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Power outage hits north Red Deer after object strikes line Thursday
A power outage that took place in north Red Deer on Thursday night has been restored. The City of Red Deer says at 4:31 p.m., the neighbourhoods of Riverside Meadows, Highland Green, and parts of downtown Red Deer were impacted until power was restored hours later. Todd Schick with the City of Red Deer said it was a si...
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Corey Hogan, Parl. Sec., Energy and Natural Resources
Podcast: Calgary Liberal MP says feds working hard on affordability, but Alberta risks losing investment
Hear the full conversation with Parliamentary Secretary Corey Hogan on the April 24, 2026 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast! --A Calgary MP is of the firm belief that now's the time for an 'energy renaissance' in Canada, adding it starts in Alberta. Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to Tim Hodgson, Canada's...
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April 20
Two central Alberta residents arrested in Oyen
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Podcast: Tickets selling out for 15th annual Lending Cupboard Ladies' Luncheon
April 10
Red Deer and Blackfalds RCMP make multiple arrests on outstanding warrants
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Restored after multiple hours
Power outage hits north Red Deer after object strikes line Thursday
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Red Deer and Area
April 20
Two central Alberta residents arrested in Oyen
Two men from central Alberta have been arrested after they fled from police in Oyen.The Oyen RCMP say on April 20, officers responded to a residence after a concerned resident reported that two people were on her property unlawfully.When Mounties arrived, the two suspects fled on foot but were caught nearby and arreste...
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April 10
Red Deer and Blackfalds RCMP make multiple arrests on outstanding warrants
Multiple Red Deer and Red Deer County residents were arrested on outstanding warrants following an investigation into a suspicious vehicle.Police say on April 10 at 2:19 p.m., the Red Deer Crime Reduction Team located a suspicious vehicle in Gasoline Alley, and after a quick investigation, they recovered a stolen dirt ...
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Restored after multiple hours
Power outage hits north Red Deer after object strikes line Thursday
A power outage that took place in north Red Deer on Thursday night has been restored. The City of Red Deer says at 4:31 p.m., the neighbourhoods of Riverside Meadows, Highland Green, and parts of downtown Red Deer were impacted until power was restored hours later. Todd Schick with the City of Red Deer said it was a si...
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one person seriously injured
Fire destroys multiple homes in Benalto
Fire tragically destroyed multiple mobile homes in the hamlet of Benalto this week.Benalto is about 14 km west of Sylvan Lake, and just south off of Hwy 11.Red Deer County Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere says crews were dispatched around 12:20 a.m. early this past Monday morning to the mobile home park known as Kountry Mea...
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Alberta
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...
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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...
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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...
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Energy
Alberta goverment shares possible vision for nuclear energy in the province
Alberta's utilities minister says a public feedback report that suggests support for nuclear energy is still not a ``slam dunk'' for the industry in the province. Nathan Neudorf spoke to reporters in Edmonton about the report from Alberta's Nuclear Energy Engagement panel. Nearly six-thousand people spoke about their h...
Apr 22, 2026
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Local Sports
semifinals are next
Sutter Fund Chiefs finish 5-0 in preliminary play at Esso Cup
The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs have locked up first place in the standings at the 2026 Esso Cup. On Thursday, they defeated the Stoney Creek Sabres from Ontario 3-1 to finish preliminary action with a perfect 5-0 record in the tournament in Dieppe, New Brunswick. Red Deer's Rylee Cruse scored the opening goal for the ...
Apr 23, 2026
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Professional basketball in Alberta
CEBL's Calgary Surge to host games in Red Deer, Lethbridge in May and June
The Calgary Surge, a professional team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, announced they'll play two out-of-market games this regular season in Red Deer and Lethbridge.The announcement was made by REAL Entertainment & Culture Inc., which added that the Surge will also play a game on July 9 at the Scotiabank S...
Apr 23, 2026
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One preliminary game remaining
Sutter Fund Chiefs score in OT to stay perfect at Esso Cup
The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs won their fourth straight game with a 3-2 overtime victory on Wednesday. They defeated the Northern Selects to remain undefeated at the 2026 Esso Cup in Dieppe, New Brunswick, with forward Jensyn Stephenson scoring just 38 seconds into the extra frame. Stephenson also scored the game-tyi...
Apr 22, 2026
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Canada
Bring military, spy agencies under federal whistleblower law: federal review report
OTTAWA - A federal review report says members of the military and key spy agencies should be able to expose wrongdoing and file complaints through the government's whistle-blowing regime. The recommendation is among almost three dozen suggested changes...
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Federal government delays plan to shut down Quebec food allergy lab: union
OTTAWA - A union representing Canadian Food Inspection Agency employees says the federal government is delaying a plan to shutter a food allergy testing lab in Quebec by two years. The Agriculture Union says the Longueuil laboratory in Quebec was set t...
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Lawyers urge federal ban on U.S. forced labour imports, cars built by prisoners
OTTAWA - Human rights lawyers are calling on Ottawa to ban American imports that stem from forced labour, specifically auto imports from Alabama. The International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto has submitted a detailed complaint to ...
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 'deeply sorry' over Tumbler Ridge shooting
SAN FRANCISCO - The head of OpenAI says he is deeply sorry that his company didn't alert law enforcement to worrisome online behavior of the person in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., before she shot and killed eight people earlier this year. Sam Altman says in a ...
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Veterans Affairs ending Commissionaires' $330M federal contracting right
OTTAWA - The largest private sector employer of veterans in Canada is calling on the Liberal government to rescind its decision to end a federal contracting entitlement which grants first dibs on federal security guard contracts. The Canadian Corps of ...
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Manitoba Métis president rebukes AFN chief over call for withdrawal of treaty
OTTAWA - The president of the Manitoba Métis Federation is accusing the Assembly of First Nations of misleading people about legislation that would codify the federation's right to self-government. On Thursday, Assembly of First Nations National Chief ...
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World
US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move, announced Friday and first reported...
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Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes
NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) - A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in Florida while more than 120 homes in drought-stricken southeast Georgia have been destroyed by two large blazes, one of which investigators suspect was sparked by an aluminum party...
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Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student, second still missing as roommate is charged
The body of one of the two Bangladeshi doctoral students missing from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody, law enforcement authorities said Friday. Zamil Limon...
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