may 16
The Market at Red Deer starts Saturday
It's that time again to get out every Saturday morning for The Market at Red Deer.The market will run from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Red Deer Polytechnic, from May Long to Thanksgiving.More than 100 vendors are anticipated for the market's 56th year.You can follow all that's happening with the market on Facebook.
May 15, 2026
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all eyes on 2027
Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.It's part of a plan to accomplish the remaining steps of the landmark energy deal they signed last fall.There is to be a new scheme for carbon emis...
May 15, 2026
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Technalogix
Red Deer company developing radar defence receives additional investment
May 16, 2026
let's talk!
Podcast (Ep. 70): Deep thoughts from 'Grow Kids' + some thoughts on the violence
Major roads completed
Residential street sweeping in Red Deer begins May 19
May 15, 2026
dang, it was gusty
The wind was a-howlin' on Thursday in Alberta
May 15, 2026
Red Deer and Area
Teen last seen Thursday
Red Deer RCMP request help to locate missing youth
RCMP im Red Deer RCMP are looking to locate a missing 13-year-old boy who hasn't been seen since Thursday afternoon. (May 14)Blake Ross is described as having a pale complexion, 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds with blue eyes.It's believed he was wearing tan-coloured cord pants, a grey sweater with a red ECHO...
May 16, 2026
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Technalogix
Red Deer company developing radar defence receives additional investment
A Red Deer company contracted to provide Canada with top-of-the-line radar technology for securing our Arctic has received an additional investment of $1.1 million in repayable funding from Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan). Technalogix says the investment will help scale its production of high-frequen...
May 16, 2026
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Major roads completed
Residential street sweeping in Red Deer begins May 19
The City of Red Deer announced that residential street sweeping will begin on Tuesday, May 19.This comes after the city wraps up sweeping of major roads.Crews will start by completing all grey routes before moving on to green routes.Officials say residents can help by moving their vehicles off the roads when "no p...
May 15, 2026
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dang, it was gusty
The wind was a-howlin' on Thursday in Alberta
The wind was quite strong on Thursday in different parts of Alberta.It was even to blame for the collapse of a sports dome in Red Deer.According to Environment and Climate Change, wind reached the following maximum speeds on May 14 (km/h):Three Hills: 101 Schuler: 100 Finnigan: 98 Cadogan: 96 Hussar: 96 Acadia Valley: ...
May 15, 2026
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Alberta
dang, it was gusty
The wind was a-howlin' on Thursday in Alberta
The wind was quite strong on Thursday in different parts of Alberta.It was even to blame for the collapse of a sports dome in Red Deer.According to Environment and Climate Change, wind reached the following maximum speeds on May 14 (km/h):Three Hills: 101 Schuler: 100 Finnigan: 98 Cadogan: 96 Hussar: 96 Acadia Valley: ...
May 15, 2026
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all eyes on 2027
Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.It's part of a plan to accomplish the remaining steps of the landmark energy deal they signed last fall.There is to be a new scheme for carbon emis...
May 15, 2026
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what was accomplished?
Spring legislative session wraps up in Alberta
Alberta's United Conservative government believes it has delivered for Albertans as the spring session of the legislature wraps up.The province notes that the session saw 17 bills passed.Actions taken include strengthening safeguards related to medical assistance in dying (MAID), protecting consumers from misleading to...
May 14, 2026
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provincial politics
Rocky Library sounds alarm over Bill 28
The Rocky Mountain House Public Library is raising concerns about the Alberta government's proposed Bill 28, saying the legislation could affect free access to information and waste staff's limited time.Library manager Ben Worth and board chair Lori Pratt appeared before both Rocky Mountain House town council and Clear...
May 14, 2026
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Local Sports
Tremendous season
RDP rodeo athlete named CCFR High Point Cowgirl
Red Deer Polytechnic rodeo athlete Kaybree Zunti has been named the Canadian College Finals Rodeo (CCFR) High Point Cowgirl.She earned the title after accumulating 795 points during the Canadian Collegiate Rodeo Association (CCRA) season.She was consistently ranked at or near the top of the leaderboard throughout the 2...
May 15, 2026
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Special Achievement inductee
Red Deer's Kathy Lalor named to Alberta High School Sports Hall of Fame
The Alberta High School Sports Hall of Fame has come calling for Kathy Lalor.The longtime coach was named a 2026 Special Achievement inductee into the Hall of Fame, after 46 years with Red Deer Public Schools.This includes the past 34 years at Lindsay Thurber, where she has coached basketball and track and field every ...
May 15, 2026
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Strong winds
Updated: Emergency crews respond after The Dome Red Deer comes down
The Dome Red Deer has come down after it sustained damage as a result of strong winds on Thursday. In a Facebook post, The Dome explained there were no injuries, and everyone was safely evacuated. They noted in a later post that a few adults were inside, but none were hurt. "Thank you to our staff and trainers for...
May 14, 2026
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Canada
Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen dead after car crash
Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen has died. AIM Booking Agency, which represents Derksen, says in a social media post she died in a car accident but no further information about the crash was included. A biography of Derksen o...
7h ago
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Man sentenced to 4 years after shooting and killing friend in bulletproof vest 'game'
SOOKE - A man who shot and killed his friend while the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest as part of a "game" the pair had played before has been sentenced to four years in prison. Adam Steenbergen from Sooke, B.C., pleaded guilty to several charges...
9h ago
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Conservative MP Michael Chong travelling to Taiwan to 'assert Canadian sovereignty'
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is travelling to Taiwan this week in a self-described bid to assert Canadian sovereignty. The former cabinet minister says the trip is to show solidarity with Taiwan, and also to spite China's ambassador to Canada...
9h ago
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Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be a country of equality and human rights or fall prey to politically charged division, say advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. Fae Johnstone, executive director of Queer Momentum, ...
11h ago
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EV sales jump in March as federal rebates return, though market share up slightly
OTTAWA - Sales of new electric vehicles jumped in March as Canadians took advantage of the long-awaited return of federal government subsidies. Data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows 21,547 new EVs were purchased in March, the highest sin...
12h ago
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Portuguese procession held in Montreal despite permit refusal
MONTREAL - The annual Portuguese Santo Cristo procession took place Sunday in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal, drawing relief from the city's Portuguese community after a permit was refused last week. Organizing member Emanuel Linhares said the group beh...
13h ago
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World
10 random weekend shootings leave 4 injured in Austin, Texas, mayor says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Suspects were being sought in at least 10 random weekend shootings in Austin, Texas, including at fire stations, that left four people injured, the city's mayor said Sunday. The city ordered residents of a large part ...
8h ago
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Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA1...
10h ago
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At least 4 people killed in one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least four people, including three near Moscow, died in one of the largest Ukrainian overnight attacks against Russia since the start of the war, according to Russian local authorities. A woman was killed after a ...
20h ago
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