Provincial funding
Sylvan Lake's Lighthouse Christian Academy receives $4 million for new school
The Lighthouse Christian Academy will soon have a new space to call home.On Monday, the Government of Alberta announced $4 million to go towards creating what the government calls 126 net new student spaces.Principal of the Academy, Dion Krause, said they currently operate the Academy out of the basement of a church lo...
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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 ...
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responding to workforce challenges
New job board launched by Central Alberta First
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First location in Western Canada
Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
Provincial funding
Sylvan Lake's Lighthouse Christian Academy receives $4 million for new school
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44-year-old man
Repeat offender arrested in downtown Red Deer
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responding to workforce challenges
New job board launched by Central Alberta First
Work Central AB is a new job board launched by Central Alberta First, and it comes in response to what the organization says are growing workforce challenges across the region.The website, which is being launched during Small Business Week, serves as a centralized hub where employers can promote career opportunities an...
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Provincial funding
Sylvan Lake's Lighthouse Christian Academy receives $4 million for new school
The Lighthouse Christian Academy will soon have a new space to call home.On Monday, the Government of Alberta announced $4 million to go towards creating what the government calls 126 net new student spaces.Principal of the Academy, Dion Krause, said they currently operate the Academy out of the basement of a church lo...
7h ago
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44-year-old man
Repeat offender arrested in downtown Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP have laid charges following an alleged incident in the city on Oct. 2 involving a repeat offender.While conducting proactive patrols that day in the downtown area, RCMP observed a male operating a motorcycle erratically and driving at high rates of speed.Officers identified the rider as someone well-known...
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$175,000
Trio of Red Deer-area groups get funding to support ending gender-based violence
Three Red Deer region organizations are benefiting from a recent provincial funding announcement aimed at helping support those affected by gender-based violence. The funding will support 36 community organizations across the province. The three local groups receiving funding are: Regional Red Deer Restorative Justice ...
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Alberta
Provincial politics
Shane Getson, outspoken UCP backbencher, quits Alberta legislature
A plainspoken, two-term Alberta United Conservative backbencher who courted controversy and riled up the Opposition NDP is leaving. Shane Getson, in a statement, says he is leaving due to personal and family reasons but does not elaborate. He has represented Lac. Ste. Anne-Parkland, a mostly rural riding northwest of E...
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Eye See
Alberta allowing optometrists to perform minor laser procedures
The Alberta government says optometrists will soon be allowed to perform minor surgical and laser procedures in the province. Justin Wright, Alberta's primary and preventative health minister, says the goal is to give Albertans better access to care closer to home. The government says the expanded scope of optometry wi...
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Better Business Bureau warns public of online Halloween scams
The Better Business Bureau is warning the public to be wary of websites and online ads offering deals on Halloween costumes and products.The Bureau said they've seen an increase in reports across North America about fake websites and ads that have scammed people ahead of Halloween."Scammers are relentless, and thi...
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RCMP
Alberta RCMP offering tips to prevent seasonal property crime
With the days getting shorter and colder, Alberta RCMP are offering tips to help you avoid seasonal property crime.Mounties say property crimes are often crimes of opportunity and tend to occur when there are less people around.The Alberta RCMP encourages property owners to take the following precautions:Store off-road...
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Brock England, Cameron Kuzma among them
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' catego...
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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 ...
10h ago
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Three game week
Rebels This Week: Oct. 26-Nov. 1
WEEKEND SPLITThe Red Deer Rebels have hit their first rough patch of the season, having dropped their last three games, including two at home over the weekend. Friday, October 23 - The visiting Penticton Vees built up a 3-0 lead on their way to a 4-2 win over the Rebels at the Marchant Crane Centrium. Poul Andersen sco...
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Canada
BC Ferries CEO Nicolas Jimenez out as board launches leadership change
VANCOUVER - Nicolas Jimenez is out as CEO at BC Ferries in a "leadership transition" launched by the company's board, just two days after the election of the B.C. Conservatives, who asked for his firing last year. A news release from BC Ferries said B...
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Youth go to court to make Canada legally accountable for its role climate crisis
VANCOUVER - The first youth-led climate trial in Canadian history has begun at the federal courthouse in Vancouver, where 15 plaintiffs argue that federal legislation violates their constitutional rights by continuing the trajectory of greenhouse gas e...
12h ago
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Court hears of impact of sexual assault allegation on 'star' author Galloway's career
VANCOUVER - The literary agent for Steven Galloway said it would have been "impossible" to sell any new work by his client in the years after a former student made unproven allegations of rape and sexual assault against the author a decade ago. Henry D...
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Financial transactions watchdog steps up action against money service businesses
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency revoked the registrations of 82 money service businesses in 2025-26, up from 12 the previous year. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre says it focused significant resources on the money...
12h ago
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Police ethics commissioner and watchdog investigating Montreal police
MONTRÉAL - Quebec's internal security minister says a provincial police ethics commissioner and an independent watchdog will both investigate the suspension of a Montreal police officer over allegations of criminal conduct in interactions with homeless...
16h ago
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Trump says he expects trade war with Canada to end 'pretty soon'
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects his constantly evolving trade war with Canada to end "pretty soon" as Prime Minister Mark Carney suggests Washington could be moving closer to Ottawa's demands. Trump told a rally in Port Huron, Mich...
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World
Voters in Israel are deciding whether to oust Netanyahu after 3 years of war
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country is embroiled in unresolved wars, still reeling from Hamas' 2023 attack and deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it. ...
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Brewers rout the Rays 10-1 to move within a win of their first World Series title
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Jackson Chourio set the tone at the plate, Brice Turang sparked an historic offensive outburst and Robert Gasser shut the door on the mound. The Milwaukee Brewers are one victory from their first World Series t...
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Local ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump starts in southern Ukraine as Russia attacks other areas
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) - A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump, as missile attacks resumed in Kyiv. The local pause in fighting...
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