6.2 per cent
Red Deer unemployment up a full percentage point in April
Jobs numbers are in for April, and Red Deer's unemployment rate is up, from 5.2 per cent to 6.2 per cent, from March.That figure is a three-month moving average, unadjusted for season.March to April unadjusted three-month moving average around Alberta:Edmonton: 6.9% --> 7.5%Calgary: 7.0% --> 6.9%Camrose-Drumhelle...
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opportunity for growth
Podcast: Reason for optimism, says Scotiabank's chief economist, Jean-Francois Perreault
Listen to the full conversation with Jean-Francois Perreault, chief economist for Scotiabank, on the May 8, 2026 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast!--Scotiabank's chief economist believes there's reason for optimism as it relates to Canada's economic outlook.Jean-Francois Perreault, who's held several notable r...
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ran against poilievre
Battle River-Crowfoot candidate to help lead new Libertarian Party of Canada
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Left his mark on the game
Podcast: Retirement calls for NLL reffing G.O.A.T. and longtime Red Deerian Todd Labranche
proactive maintenance
AltaLink to perform aerial patrols around central Alberta on May 11-15
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Enhance public safety
Red Deer RCMP to launch Drones as First Responder program in the coming months
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Red Deer and Area
ran against poilievre
Battle River-Crowfoot candidate to help lead new Libertarian Party of Canada
A former candidate in the federal riding of Battle River-Crowfoot has more to say on his political journey.Michael Harris ran for the Libertarian Party of Canada in the by-election last year -- the same one that saw 200+ names on the ballot to take on CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre who'd lost his seat in Ottawa.A much you...
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proactive maintenance
AltaLink to perform aerial patrols around central Alberta on May 11-15
AltaLink will be performing aerial patrols around central Alberta on May 11-15.The patrols will be around their electric transmission facilities, which are dispersed around the region.The annual patrol provides AltaLink with a visual inspection of its transmission lines and surrounding vegetation, helping to maintain t...
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Enhance public safety
Red Deer RCMP to launch Drones as First Responder program in the coming months
Red Deer RCMP announced plans to implement its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program in the coming months.Red Deerians may notice drones flying overhead more frequently, and police say it's meant to enhance public safety.The program, Mounties say, is an expansion of the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) current...
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Gold in welding
Chinook's Edge student Logan Swanson wins Provincial Skills Canada title, now eligible for nationals
Chinook's Edge School Division student Logan Swanson has won a gold medal at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition in Edmonton.As a result, he is now eligible to compete at nationals in Toronto.The 18-year-old is currently in high school in Didsbury and is a pre-employment welding student at Olds College of Agricult...
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Alberta
deadline is may 12
Alberta gov't encourages residents to complete federal census
The Government of Alberta is encouraging Albertans to fill out their federal census forms, which have been arriving in mailboxes over the last several days.Participation in the census will ensure Albertans get their fair share of federal funding to keep up with provincial growth, the province says."Census particip...
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RCMP
Outlaw Motorcycle Gang activity rising across the province
Alberta RCMP are sending a warning out to the public, as Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMG) activity is expected to rise this summer.Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club is reportedly growing in size and expanding into Alberta, which Mounties note could lead to conflicts with other gangs and clubs, including the Hells Angels. Sata...
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police responses in lloydminster, strathcona county
Red Deer RCMP issue toy gun warning as 'Senior Assassin' game spreads
Red Deer RCMP are issuing a reminder to youth and parents about the public safety risks involved with carrying around and using replica and imitation firearms.That includes, but is not limited to, water guns.Red Deer detachment did not specifically note what prompted this reminder, and did not say they've had any recen...
May 07, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta elections officials say more than 550 people accessed renegade voter database
A third investigation is now underway into a massive privacy breach involving a separatist group and the personal information of nearly three million Albertans. Last week, R-C-M-P and the province's elections agency announced their own probes into an online database of the province's voter list published by a group cal...
May 07, 2026
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Local Sports
From Kazakhstan to the WHL
Rebels first round pick Danny Ramazanov thankful for opportunity with Red Deer
If it wasn't for a move from Kazakhstan to Saskatoon at a young age, the newest Red Deer Rebels draftee, Danny Ramazanov, may not be where he is today.Ramazanov's family is from Kazakhstan where he lived for nine years before his parents decided to move their family to Canada to allow him to play hockey at a higher lev...
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Wide variety of players
Rebels select 10 players at 2026 WHL Prospects Draft
The Red Deer Rebels feel confident in the selections made in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.A deep group of eligible 2011-born players allowed the Rebels to select draftees later in the draft, who they had anticipated to be chosen earlier.As a result, they made 10 selections, including six forwards, three defencemen, and...
May 08, 2026
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Looking for volunteers
Woody's RV World Marathon set for May 17
The 26th running of the Woody's RV World Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K races is less than two weeks away.On Sunday, May 17, they'll welcome hundreds of athletes who will compete for the title through Red Deer's park and trail system.Treasurer of the event, Curtis Marquart, said, like every year, the marathon will be...
May 07, 2026
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Canada
'Team Nigel' rallies behind East Vancouver cat after complaint about feline folk hero
VANCOUVER - As he flops down on an East Vancouver pavement for cuddles and back scratches, Nigel is hardly the picture of a cat with a guilty conscience. But he stands accused of crimes against the neighbourhood - and the ensuing drama has resulted i...
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Canada doubling down on work to reunite Ukrainian children 'stolen' by Russia: Anand
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada's ongoing work to secure the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russian officials shows how Ottawa is trying to work with a range of countries to advance practical, humanitarian goals. In ...
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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon reflects on five years of reconciliation, Indigenous diplomacy
OTTAWA - Nunavik, where Gov. Gen. Mary Simon grew up, is a long way from Ottawa and farther still from Buckingham Palace. That never stopped her mother Nancy May, a unilingual Inuk, from keeping a photo of Queen Elizabeth on prominent display in thei...
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Bublé, Morissette among starry lineup at Canadian World Cup opening ceremony
TORONTO - Canadian artists Michael Bublé and Alanis Morissette will be among a star-studded lineup of performers at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Toronto in June. FIFA has announced separate opening ceremonies in each of the three host countri...
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Experts understand anxiety about hantavirus, but say it's unlikely to be next pandemic
TORONTO - Infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison McGeer has lived and worked through SARS-1 in 2003, the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020. With the trauma of the COVID pandemic so fresh in people's minds, she ...
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Feds want pipeline projects reviewed by energy regulator instead of impact agency
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing giving authority to review interprovincial pipelines and transmission lines, and offshore renewable energy projects, to the Canada Energy Regulator instead of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. The prop...
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World
Hungary's Péter Magyar is set to be sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar, arrived Saturday at the Parliament building to be sworn into office, ending Viktor Orbán 's autocratic 16-year rule. Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated Orbán's nationalis...
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Moscow marks Victory Day with a Red Square parade under tight security
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Red Square. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin was set to speak at the parade, even as a U...
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Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats swung toward Republicans on Friday, as a Virginia court invalidated a Democratic gerrymandering effort and Republicans in Alabama approved plans for new primary elections if ...
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