8-5 win
Resilient Rebels light the lamp against rival Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels survived a near-catastrophic start only to pile on a fury of goals to beat the Calgary Hitmen 8-5 on Friday night.The Hitmen stunned the Rebels in the first period with back-to-back shorthanded goals to take a 2-0 lead within the first four minutes of the game.Hitmen forward Charlie Kresl was handed...
Oct 9, 2026
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gaining a better understanding
Red Deer conducts 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count
The City of Red Deer, along with community partners, has completed the 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count. The count took place on Thursday, with the goals of better understanding homelessness and informing the planning for future services. It's important to note that the count is a snapshot of the number of people expe...
Oct 9, 2026
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Tuesday's council meeting
Red Deer city council to consider recomendations in electric utility transition to MCC
Oct 9, 2026
Summer Travel Season
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
townhouse developments
Red Deer building permits total $9.15 million in September
Oct 9, 2026
gaining a better understanding
Red Deer conducts 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count
Oct 9, 2026
Red Deer and Area
Tuesday's council meeting
Red Deer city council to consider recomendations in electric utility transition to MCC
Red Deer city council is set to consider several recommendations on Tuesday, Oct. 13, which is approved, would establish a Municipally Controlled Corporation (MCC) for the electric utility.This comes after council decided in June 2025 to transition the city's electric utility to a MCC. At the time, it was described as ...
Oct 9, 2026
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townhouse developments
Red Deer building permits total $9.15 million in September
Red Deer building permit values for September totalled $9.15 million.That compares to $9.65 million in September 2025.Year-to-date building permit values are $73 million in 2026, compared with $1.04 billion at the same time last year, the City of Red Deer shared Friday. The lofty 2025 total included about $940 million ...
Oct 9, 2026
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gaining a better understanding
Red Deer conducts 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count
The City of Red Deer, along with community partners, has completed the 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count. The count took place on Thursday, with the goals of better understanding homelessness and informing the planning for future services. It's important to note that the count is a snapshot of the number of people expe...
Oct 9, 2026
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely beca...
Oct 9, 2026
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Alberta
Shift from just three years ago
Cultivated farmland values in Alberta rise in first six months of 2026
Farm Credit Canada has released its survey of cultivated farmland values for provinces across the country, and Alberta saw a noticeable spike.The FCC's senior economist Justin Shepherd, however, is quick to point out that only a few short years ago, it was almost the opposite for our province."Three or four years ...
Oct 10, 2026
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"temporarily unable to post updates"
Alberta RCMP Facebook pages down
Alberta RCMP is having technical difficulties with its Facebook pages.Mounties say it is affecting their ability to post updates and relay other information.Until the issue is resolved, RCMP encourage the public to check their X account for any updates, missing persons, wanted person notifications, major traffic adviso...
Oct 9, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta judge rejects NDP court challenge on voter list changes
An Alberta judge has thrown out a court challenge filed by the Opposition NDP on restricted voter list rules made by the government last month. Court of King's Bench Justice John Gill says in his decision that the government was within its rights to restrict what private information is provided to political parties. He...
Oct 9, 2026
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Takes effect November 1
Hours being changed at four Alberta border crossings to align with U.S. points of entry
Originally, CBSA sent out release with identical opening hours for commercial traffic and regular vehicle traffic. This story now includes the correct hours, as provided by CBSA.Beginning on the first of next month (Nov.1) the Canada Border Services Agency will be seasonally adjusting its hours to four points of entry ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Local Sports
8-5 win
Resilient Rebels light the lamp against rival Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels survived a near-catastrophic start only to pile on a fury of goals to beat the Calgary Hitmen 8-5 on Friday night.The Hitmen stunned the Rebels in the first period with back-to-back shorthanded goals to take a 2-0 lead within the first four minutes of the game.Hitmen forward Charlie Kresl was handed...
Oct 9, 2026
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Sept. 28-29 tournament
Notre Dame girls golf team captures silver at provincials
The École Secondaire Notre Dame High School Girls Golf Team have returned home from provincials with some hardware. The team of four, including Sophie Chandler, Chloe Ellis, Ryann Kirkness, and Sydney Korbyl, earned silver at the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association Golf Provincial Championships this week in th...
Oct 9, 2026
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Port Moody, B.C. born
Rebels sign forward Jake Banicevic from AJHL's Wolverines
The Red Deer Rebels have signed forward Jack Banicevic to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 18-year-old from Port Moody joins the Rebels from the AJHL's Whitecourt Wolverines, where he's posted seven points in six games to start the season.Banicevic played for the Vancouver North East Chiefs U18 AAA (BCEH...
Oct 9, 2026
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Canada
Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday and criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's new diesel fuel supply agreement with Russia. The Prime Minister's Office said the two leaders discussed Trump...
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Canada advises no travel to Riyadh airport after Houthi attacks, embassy remains open
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to Saudi Arabia said on Sunday the embassy in Riyadh remains open for Canadians in need of consular assistance, which came as Ottawa condemned Houthi attacks on the international airport in Riyadh. Ambassador Jean-Philippe ...
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Elections Alberta 'ready to deliver' as advanced referendum polls to open this week
EDMONTON - Albertans can start trekking to the polls this week to have their say on whether it's time to look at quitting Confederation. Advanced polls for the Oct. 19 referendum are set to open Tuesday, and if requests for mail-in ballots are any indi...
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France's envoy says Carney admired for response to 'extremely radical' U.S.
OTTAWA - France's new ambassador to Canada says her country admires the Carney government's response to "extremely radical" American demands and is calling for swift action to boost Canada's strategic ties with Europe. "My mission is very clear. It's t...
11h ago
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B.C.'s Eby asks Doerkson to remove campaign chief over online post slamming Islam
VICTORIA - Whether an unelected campaign official should be held accountable for comments has become an issue in British Columbia's election, with NDP Leader David Eby calling on interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson to fire his party's campaign d...
Oct 10, 2026
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'Extra stress': Tension peaking among Albertans as separation vote nears
EDMONTON - Some families and friends across Alberta are set to gather for a Thanksgiving meal this weekend with the hope that the only thing that gets roasted is the turkey. Sarah Batchelor says politics will be off the dinner table at her home in Aird...
Oct 10, 2026
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World
139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti
GENEVA (AP) - At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. That number only in...
10h ago
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Pope Leo XIV says he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule on his lung
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery "in the coming days" to remove a nodule on his lung, in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The 71-year-old Leo said the nodule was found at a...
11h ago
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Polish police arrest a man suspected of planning to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A man suspected of threatening and planning to attack Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was arrested, the country's interior minister said Sunday. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński gave no details about the identi...
11h ago
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