Seven awards
Innisfail Eagles recognize award winners at annual banquet
The Innisfail Eagles held their annual awards banquet to wrap up the team's 79th season.The banquet was held on Saturday, April 26, at the Royal Canadian Legion to recognize everyone who played a role in the team's success including players, families, sponsors, volunteers and fans."As a volunteer-run organization,...
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No code of conduct
Sylvan Lake Mayor addresses comments made by town councillor on social media
Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson has released a statement after several complaints were made by residents following comments made on social media by a councillor over the weekend, regarding the province's proposed Bill 28. Bill 28, the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, would amend three pieces o...
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big upgrades
Work resumes on Hwy 53 improvements in Ponoka
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Left his mark on the game
Podcast: Retirement calls for NLL reffing G.O.A.T. and longtime Red Deerian Todd Labranche
"I don't think anyone's happy right now"
Central Alberta mayors sound off on fiery electoral boundaries debate
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April investigation
Two Red Deer men arrested after investigation into stolen truck and e-bike
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Red Deer and Area
big upgrades
Work resumes on Hwy 53 improvements in Ponoka
A new season of construction work on Hwy 53 in the Ponoka area have begun.This year, the following items will be finished:• Upgrades to the 46 Street intersection, including new traffic lights, paving, concrete, street lighting and realignment of that intersection. These improvements will require trenching and exc...
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"I don't think anyone's happy right now"
Central Alberta mayors sound off on fiery electoral boundaries debate
Mayors of central Alberta municipalities are split on the ongoing debate around electoral boundary changes.For one, the city of Red Deer's mayor believes the integrity of the process should be called into question, that is if the Alberta government follows through on not using the recommendations of the bipartisan comm...
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April investigation
Two Red Deer men arrested after investigation into stolen truck and e-bike
Red Deer RCMP have arrested two men in relation to thefts of an e-bike and a truck in the community.Police say on April 7 at 7:53 p.m., the RCMP received a report of a stolen e-bike from the Bower area.That day, two men were seen on video surveillance loading the bike into the back of a white pickup truck.The RCMP iden...
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No code of conduct
Sylvan Lake Mayor addresses comments made by town councillor on social media
Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson has released a statement after several complaints were made by residents following comments made on social media by a councillor over the weekend, regarding the province's proposed Bill 28. Bill 28, the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, would amend three pieces o...
9h ago
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Alberta
Education
Alberta government announces changes to get more instructors into classrooms
Alberta's government is making some changes to get more instructors into classrooms. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has introduced four new expedited teaching certificates to help qualified individuals enter classrooms sooner. The new certificates will allow bachelor of education students in their final year o...
Apr 24, 2026
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Albertanaut!
Astronaut from Alberta set to go to space after another was part of Artemis II
An Albertan will be the next Canadian in space.The Canadian Space Agency says in a social media post that Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to the Crew-13 mission that will go to the International Space Station.The agency says the flight will not launch before September of this year.The post also says that Kutryk will &q...
Apr 23, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta launches website pushing referendum proposals on immigration, Constitution
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a website to put the weight of the government's persuasive powers behind getting a democratic mandate for sweeping immigration reform. Smith says it's about ensuring Albertans have the information they need to understand the impact of a yes vote on her government's nine refer...
Apr 23, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta tables bill to bump legislature seat count to 91 for boundaries redraw
Alberta is formally moving to boost its number of legislature seats. Premier Danielle Smith's government has introduced legislation to increase the number of seats to 91 from the current 87. The change was recommended by the chair of a panel tasked with redrawing the election map to match Alberta's rising population ah...
Apr 23, 2026
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Seven awards
Innisfail Eagles recognize award winners at annual banquet
The Innisfail Eagles held their annual awards banquet to wrap up the team's 79th season.The banquet was held on Saturday, April 26, at the Royal Canadian Legion to recognize everyone who played a role in the team's success including players, families, sponsors, volunteers and fans."As a volunteer-run organization,...
6h ago
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Left his mark on the game
Podcast: Retirement calls for NLL reffing G.O.A.T. and longtime Red Deerian Todd Labranche
Listen to the full conversation with NLL legend Todd Labranche on the April 26, 2026 bonus episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast!--Todd Labranche has had a pretty stellar career.Growing up in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, playing minor lacrosse for the Surrey Rebels, there's no way he could have known that one day, he wo...
Apr 26, 2026
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4-3 in OOOOOOVERTIME!
Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs win Esso Cup
In their first trip to the Esso Cup final since hosting it in 2015, the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs beat Ontario's Stoney Creek Sabres to claim a national championship on Saturday in Dieppe, New Brunswick.The Chiefs ended up going undefeated in the tournament, winning all five games in preliminary round play (one in OT...
Apr 26, 2026
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Canada
OPP officer dead after crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg: police
COBOURG - Sgt. Brandon Malcolm was a respected police officer whose life was "taken far too soon" while on duty in a highway crash east of Toronto, said Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Thomas Carrique on Monday. "Hearts are broken," Carrique tol...
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Royal Canadian Mint reviewing allegations about gold from tainted Colombian mines
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint says it has initiated a full review in response to allegations some of its gold comes from a region of Colombia where drug cartels control mines. Mint spokesperson Deneen Perrin says as soon as the mint learned of the a...
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Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a program run by a coalition of countries to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. But McGuinty says Canada has not yet made a final decision on whether to o...
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Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel saying prosecutors hadn't proved their case that wa...
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Canada is getting a sovereign wealth fund. What does that mean and how do they work?
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of the country's first-ever sovereign wealth fund on Monday, called the Canada Strong Fund. Carney pitched the new fund as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects in areas that include...
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LNG pipeline project through 'pristine wilderness' faces B.C. court challenges
VANCOUVER - A Gitxsan Nation hereditary chief is challenging the B.C. government's decision to allow a pipeline to go through what he calls "pristine wilderness," on the strength of a 12-year-old environmental review, while disregarding traditional Git...
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World
Rescuers recover last victims from Indonesia train wreck that killed 14 and injured dozens
BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia's capital killed 14 people, all of whom were women. The crash occurred Monday when a long-d...
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Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people, authorities said Monday. It was the latest violence in Africa's most populous country that has long been batt...
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Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attac...
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