts cost
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Conservation officers in British Columbia discovered numerous illegal campfires during spot checks over the weekend, as wildfire crews battle out-of-control blazes that are threatening communities in the south of the...
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World
Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia's Apalachee High School
A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. Colt Gray, 16, had pleaded guilty Friday to 55 c...
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Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun
SEATTLE (AP) - The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said Tuesday. Police Chief Shon Barnes told a news conf...
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Florida puts ex-police officer to death for girl's murder, first of 2 executions set for single day
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A former police officer convicted of the on-duty rape and murder of a young girl was put to death Tuesday, the first of two lethal injections planned for a single day in Florida, hours before an 80-year-old man was to become the sec...
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