Six different goal scorers
Rebels end three-game skid with 6-4 win over Saskatoon
The Red Deer Rebels returned to the win column on Tuesday night.In front of 2,584 fans at the Centrium, the Rebels defeated the Saskatoon Blades 6-4 to snap a three-game losing skid.Rebels rookie Paxson Madill led the way with three points, including his first Western Hockey League goal.Forward Poul Andersen was right ...
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Change in leadership at Red Deer Homeless Foundation
As the first phase of Project Nexus is on its way to completion, a new but familiar face is taking the helm of the Red Deer Homeless Foundation.Erin Forbes, who has for several years been executive director at Dress for Success Central Alberta, will become the foundation's CEO.She is taking over from Darcy Mykytyshyn, ...
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Monarch Winter Village returns to Penhold for sophomore year
The Monarch Winter Village is returning to Penhold for a second year.This time, organizers promise even more lights, decorations, and opportunities for businesses and groups to be part of the magic.The village at the Penhold RV Park began in 2025 thanks to Monarch Earthworks, as a gift to the community."There's so...
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erin forbes replaces darcy mykytyshyn
Change in leadership at Red Deer Homeless Foundation
As the first phase of Project Nexus is on its way to completion, a new but familiar face is taking the helm of the Red Deer Homeless Foundation.Erin Forbes, who has for several years been executive director at Dress for Success Central Alberta, will become the foundation's CEO.She is taking over from Darcy Mykytyshyn, ...
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Rash of bad drivers passing red-lit Wolf Creek school buses this fall
Wolf Creek Public Schools is reminding motorists that in its jurisdictions, it is illegal to pass a school bus when its red lights are flashing.Unfortunately, by the first week of October, bus drivers in that division had made 18 reports of vehicles passing WCPS buses while students were entering and exiting their buse...
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Temporary increase
Red Deer city council increases emergency homeless shelter capacity for winter months
Hope Mission has been granted an additional 75 beds to help with overflow capacity at Red Deer's temporary emergency homeless shelter through the winter months.At Tuesday's regular city council meeting, council voted unanimously to approve a temporary development permit to increase beds from 200 to 275 from November 1,...
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Alberta government to end DEI public sector hiring
Alberta is looking to end public sector hiring practices aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion. A government bill has been tabled that, if passed, would prohibit a number of public bodies from using DEI policies to make hiring decisions. Premier Danielle Smith says hiring needs to be based on merit and qualification...
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Legislature Resumes
Alberta premier, back in house for legislature sitting, defends separation referendum
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the United Conservatives are back in the legislature for the first time since the separation referendum, and Smith is dismissing suggestions it was a waste. Smith, in question period, says the vote sent a clear message and that there is always value in democratic exercises. She was re...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta premier sees another UCP constituency association call for leadership review
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing another call for a leadership review from one of her United Conservative Party constituency boards. Scott Cyr, a backbencher in Smith's caucus, says the board of his constituency association northeast of Edmonton passed the motion Monday. It's a vote Cyr says he does not agree w...
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Provincial Politics
RCMP investigating Alberta health procurement for possible fraud, money laundering
Mounties looking into an Alberta health care spending controversy are investigating potential fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering. That's according to court documents filed this month as part of an ongoing wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former head of Alberta Health Services.The...
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Six different goal scorers
Rebels end three-game skid with 6-4 win over Saskatoon
The Red Deer Rebels returned to the win column on Tuesday night.In front of 2,584 fans at the Centrium, the Rebels defeated the Saskatoon Blades 6-4 to snap a three-game losing skid.Rebels rookie Paxson Madill led the way with three points, including his first Western Hockey League goal.Forward Poul Andersen was right ...
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Locals among WHLers on NHL Central Scouting's preliminary Players to Watch list
A handful of locals are among the 54 WHL and 176 CHL players named to NHL Central Scouting's preliminary Players to Watch list. These are players projected to be selected in the 2027 NHL Draft next June. Per the WHL: NHL Central Scouting identifies players with a rating system that includes five categories. The 'A' cat...
Oct 26, 2026
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becoming a role model
Red Deer's Bennett Love earns prestigious Tom Longboat Award
A promising young Red Deer golfer is one of the recipients of this year's prestigious Tom Longboat Awards, which were handed out this weekend at the National Indigenous Sports Gala in Ottawa. Bennett Love is just 16, and by most accounts, his game looks to be dialled in. But he's also passionate about learning more in ...
Oct 26, 2026
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Canada
Doerkson tells of 'productive conversation' with Carney on supercharging B.C. economy
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has spoken with British Columbia's incoming premier to discuss how to seize major economic opportunities. Carney says on social media that he and Lorne Doerkson also talked about building infrastructure and...
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Drawn lot decides mayor of Lytton, B.C., after votes are tied at 45 each
The new mayor in Lytton, B.C., a tiny village razed by a raging wildfire in 2021, has been determined by the drawing of lots after a tied election. The village says Jennifer Thoss is the winner in a process conducted in front of a judge, resulting in t...
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Vancouver Aquarium says goodbye to beloved sloth Hurricane, dead at 29
VANCOUVER - Hurricane, the sloth that has been hanging out at the Vancouver Aquarium for years, has died at the age of 29. The aquarium says she was one of their "most beloved" residents. A statement posted on the aquarium's social media account says ...
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There has been 'limited progress' in Canada-U.S. trade talks: Canadian official
OTTAWA - A Canadian official says there has been "limited progress" made in recent trade talks with the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday acknowledged talks had intensified slightly in recent days and President Donald Trump and his o...
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Privacy commissioner opens investigation into Crime Stoppers data breach
Canada's privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into a reportedly massive Crime Stoppers data breach as police departments across the country have paused accepting tips through the platform. The office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne ...
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'Hero to animals': Drone kills B.C. dog rescuer Jesse Adams in Ukraine
A Ukraine-based animal rescue organization says a Canadian volunteer in the war-torn country has been killed in a drone attack. Animal Rescue Kharkiv said Jesse Adams, founder of RainCoast Dog Rescue Society on Vancouver Island, died on Sunday after th...
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World
Serbian police say assailant killed after attacking a guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - An assailant with knives attacked a guard outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade and was killed just after midnight on Wednesday, Serbian police said. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that police were treating ...
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Rays stun Brewers with 2-run rally in 12th inning and force World Series Game 5 with 4-3 win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Milwaukee was three outs from its first World Series title when Junior Camerino started the bottom of the 12th inning with a grounder to third. Thousands of Brewers fans who trekked to Tropicana Field to witness the long-awa...
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Grand jury refuses to indict ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday failed to secure a grand jury indictment against a former White House staffer who provided dramatic but disputed testimony against President Donald Trump before a House committee investigating the Jan...
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