

preseason action
Rebels battle back but Hitmen prevail in OT
The Red Deer Rebels came back to tie it in the third period but fell 3-2 to the Calgary Hitmen in overtime on Saturday night in preseason action at the Centrium.The Rebels were on the penalty kill to start the extra frame after forward Cameron Kuzma was shown the door by the officials for a five-minute major penalty fo...
Sep 06, 2026
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Feature film
Red Deer-produced 'Bollards' wraps filming with all-local cast and crew
A new film with an all-Alberta cast and crew wrapped up filming in Red Deer this week.Called Bollards, a microbudget feature film, it follows three retired Navy officers as they follow their old boss to the Prairies.Before their boss dies, he builds them a bar, which they end up running.Dean Busch, owner of Bubbadog Pr...
Sep 05, 2026
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Feature film
Red Deer-produced 'Bollards' wraps filming with all-local cast and crew
Sep 05, 2026

Summer Travel Season
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
Siobhán Vipond
Podcast: Canadian Labour Congress EVP speaks on Labour Day, trade war, worker rights
Sep 04, 2026
Reopens next June
Town of Ponoka Splash Park to close for season on Sept. 8
Sep 04, 2026

Red Deer and Area

Feature film
Red Deer-produced 'Bollards' wraps filming with all-local cast and crew
A new film with an all-Alberta cast and crew wrapped up filming in Red Deer this week.Called Bollards, a microbudget feature film, it follows three retired Navy officers as they follow their old boss to the Prairies.Before their boss dies, he builds them a bar, which they end up running.Dean Busch, owner of Bubbadog Pr...
Sep 05, 2026
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Siobhán Vipond
Podcast: Canadian Labour Congress EVP speaks on Labour Day, trade war, worker rights
After an August off, The Everything Red Deer Podcast returns with host Josh Hall positing on all that went on over the summer.Plus, a feature interview ahead of Labour Day with Siobhán Vipond, executive vice president with the Canadian Labour Congress. Vipond is visiting Red Deer on Sept. 7 and will be at the fr...
Sep 04, 2026
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Reopens next June
Town of Ponoka Splash Park to close for season on Sept. 8
The Town of Ponoka reports that the Ponoka Splash Park will soon close for the season.The last day to enjoy the park will be on Tuesday, Sept. 8."Thank you to everyone for coming out and enjoying a splashing good time at the Splash Park this summer," the Town wrote in a media release. "We look forward to...
Sep 04, 2026
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Alberta labour force stats
Red Deer region unemployment rate rises slightly in August
The provincial job numbers are in for August, and Red Deer's unemployment rate has increased from 6.1 per cent in July to 6.2 per cent.However, according to the Alberta Labour Force Statistics, it's down slightly from the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate reported in June for Red Deer, at 6.3 per cent.The seasona...
Sep 04, 2026
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What's Trending
Feature film
Red Deer-produced 'Bollards' wraps filming with all-local cast and crew
Sep 05, 2026

GreenFox
Why waiting to replace your windows and doors could cost you more than you think
Siobhán Vipond
Podcast: Canadian Labour Congress EVP speaks on Labour Day, trade war, worker rights
Sep 04, 2026
Reopens next June
Town of Ponoka Splash Park to close for season on Sept. 8
Sep 04, 2026

3 and 8 km options
Register now for Red Deer's 34th Harvest Run
Alberta labour force stats
Red Deer region unemployment rate rises slightly in August
Sep 04, 2026
up from august 2025
Red Deer building permit values hit $5.2 million in August
Sep 04, 2026

Alberta

'Best place to live, work, raise a family'
Alberta's Jobs minister thanks millions of workers in Labour Day statement
Calling it the economic engine of Canada, the province's Jobs minister has issued his annual Labour Day statement.Joseph Schow said his government is proud to recognize Alberta's workers and the contributions they make to the province."Alberta is the economic engine of Canada and Alberta's workers are the driving ...
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TSB investigating cause
RCMP say two people dead after plane crash near mountain in southern Alberta
Update:Global BC is reporting the plane left Calgary's Springbank Airport bound for Campbell River on Vancouver Island.Original story:Mounties in Alberta say two people died in a plane crash near a mountain in Kananaskis Country.RCMP say they got a call for the crash near Mount McDougall, located southwest of Calgary, ...
Sep 06, 2026
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August 2026 vs. August 2025
Alberta leads country, among provinces, in population growth year-over-year
Last week's seasonally-adjusted Labour Force Survey not only showed declines and increases in the number of jobs, and in which sector they were, but also indicated Alberta was leading the country, among provinces, in population growth.According to Stats-Can figures, Alberta had a 2.2 % rise in new 'transplants' from Au...
Sep 06, 2026
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Trade
Provincial government looking to hear from businesses on tariff impacts
The province has launched an online portal on tariffs.The new website includes information on U.S. and Canadian tariffs, plus has a tab where businesses can tell the government how the tariffs are impacting their operations. The government says this will provide information on things like cost changes, supply chains, e...
Sep 05, 2026
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Local Sports

preseason action
Rebels battle back but Hitmen prevail in OT
The Red Deer Rebels came back to tie it in the third period but fell 3-2 to the Calgary Hitmen in overtime on Saturday night in preseason action at the Centrium.The Rebels were on the penalty kill to start the extra frame after forward Cameron Kuzma was shown the door by the officials for a five-minute major penalty fo...
Sep 06, 2026
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September 8-11
Red Deer golfers to compete in Canadian Men's Senior Championship
Red Deer's Dan Soley, Ken Griffith, and Peter Innes are set to compete in the upcoming Canadian Men's Senior Golf Championship.From September 8-11, the trio will hit the links against the field of 156 amateur golfers from across the country and the United States at the Niakwa Country Club in Winnipeg, Man.They're compe...
Sep 04, 2026
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rarin' to go
Rebels name pre-season roster ahead of Friday opener
The Red Deer Rebels have announced their preseason roster, with action getting started Friday night in Calgary.The first home exhibition game is Saturday at 6 p.m. against Calgary.The pre-season roster is 32-players deep, with 18 forwards, 10 d-men and four goalies.ScheduleFORWARDS Poul Andersen ('08) Cash Arcand-Vanda...
Sep 03, 2026
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Canada

In the news today: trade war escalates, Trump targets Bombardier, yacht rescue
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods are now in effect The trade war between Canada and the United States took on a new face today as Ottawa introduces r...
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Food Allergy Canada calls for laws requiring schools to stock epinephrine devices
TORONTO - Last May, six-year-old Kofi Berkley started getting itchy and developing bumps on his skin while he was playing with his friends at recess. The recess supervisor brought the Grade 1 student, who didn't have any known allergies, to his Edmonto...
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Canadian rescued after yacht found submerged in remote part of Indian Ocean
A Canadian tourist is reported to be in good health after his yacht was found by Australian rescuers partially submerged in a remote part of the Indian Ocean. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, or AMSA, says the man was reported to be travelling...
3h ago
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Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods are now in effect
OTTAWA - Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on American goods took effect just after midnight EDT on Tuesday, responding to the 50 per cent tariffs Washington hit Canada with last month. On Aug. 22, U.S. President Donald Trump launched tariffs on nearly $28 ...
5h ago
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B.C. mountaineer missing in Italy is seasoned survivalist, MLA says
A British Columbia legislature member who went to law school with missing mountaineer Kalie McCrystal says the woman's family and friends are "sitting by the phone" as they await updates on the search in Italy. Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee...
11h ago
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Trump takes aim at Bombardier sales in the U.S. as Canada's tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier defended itself Monday and laid out its extensive footprint across the United States after President Donald Trump made the company the latest target of his anti-Canada campaign. Trump's rhetoric escalated in...
16h ago
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World
Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary has ordered 10 members of Russia's diplomatic mission to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable for diplomats, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said Tuesday. Orbán did not specify the alleged ac...
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73 people, officials say
CAIRO (AP) - More than 70 people were wounded in a wave of Houthi attacks Tuesday on Saudi Arabia, authorities said, a major escalation in the renewed conflict between an important U.S. ally and the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. The att...
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Illinois mom charged with killing toddler was closely following Lindsay Clancy trial, officials say
An Illinois woman charged with killing her 2-year-old son had been closely following the murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy and was texting friends about the case just hours before her son was found dead, prosecutors said. ...
12h ago
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