Evacuees slowly learn of losses from B.C. wildfire that forced thousands to flee
PENTICTON - Kyla Gaudiuso says she found out her home in Faulder, B.C., had been destroyed when she received a photo of the ridge where it once stood, completely engulfed in flames. The community west of Summerland was one of the first areas overrun by...
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Celebrating different cultures
Afro-Caribbean Festival returns to Red Deer on Aug. 15-16
The fourth annual Afro-Caribbean Festival is right around the corner.From Aug. 15-16, the free family event is set to take place on Ross Street between 49 and 48 Avenue in downtown Red Deer and is put on by the African Caribbean Centre of Central Alberta.Zainab Mohamoud, founder and executive director of the African Ca...
Aug 07, 2026
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Helping animals
Central Alberta Humane Society's Pancakes for Paws fundraiser returns Aug. 22
Aug 08, 2026
Summer Travel Season
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
Safe driving
Red Deer RCMP issue 175 charges under Traffic Safety Act in July
Aug 07, 2026
Conditions as of August 4
Alberta Crop Report: August 7
Aug 07, 2026
Red Deer and Area
Helping animals
Central Alberta Humane Society's Pancakes for Paws fundraiser returns Aug. 22
The Central Alberta Humane Society announced its Pancakes for Paws fundraiser is set for later this month.On Saturday, Aug. 22, from 8 to 11 a.m., citizens are invited to give back to support the work of the Central Alberta Humane Society.The fundraiser, which will be held at the shelter located at 4505 77 Street in Re...
Aug 08, 2026
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Safe driving
Red Deer RCMP issue 175 charges under Traffic Safety Act in July
Red Deer RCMP Traffic Services report that in July they issued 175 charges under the Traffic Safety Act.As part of on-going efforts to improve road safety, among some of the charges handed out were 46 speeding violations, eight distracted driving infractions, 15 infractions for failing to wear a seatbelt, 77 moving and...
Aug 07, 2026
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Conditions as of August 4
Alberta Crop Report: August 7
Spring cereals have reached early-to-late milk development in the central Alberta region.That's according to the latest Alberta Crop Report from Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and the Government of Alberta.The report indicates crop conditions for major crops are currently rated as six per cent poor, ...
Aug 07, 2026
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Celebrating different cultures
Afro-Caribbean Festival returns to Red Deer on Aug. 15-16
The fourth annual Afro-Caribbean Festival is right around the corner.From Aug. 15-16, the free family event is set to take place on Ross Street between 49 and 48 Avenue in downtown Red Deer and is put on by the African Caribbean Centre of Central Alberta.Zainab Mohamoud, founder and executive director of the African Ca...
Aug 07, 2026
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Alberta
AI
Alberta NDP slam planned AI data centre town halls
Alberta's Opposition NDP say Albertans will not be fooled by what it calls "last-minute, disingenuous town halls" on AI data centres. The government announced on Thursday that it would hold three in-person town halls, along with a virtual one. One of the in-person ones would be held in Grande Prairie on Sept....
Aug 07, 2026
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Forecast for 24 to 48 hour impact
Much of southern B.C. under smoky skies, alerts, as wildfires continue to burn
If your plans this weekend include travelling west into B.C.'s southern Interior region, you may wish to postpone your trip for a day or two, after Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) expanded an Orange Alert for air quality for a large section of southern B.C.The updated warning now includes the Kootenays, ...
Aug 07, 2026
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first time a governor general has attended
Governor General Louise Arbour to attend Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat
Canada's Governor General will visit Medicine Hat next week to cheer on athletes competing at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.Louise Arbour will be in the city from Aug. 10 to 13 for the event, marking her first visit to Medicine Hat and the first time a governor general has attended the Special Olympics ...
Aug 07, 2026
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AI
Alberta government announces town hall series, new website on AI data centres
The provincial government says it is doing a couple of things to share information on AI data centres. A series of four town halls will be held. The first meeting will be held in Ponoka on August 19, followed by Sturgeon County on August 20, a virtual one on August 27, and another in-person get-together in Grande Prair...
Aug 07, 2026
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Saturday, Sept. 19
Central Sport announces Sport Summit to come to Red Deer in September
The Sport Summit is coming to Red Deer next month.Presented by Central Sport, the Summit is a one-day event that will be held at the Margaret Parsons Theatre at Red Deer Polytechnic on Saturday, Sept. 19.From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., those in attendance will hear from speakers and panels on mental health in sports, women in s...
Aug 06, 2026
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Aug. 14-16
U15 AAA Red Deer Archon Rangers to host Western Canada Baseball Championships
The U15 AAA Red Deer Archon Rangers are set to host the Western Canada Baseball Championships.From Aug. 14-16, teams from Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, and Saskatchewan will compete against the host Rangers at Great Chief Park.The games will officially begin at 8 a.m. on Aug. 14 and will continue until the championship game...
Aug 06, 2026
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CHL Import selection
Rebels sign Swedish defenceman Zeb Lindgren
The Red Deer Rebels announced they've signed Swedish defenceman Zeb Lindgren to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.In June, they drafted the 19-year-old 24th overall in the first round of the 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.In addition, he was selected by the New York Rangers in round five of the 2025...
Aug 06, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: B.C. wildfire losses, GM talks start, Montreal police scandal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Evacuees slowly learn of losses from B.C. wildfire that forced thousands to flee The thousands forced out by the Bald Range wildfire in the South Okanagan region ...
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New York trial of man accused of killing daughter enters fourth week
ELIZABETHTOWN - The trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer during a trip to New York is entering its fourth week. Luciano Frattolin is on trial in Elizabethtown, N.Y., facing charges of second-degree murder and concea...
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Evacuees slowly learn of losses from B.C. wildfire that forced thousands to flee
PENTICTON - Kyla Gaudiuso says she found out her home in Faulder, B.C., had been destroyed when she received a photo of the ridge where it once stood, completely engulfed in flames. The community west of Summerland was one of the first areas overrun by...
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Why information officer kept camera rolling even as he fled B.C. wildfire with family
PENTICTON - When Erick Thompson decided he had to flee with his family as a wildfire roared towards Summerland, B.C., around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, he also knew he had to keep filming. That's because Thompson is the senior manager of communications for...
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Brutality, racism allegations deepen trust gap after years of complaints in Montreal
MONTREAL - Frantz Jean-Jacques remembers feeling hopeful after coming out of a meeting more than a decade ago with the commander of a police station in a multicultural neighbourhood of Montreal. Over a dozen local residents attended, including a number...
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Here are major reports, inquiries and lawsuits into police racism in Quebec
MONTREAL - As a police station in a Montreal multicultural neighbourhood grapples with allegations of racism and brutality made public in June, local residents are preparing for a public meeting with city officials and the chief of the police force on ...
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World
Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian city kills 13, officials say, with a refinery reportedly hit
A Ukrainian drone attack Monday on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people, including a child, and wounded 75 others, authorities in the Tatarstan region said. The Ukrainian military said it hit an oil refinery there. Russian of...
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Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after extradition from Dubai to face allegations
LONDON (AP) - The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang was extradited to Ireland from Dubai on Sunday to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain...
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Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi's father and longtime agent, dies at 68
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) - Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario. He was 68. The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys announced his death ...
Aug 08, 2026
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