Conservative MP says First Nations votes will be critical in Alberta referendum
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Billy Morin says he will spend the summer talking to Indigenous leaders about encouraging people to vote in the Alberta referendum. Albertans are set to vote in October on whether they want to stay in Canada or prefer to hold a...
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October 2025 Incidents
Two-year conditional sentence for man charged in Red Deer robberies
A two-year conditional sentence has been given to a man charged in a string of gas station robberies in Red Deer last fall. Keevyn Jesse Marston, 20, a resident of Innisfail, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on June 1, 2026, after being convicted on one count of theft under $5000. Counts of robbery and a seco...
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Effective 8:30 a.m., June 3
Fire Restriction downgraded to Fire Advisory in County of Stettler
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'Not manageable': Mountain Rose Centre responds to changes in provincial shelter funding
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Local filmmakers win Telly Award for best micro-budget project
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Red Deer and Area
Effective 8:30 a.m., June 3
Fire Restriction downgraded to Fire Advisory in County of Stettler
The County of Stettler has moved from a fire restriction to a fire advisory as of 8:30 this morning as a result of wet conditions.Per the County:The following are the limitations on burning at this time:NEW PERMITS will be issued for a 5-day period for small brush piles [no larger than 3M(10 feet) wide by 2M (6 feet 6 ...
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'Not manageable': Mountain Rose Centre responds to changes in provincial shelter funding
Rocky's Mountain Rose Women's Shelter says changes to provincial funding models could force service cuts and staff reductions, and is urging the province to delay implementation by one year. At the end of May, the provincial Ministry of Children and Family Services announced changes to its funding model. Local official...
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Local filmmakers win Telly Award for best micro-budget project
Two Red Deer filmmakers are the recent recipients of a prestigious Telly Award.The Tellys recognize excellence in video and television across all screens, according to their official website.Representing central Alberta as winners during the Telly Awards' 47 season are Dave Dinan and Dean Busch, who met during the form...
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October 2025 Incidents
Two-year conditional sentence for man charged in Red Deer robberies
A two-year conditional sentence has been given to a man charged in a string of gas station robberies in Red Deer last fall. Keevyn Jesse Marston, 20, a resident of Innisfail, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on June 1, 2026, after being convicted on one count of theft under $5000. Counts of robbery and a seco...
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Alberta to roll out new ID cards in July, replacing provincial paper health cards
Alberta's government says it will begin rolling out three-in-one identification cards, ultimately replacing the province's long-reviled paper health cards.Starting July 2, new driver's licences and ID cards will include resident's health numbers and citizenship markers, a move the government says will streamline access...
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Government of Alberta invests nearly $5 million in environmental conservation
The Government of Alberta is investing nearly $5 million to support conservation in Alberta.Through the Private Land Conservation Program, $2.8 million in grant funding has been awarded to five projects that will conserve over 8,500 acres across Alberta.More specifically, $156,790 will be presented to the Crooked Creek...
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Conservative MP says First Nations votes will be critical in Alberta referendum
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Billy Morin says he will spend the summer talking to Indigenous leaders about encouraging people to vote in the Alberta referendum. Albertans are set to vote in October on whether they want to stay in Canada or prefer to hold a...
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Faster answers
Province invests to improve death investigations for Alberta families
The Government of Alberta announced they're investing in infrastructure and technology to bolster death investigations and provide answers for families faster.As a result, the province will invest $125 million over four years for a new facility for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) in Edmonton. They'll al...
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AJHL announces new initiatives ahead of 2026/27 season
The Alberta Junior Hockey League held its AGM and Board of Governors meetings in recent days. Following the gatherings, several new initiatives were announced for the 2026/27 season.Regular season formatPer the league: The AJHL will maintain its structure of two divisions for the 2026-27 season - the Bunge AJHL North D...
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Search for new HC begins
Marc Habscheid resigns as Rebels head coach
The Red Deer Rebels announced Marc Habscheid has resigned as head coach of the club.He served in the role in Red Deer for just one season and explained he wants to return to his home in Europe."After living back in Canada this last year, I realize that my heart lays in Europe where I've lived in my home for the pa...
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Trade alert
Rebels trade Yellowaga to Victoria for draft picks
The Red Deer Rebels have moved on from defenceman Nate Yellowaga.On Tuesday, they traded the Calgarian to the Victoria Royals for three draft picks.The Rebels received a fourth-round pick in the 2027 WHL Prospects Draft, a second-round pick in the 2028 draft from the Saskatoon Blades, and a fourth-round pick in the 203...
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Canada
Activists call on feds to put pressure on Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla
OTTAWA - Canadian activists detained by Israel last month while taking part in an aid flotilla trying to reach Gaza say Canada isn't doing enough to call out treatment by Israeli officials that Ottawa has called appalling. Prime Minister Mark Carney an...
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Conservative MP says First Nations votes will be critical in Alberta referendum
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Billy Morin says he will spend the summer talking to Indigenous leaders about encouraging people to vote in the Alberta referendum. Albertans are set to vote in October on whether they want to stay in Canada or prefer to hold a...
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Quebec's first tornado of 2026 touches down in Saguenay region, researchers say
MONTREAL - Researchers say Quebec's first recorded tornado of 2026 touched down in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region on May 25. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says the tornado damaged a roof, snapped a tree and toppled a recreationa...
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Slashing development fees is not a cure-all for housing affordability: CMHC
OTTAWA - Slashing municipal development charges would not be enough on its own to make homes affordable again across Canada, says a new analysis from the federal housing agency. Development charges are fees cities impose on developers that are mainly u...
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Groups call on Ottawa to reverse course on environmental policy
OTTAWA - Some of Canada's largest environmental groups were on Parliament Hill Wednesday, urging the Liberal government to reverse course on what they're calling "rollbacks" of environmental policy. Representatives of 14 groups held a news conference t...
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Ottawa tells CRTC to change course on increasing streamers' financial contributions
OTTAWA - Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to triple streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content, and will instead provide $600 million to the sector, Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday. The decision c...
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World
Tropical Storm Amanda is the first of the Pacific hurricane season, meteorologists say
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Amanda formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first tropical cyclone of the season, the National Hurricane Center said. Amanda was located about 1,475 miles (2,375 kilometers) west-southwest of the ...
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FBI fatally shoots a man holding hostages in a California office building, police say
A man who was holding hostages inside a California office building for more than 15 hours was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday, police said. The hostages were found unharmed inside the downtown Bakersfield building that houses ...
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UK Royal Navy says 3 members died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Royal Navy said Wednesday that three of its members died in a helicopter crash earlier in southwest England during a training exercise. The helicopter went down in the county of Devon in England at 4 a.m. ...
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