Life-changing literacy program
Smile cookie campaign raises over $80,000 for Reading College
This year's annual Tim Horton's smile cookie campaign raised $80,604 locally in support of the Reading College.Reading College is a life-changing summer literacy program put on by the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools that helps Grade 2 students improve their literacy skills.They made the announcement on Friday at...
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Continues through Saturday
Red Deer Pro Rodeo charges out of the chute with exciting opening night
The Red Deer Pro Rodeo officially began on Thursday evening, kicking off three days of action.The family-friendly event will continue on Friday and Saturday at the Centrium at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Centrium or online at the Tickets Alberta website.The rodeo features the top athletes in the rodeo scene ...
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Podcast: Pro Rodeo returns to Red Deer May 21-23
Life-changing literacy program
Smile cookie campaign raises over $80,000 for Reading College
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Moose Hide Campaign Day to be observed in Red Deer Friday
May 22, 2026
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the everything red deer podcast
Referendum on a referendum: Jeffrey Rath, Naheed Nenshi, Cindy Jefferies & more react
LISTEN TO THE FULL UNFILTERED CONVERSATIONS WITH RATH, JEFFERIES, AND MORE ON THE MAY 22, 2026 EPISODE OF THE EVERYTHING RED DEER PODCAST! Despite what some might want to believe, this separation thing ain't no "nothing burger," says Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi. Nenshi spoke Friday during a news conferen...
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Life-changing literacy program
Smile cookie campaign raises over $80,000 for Reading College
This year's annual Tim Horton's smile cookie campaign raised $80,604 locally in support of the Reading College.Reading College is a life-changing summer literacy program put on by the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools that helps Grade 2 students improve their literacy skills.They made the announcement on Friday at...
8h ago
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at common ground garden
Moose Hide Campaign Day to be observed in Red Deer Friday
On Friday, people will gather at Red Deer's Common Ground Garden Project to observe the Moose Hide Campaign Day.The event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., was supposed to happen last week, but was postponed due to weather conditions.According to the official Moose Hide Campaign website, the movement is about recognizing tha...
May 22, 2026
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Tara Sawyer
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA named to Premier Smith's cabinet
Rookie MLA for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, Tara Sawyer, was part of Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet shuffle on Thursday.Sawyer, who was elected in a byelection last summer, will now serve as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation.In a social media post, Sawyer had this to say:"Agriculture in Alberta has a profound...
May 22, 2026
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Alberta
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Referendum on a referendum: Jeffrey Rath, Naheed Nenshi, Cindy Jefferies & more react
LISTEN TO THE FULL UNFILTERED CONVERSATIONS WITH RATH, JEFFERIES, AND MORE ON THE MAY 22, 2026 EPISODE OF THE EVERYTHING RED DEER PODCAST! Despite what some might want to believe, this separation thing ain't no "nothing burger," says Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi. Nenshi spoke Friday during a news conferen...
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Artificial Intelligence
PIA doesn't "have confidence" in provincial AI investments
The provincial government is continuing to invest in AI programs to serve Albertans in all aspects of life.Just this week, the province announced a new panel on strengthening post-secondary education to prepare students to enter an AI-driven economy.On Wednesday, May 20, they also committed $10 million over three years...
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referendum on a referendum
Premier Smith addresses Albertans; unveils separation referendum question
Premier Danielle Smith made a televised address to the province Thursday night, and there will be a media availability Friday.She revealed that among the questions Albertans will answer in a referendum this October will be this one:"Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta com...
May 22, 2026
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Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a timeline of pivotal moments in Alberta's separatism deb...
May 22, 2026
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Red Deer Pro Rodeo charges out of the chute with exciting opening night
The Red Deer Pro Rodeo officially began on Thursday evening, kicking off three days of action.The family-friendly event will continue on Friday and Saturday at the Centrium at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Centrium or online at the Tickets Alberta website.The rodeo features the top athletes in the rodeo scene ...
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Local legend
Red Deer's Peter Duncan to be inducted into Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
In honour of a career that spanned from professional baseball to starting the Red Deer Riggers, Red Deer's Peter Duncan has been named among the 2026 inductees into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.Duncan joins nine inductees in the individual category, three in the team category, and one in the family category, ...
May 20, 2026
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'playing in my shoes'
All-abilities disc golf event goes May 24 at RDP course
Have you ever wanted to try disc golf, but you face personal barriers to doing so? Or perhaps you've never considered the difficulty of playing with a different level of physical ability. On May 24, join the local disc golf community at the 'Playing In My Shoes' event at the Red Deer Polytechnic course. The event is su...
May 19, 2026
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Canada
B.C. Hotel Association blames bad messaging for World Cup vacancies, calls for reset
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Hotel Association is blaming flawed "messaging" for vacancies heading into next month's FIFA World Cup, that has left tourists with the false impression no rooms are available. Instead, the association says June hotel o...
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Carolina Hurricanes anthem singer touched by praise for bilingual 'O Canada'
MONTRÉAL - The singer who performed a bilingual version of "O Canada" in North Carolina ahead of the Hurricanes-Canadiens NHL playoff game on Thursday says he's surprised and honoured by the praise he's getting. Mason Greer chose to sing Canada's natio...
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Vast marine conservation reserve, bigger than P.E.I., to protect B.C. central coast
An enormous national marine conservation reserve is being established on British Columbia's central coast, spanning an area larger than Prince Edward Island. The protected area, named Mia-yaltwa Ha'lidzogm hoon, is the result of an agreement between s...
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Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a timeline of pivotal moments in Alberta's separatism deb...
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Quebec City-area man arrested in terrorism investigation, released with conditions
MONTREAL - A Quebec City-area man has been released under conditions after he was arrested this week on a terrorism peace bond. RCMP say they arrested Mohamed Ali Ben Chaoua in Lévis, Que., on Thursday because they had reasonable grounds to fear he mig...
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Former F1 driver Gilles Villeneuve named historic figure in Quebec
MONTRÉAL - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has named the late Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve a historic figure of Quebec. Fréchette made the announcement Friday as the Canadian Grand Prix weekend kicked off in Montreal. "It was a long-overdue ...
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World
Coal mine gas explosion in China kills 82 people, state media say
BEIJING (AP) - A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 82 people, state media reported Saturday and after dozens were said to be trapped underground. Official news agency Xinhua said the accid...
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Senegal's president fires prime minister after months of tensions
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegal 's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko after months of simmering tension. The decision was announced by the secretary general of the government, Oumar Samba Ba, during a lat...
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1 person has died after blast at New York City shipyard that also injured 36 people, officials say.
NEW YORK (AP) - One person has died after a fire and two explosions Friday at a New York City shipyard, officials say. Officials said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders, and one civilian died at t...
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