sports trade show
Annual Red Deer Xplore Sport Day happens March 28
Saturday, March 28 is going to be a fun one over the G.H. Dawe Centre, where the annual Xplore Sport 365 Day is taking place.From rowing to adaptive sports, from dance to masters swimming, there is something for everyone, says Central Sport CEO Trevor Thomas."Think of it as a sports trade show where you can come i...
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ADAP and AISH
Red Deer city councillor brings forward notice of motion seeking pause on disability program
A Red Deer city councillor brought forward a notice of motion asking for Mayor Cindy Jefferies to advocate for the provincial government to pause the recent changes to the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and the Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP).Councillor Cassandra Curtis brought forward ...
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Calgary and Chestermere
Red Deer RCMP arrest three from southern Alberta following drug trafficking investigation
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1-on-1 with the 14-year-old phenom
Podcast: The sickening stats of Madden Daneault's record-breaking season
Decisions made
City council recap - March 24, 2026
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Priorities and considerations
City of Red Deer approves guidelines to develop 2027 budget
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Red Deer and Area
Calgary and Chestermere
Red Deer RCMP arrest three from southern Alberta following drug trafficking investigation
The Red Deer RCMP General Investigation Section made multiple arrests for drug trafficking following an investigation that went on for months.Police say they received information in early January that prompted their investigation.From there, they determined three suspects were trafficking drugs as a group in Red Deer.O...
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Decisions made
City council recap - March 24, 2026
The following decisions were made at today's City Council meeting. CONSENT: Electric Utility Annual Report to Council for Alberta Regulation 582015: Council approved the Electric Utility's 2025 Annual Compliance Report, required under provincial regulations before submission to the Alberta Utilities Commission. The rep...
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Priorities and considerations
City of Red Deer approves guidelines to develop 2027 budget
Red Deer city council unanimously approved budget guidelines to direct administration in preparing the city's 2027 budget.The City of Red Deer says the guidelines provide clear direction on financial priorities, planning considerations and process expectations.This, in turn, will help ensure the proposed budget reflect...
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smooth, respectful handover to hope mission
Safe Harbour holds ceremony to mark transition of shelter services
Partnership, collaboration, optimism, dignity, and compassion... Those are the types of words people heard if they were in attendance this week for a ceremonial handover of Red Deer's temporary emergency homeless shelter, from the longtime caring grasp of Safe Harbour Society, to those of Hope Mission, which are purpor...
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Alberta
Energy/Environment
Alberta, Ottawa reach 'agreement-in-principle' on methane emissions
Alberta will be in control of regulating its methane emissions under an agreement-in-principle with Ottawa. The two governments inked a sweeping accord late last year touching on several energy policy matters. The memorandum of understanding included a plan to reach a methane equivalency agreement on or before April 1 ...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta committee recommends Phillip Peters to replace Wylie as auditor general
An Alberta legislature committee has reached into the auditor general's office to pick a new person to lead the watchdog agency. The committee has voted to recommend that Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet appoint Phillip Peters as the province's auditor general. Peters is currently the general counsel and ethics officer...
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Crime
RCMP make arrest, urge people to be wary of cold calls offering phone upgrades
RCMP in Alberta are warning people to be careful if they get a call out of the blue asking them if they want to upgrade their phone. Police say fraudsters are cold calling people asking if they want an upgrade. They say it all sounds very legitimate and the fraudsters will try to pry personal information out of the tar...
Mar 24, 2026
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22-year-old victim
RCMP arrest and charge 18-year-old after Alberta highway shooting that killed driver
RCMP have made an arrest in a highway shooting south of Edmonton earlier this month that left one man dead. They say three friends were headed to the mountains on the Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway on March 14, when a pickup truck pulled up beside their Honda Civic south of Leduc. Two survivors of the shooting have said a p...
Mar 24, 2026
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Local Sports
PLACE FOR JUNIOR HOCKEY TO THRIVE
Rimbey Royals join Heritage Junior Hockey League
The Heritage Junior 'B' Hockey League (HJHL) has announced it will expand to Rimbey next season. The team will be known as the Rimbey Royals, and they will play in the North Division with teams from Red Deer, Sylvan Lake, Airdrie, Mountainview, and Rocky Mountain House. The division no longer includes Ponoka, which wit...
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sports trade show
Annual Red Deer Xplore Sport Day happens March 28
Saturday, March 28 is going to be a fun one over the G.H. Dawe Centre, where the annual Xplore Sport 365 Day is taking place.From rowing to adaptive sports, from dance to masters swimming, there is something for everyone, says Central Sport CEO Trevor Thomas."Think of it as a sports trade show where you can come i...
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In Calgary
Teams from Red Deer and Rimbey headed to U15 A Girls Hockey Provincial Championships
A pair of teams from central Alberta is set to take part in the U15 A Girls Hockey Provincial Championships in Calgary.From March 26-29, teams from Red Deer and Rimbey will take the ice at the Great Plains Recreation Centre in addition to representation from communities such as Calgary, Grande Prairie, Sturgeon County,...
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Canada
House committee calls for changes to Elections Act to prevent long ballot protests
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is calling on the government to make changes to the Elections Act that would make it harder for protest groups to sign up dozens of candidates in a single riding. The Longest Ballot Committee targeted ridings in a ...
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Quebec Superior Court rebukes feds for trying to block release of court decision
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court has ruled that it was inappropriate for the federal government to try to block publication of a court ruling in a case that has been shrouded in secrecy. The redacted ruling involved a former police informant whose id...
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Complaint commissioner announces 'systemic' probe into B.C. police sexual misconduct
VICTORIA - B.C.'s police complaint commissioner says his office has began a "systemic investigation" into how municipal police departments handle cases of sexual misconduct involving officers. Prabhu Rajan says sexual misconduct in police workplaces u...
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A 'miracle' more weren't killed in Air Canada plane crash, expert says
MONTREAL - As experts assess the aftermath of the Air Canada Express plane crash at LaGuardia Airport, some have expressed surprise it wasn't worse - despite the tragedy of a disaster that left two pilots dead. Commercial aircraft are constructed for f...
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MP reveals Tumbler Ridge girl's heroism, and how she passed on boy's dying message
VICTORIA - The MP representing Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has described how a 12-year-old girl heroically tried to save two classmates shot in the mass killing in the community last month. Bob Zimmer told Tuesday's National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa that th...
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Almost half of former NDP voters don't recognize names of leadership candidates: poll
OTTAWA - Nearly half of those who voted for the federal NDP at least once over the past four elections don't recognize the names of the current leadership candidates, a new poll suggests. The Angus Reid Institute surveyed 1,100 Canadians who voted for ...
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World
Vegas and Seattle a step closer to getting NBA teams. League's owners approve expansion exploration
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint, with the league's owners voting Wednesday to start exploring the process of adding franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle. It was not a sur...
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Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip May 14-15, after delay due to Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, the White House announced on Wednesday. Trump had been scheduled to travel to China later this mo...
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Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Armed militants ambushed Nigerian security forces who were responding to a distress call in the northwestern state of Kebbi, fatally shooting nine soldiers, a police officer and one resident, authorities said Wednesday. ...
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