Red Deer Polytechnic announced they received an $8 million donation, which will help educate and train more healthcare professionals.The transformational gift was donated from the estate of Rodney Ceccato to strengthen the healthcare workforce in central Alberta and across the province.The institution said $4 million w...

Maskwacis RCMP have charged two people from Ermineskin Cree Nation following an investigation into drug trafficking.Police say on Sept. 22, Maskwacis RCMP conducted a search warrant on a residence in Ermineskin Cree Nation.As a result, a 44-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were charged with three counts of traffick...

A small number of tickets remain for the 31st Annual Black Tie Bingo Gala next week.Put on by the Rotary Club of Red Deer, the Gala is set for Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Red Deer Resort & Casino.Organizers say approximately 50 tickets are still available for purchase."We're getting pretty low. We probably have ...

Didsbury RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating missing 17-year-old Aden Tekie. Aden was last seen at her home in Carstairs on Oct. 22, 2026, according to police. She is believed to be driving a red 2012 Kia Forte with Alberta license plate CZK2914. She may be in the Edmonton area.Aden is described as:Dark compl...

The Alberta Teachers' Association is pushing back following the results on questions two and four of the 2026 Alberta referendum."The challenges facing Alberta's public schools remain, and immigrant students are not the problem," says Jason Schilling, ATA president."Now is the time for the provincial gov...

A former Alberta cabinet minister says Premier Danielle Smith won't survive the crisis in her United Conservative Party amid fallout from the separation referendum. Peter Guthrie, who was removed from the UCP caucus after criticizing the government over a health-care procurement scandal, now leads the upstart Progressi...

The Insurance Bureau of Canada is reporting an estimated $1.8 billion in losses caused by storms this year across the Prairies.There were ten major events across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with estimates coming from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc."Once again, the Canadian Prairies have been hi...

More of the constitutional questions in Alberta's historic referendum have flipped to ``no'' with votes still being counted. Alberta voters went to the polls on Monday and were asked 10 different questions. The key question was on separation and roughly 75 per cent of votes backed staying in Canada, but it has taken lo...

Hockey Canada has announced the pre-tournament schedule for the upcoming 2027 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.From Dec. 17 - 23, six Alberta communities, including Cold Lake, Lloydminster, Camrose, Blackfalds, Edmonton, and Red Deer, will host 12 pre-tournament games before preliminary action commences on Dec. 26...

Red Deer Rebels forward Grayden Peterson has been on quite a tear as of late.The 17-year-old from West Fargo, North Dakota, has scored four goals in his last four games, including his first Western Hockey League goal against the Calgary Hitmen on Oct. 19.He said it felt great to finally get on the scoresheet, especiall...

The Team Jigger Para Hockey Tournament and 'Try-It' sessions are back this weekend, Oct 24-25 at Red Deer's Dawe Centre.Team Jigger is an organization founded several years ago to help those experiencing life-changing physical disabilities regain independence, confidence, and a continued quality of life.This weekend, T...

ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Canadian company's bid to supply nuclear energy to Turkey has a real shot of winning the lucrative tender. But he says he probably wouldn't have been singing the same tune a year ago. Carney is meeting with ...

ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Mark Carney says there is "no merit" to American claims that Canadians might be interfering in U.S. politics ahead of November's midterm elections. Officials in the Trump administration, including U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pet...

ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's not overly concerned about Canada seeking closer ties with Turkey amid criticism that the country has infringed on LGBTQ+ rights. Turkish authorities have targeted multiple LGBTQ+ groups and individuals, ...

VANCOUVER - It's the last full day of campaigning in British Columbia's election ahead of final voting day Saturday, when most ballots will be counted by hand. Elections BC has confirmed that votes cast on election day will be tallied manually, in a de...

OTTAWA - Canada's deepening ties with Europe could help fill some of the massive gaps left behind as the United States pulls back from foreign aid and embraces a "transactional" approach, says the secretary of state for international development. "When...

OTTAWA - National Defence plans to install 47 sensor stations across the North starting as early as next summer to bolster Norad's surveillance and early warning abilities, according to recently published regulatory filings. The planned installations w...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian authorities said Friday that a search and rescue mission is underway in the Black Sea after a cargo ship caught fire, leaving one dead and three missing. The incident occurred about 13 nautical miles (15...

MIAMI (AP) - Vance has become a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said early Friday. At 0900 GMT, Vance was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), and was about...

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians who the military said had launched an attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning. At least five other people were injured, some critically. The...