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.
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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...
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What's Trending
Technalogix
Red Deer company developing radar defence receives additional investment
15m ago
'pro rodeo belongs here'
Podcast: Pro Rodeo returns to Red Deer May 21-23
Major roads completed
Residential street sweeping in Red Deer begins May 19
16h ago
dang, it was gusty
The wind was a-howlin' on Thursday in Alberta
16h ago
Red Deer and Area
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...
17m ago
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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...
16h ago
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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: ...
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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.
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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: ...
16h ago
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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...
20h ago
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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...
19h ago
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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 ...
21h ago
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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
Canadiens playoff run has increased ridership on Montreal's light-rail network
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens' quest for the Stanley Cup has been giving the city's light-rail network a boost. The Bonaventure station of the REM - Réseau express métropolitain - connects to the Habs' home arena, the Bell Centre. Julien Hurel is ...
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Confusion around postgraduate work permit language resulting in rejections
OTTAWA - Lukas Troni graduated from the University of British Columbia in April 2025. He was putting his geography and environment degree to good use in a job at a Canadian environmental organization when a surprise rejection letter from the federal go...
6h ago
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B.C. allowed logging in caribou habitat despite its own ministry's recommendation
VICTORIA - Mike James doesn't know yet whether his first grandchild will be a boy or girl, but he hopes they will have a chance to see threatened southern mountain caribou during a future visit to his family's cabin near Quesnel Lake. The snowshoe-lik...
8h ago
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BR-Logging-BC
British Columbia's Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship recommended that logging be prevented in an area where threatened southern mountain caribou live, but that was overruled by the government's Forests Ministry. The information is conta...
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Talks between TTC and CUPE Local 2 continue past deadline
Efforts to avoid a strike by Toronto Transit Commission employees are going into overtime. A statement released early Saturday morning says both the TTC and CUPE Local 2 have agreed to extend talks beyond the Friday midnight deadline to 6 p.m. Saturday...
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Eby says Ottawa is rewarding Alberta's 'bad behaviour' with pipeline agreement
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government is rewarding Alberta for "bad behaviour" by agreeing to push for a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an...
18h ago
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World
A Maldivian military diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A Maldivian military diver died Saturday while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave. The group of five Italian divers is believed to have died while explor...
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Israel says it killed the leader of Hamas' military wing, one of the architects of Oct. 7 attacks
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel says it has killed the leader of Hamas' military wing, one of the architects of the Oct, 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the war in Gaza. Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in a strike in Gaza City on Friday, Israel'...
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A cargo train hits a public bus at a Bangkok rail crossing, killing at least 8
BANGKOK (AP) - A train crashed into a public bus on Saturday in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, killing at least eight people. Thai news reported the crash happened in the late afternoon near an airport railway station in the central area. T...
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