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Red Deer RCMP respond to downtown stabbing Friday night
Two youths are facing charges following a stabbing in the downtown core Friday evening. Red Deer RCMP officers responded at about 9:05 on April 17 to an area near 49 Avenue (Gaetz northbound) and 51 Street, confirms Cpl. Gina Slaney, Alberta RCMP. There was a heavy police presence, with Mounties noting there was no ris...
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Tragic fire in Brazeau County claims two young lives
A baby and a toddler have tragically died in a house fire in Brazeau County. On April 16, at about 12:30 p.m., Breton RCMP received a report of a residential house fire on Township Road 42 in Brazeau County. Upon arrival, police learned that an adult female and two children were able to successfully evacuate the home. ...
Apr 17, 2026
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addressing the "missing middle"
Hazlett Lake, west of QEII 'Centrepoint' developments could progress in not-too-distant future
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Central Alberta First, RDP launch new Artificial Intelligence workshop series
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Red Deer RCMP respond to downtown stabbing Friday night
Two youths are facing charges following a stabbing in the downtown core Friday evening. Red Deer RCMP officers responded at about 9:05 on April 17 to an area near 49 Avenue (Gaetz northbound) and 51 Street, confirms Cpl. Gina Slaney, Alberta RCMP. There was a heavy police presence, with Mounties noting there was no ris...
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addressing the "missing middle"
Hazlett Lake, west of QEII 'Centrepoint' developments could progress in not-too-distant future
Long-awaited progress on two major projects could soon be happening in Red Deer's north.Gears are currently in motion on work in the Hazlett Lake residential area, which is north of Hwy 11A and east of the QEII Highway; as well, proponents are hoping they'll be able to soon say the same about the so-called 'power centr...
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Central Alberta First, RDP launch new Artificial Intelligence workshop series
Central Alberta First and Red Deer Polytechnic announced they're launching a new Artificial Intelligence workshop series.It was created in collaboration with the Regional Business Support Network to help local businesses across the region learn how to properly use AI."This initiative is a strong example of what re...
Apr 17, 2026
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Former assistant principal
Kacey Oehlerking named principal of École James S. McCormick School
Wolf Creek Public Schools announced Kacey Oehlerking has been named principal of École James S. McCormick School in Lacombe.Over the last two years, Oehlerking has served as the assistant principal at the school, where she has demonstrated strong instructional leadership and a commitment to building relational t...
Apr 17, 2026
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Alberta
one of five to open this year
Indigenous-led recovery community opens on Blood Tribe
A new Indigenous-led recovery community is now open in southern Alberta.The Blood Tribe Iitakamotsiipiohsopi Recovery Community offers 75 beds at no cost, with land-based treatment for those struggling with addiction, the provincial government notes in a release.It is the first of five Indigenous-led recovery communiti...
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Tragic fire in Brazeau County claims two young lives
A baby and a toddler have tragically died in a house fire in Brazeau County. On April 16, at about 12:30 p.m., Breton RCMP received a report of a residential house fire on Township Road 42 in Brazeau County. Upon arrival, police learned that an adult female and two children were able to successfully evacuate the home. ...
Apr 17, 2026
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Where to draw the line?
Redraw of electoral boundaries would present challenging timeline; Elections Alberta
Alberta's elections agency says a government decision to revisit how provincial ridings are drawn up will be a challenge as the clock ticks toward an October 2027 vote. Elections Alberta says it needs at least 1 1/2 years to iron out all the details for new ridings. Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives have th...
Apr 17, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's governing UCP to revisit proposed riding changes before next election
Alberta's governing United Conservatives are looking to take another run at redrawing provincial riding boundaries, a move the Opposition NDP calls a cynical backdoor scheme to rig the October 2027 general election. Premier Danielle Smith's caucus is set to introduce a motion in the house today to revisit a recent bipa...
Apr 16, 2026
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Ready to start by next fall
Student-driven hockey program gaining momentum at Iron Ridge Secondary Campus
A proposed hockey program for Iron Ridge Secondary Campus could be ready to hit the ice by next fall.The proposed high school hockey program at the school would see students spend three days each week focusing on off-ice training, including sport psychology, strength and conditioning, and nutrition, alongside two morni...
Apr 17, 2026
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Growing his game
Former Red Deer Rebels captain loving life in the NCAA
It's been nearly a year since former Red Deer Rebels captain Ollie Josephson departed from the club.He, as many others have since, left the Western Hockey League to play NCAA Div. I hockey.In the case of Josephson, he left just weeks before the start of training camp last August and committed to the University of North...
Apr 17, 2026
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bulldogs earn honours
BCHL names 2025-26 All-Stars
The BCHL named its All-Stars for the 2025-26 regular season on Thursday, as the league's playoffs forge ahead.First-Team All-StarsF Nico Grabas - Chilliwack Chiefs F Nikita Ivashchenko - Blackfalds Bulldogs F Jack Good - Brooks Bandits D Ozbej Rep - Prince George Spruce Kings D Noah Mertz - Blackfalds Bulldogs G Angelo...
Apr 16, 2026
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Canada
Carney lands on Time's most influential people list for 2026
Perhaps it was the widely cited speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, or maybe a so-called George Clooney-like swagger. Whatever it is, Prime Minister Mark Carney is finding himself in the international spotlight again, this time in the pages o...
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Nova Scotia's provincewide ban on entering the woods was unreasonable, court rules
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge says the provincial government made an unreasonable decision last year when it banned most people from entering the woods to prevent wildfires during an extreme drought. In a decision released Friday, Justice...
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Quebec Court of Appeal overturns sexual assault verdict for Montreal skating coach
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal overturned a guilty verdict against a renowned skating coach accused of sexual assault and gross indecency, saying the burden of proof was not met. Richard Gauthier was found guilty of having assaulted a teenage mal...
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Kenneth Law to plead guilty to some counts, Crown to withdraw murder charges: lawyer
The lawyer for Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used it to take their own lives, says murder charges will be withdrawn against his client and he will in turn plead guilty to aiding suicide. La...
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Farming groups applaud private member's bill aimed at speeding up product approvals
OTTAWA - Canadian agriculture groups are applauding a Conservative private member's bill that would allow Canada to rely on scientific reviews of new products conducted in "trusted" countries to speed up approvals of the products here. Conservative MP ...
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Whit Fraser talks career, hockey and Governor General coverage in new book
OTTAWA - For Whit Fraser, it all started with a leap of faith - taking a job in Canada's Far North. The former journalist and husband of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was hired by the CBC to work in Iqaluit - then called Frobisher Bay - in April 1967, with no e...
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World
North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, days after the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was making "very serious" advances in efforts to build nuclear weapo...
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A mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. ...
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Pope Leo XIV says 'not in my interest at all' to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was "not in my interest at all" to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace. Leo spoke to repo...
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