Routine checkup saved her life
Red Deer County's Keri Pratt shares story ahead of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
Red Deer County's Keri Pratt is reminding everyone of the importance of getting your heart checked regularly ahead of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day this Sunday.The campaign is recognized internationally every Feb. 22, led in Canada by Heart Valve Voice Canada to raise awareness for the disease."Take care of yo...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta Premier Smith set to give TV address ahead of provincial budget
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will give a television address on Thursday, a week ahead of the provincial budget. Smith announced there would be a TV address at an unrelated news conference in Calgary. She didn't share what would be discussed, and a spokesman for the premier's office says details would come la...
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Routine checkup saved her life
Red Deer County's Keri Pratt shares story ahead of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
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Missing: Talon Horton, 16, of Red Deer
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Red Deer and Area
Beginning May 15
Lacombe County ratepayers will soon get to park for free at Sandy Point Beach and Sunbreaker Cove
Lacombe County announced the expansion of its paid parking program to include free parking for county ratepayers at a pair of boat launches.The change will officially begin on May 15 this year, so eligible residents will be able to park for free at Sandy Point Beach & boat launch and Sunbreaker Cove boat launch aft...
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Routine checkup saved her life
Red Deer County's Keri Pratt shares story ahead of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day
Red Deer County's Keri Pratt is reminding everyone of the importance of getting your heart checked regularly ahead of Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day this Sunday.The campaign is recognized internationally every Feb. 22, led in Canada by Heart Valve Voice Canada to raise awareness for the disease."Take care of yo...
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Last Seen Feb. 16, 2026
Missing: Talon Horton, 16, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating missing 16-year-old Talon Horton. Mounties say Horton was last seen on Feb. 16, 2026 in Red Deer, Alta, and there is concern for her well-being. Talon Horton is described as: 5 feet 5 inches tall and approximately 100 poundsLight complexionBlack hair and brown ey...
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2023 Investigation
Red Deer man sentenced in local drug trafficking investigation
A nearly four-and-a-half year jail sentence has been handed to the second of two people charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation. Simon Emmerson Williamson, 25, of Red Deer, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on Feb. 17, 2026, to a total of 1,620 days in jail, and a 10-year firearm prohibition. He p...
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Third recall petition against Alberta politicians comes up short, another withdrawn
A third recall petition against a member of Alberta's legislature has failed, and another has been withdrawn. Casey Klein says her petition campaign against United Conservative Party backbencher Nolan Dyck gathered just over 1,000 signatures, roughly 10 per cent of what was needed by Thursday's deadline. Klein says whi...
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Holiest Month in Islam
Canadian Muslims mark the start of Ramadan
Canadian Muslims are preparing to mark the start of Ramadan today. But one thing will be new about the most festive and holiest month in Islam. For the first time in two decades, Canada's approximately 1.8 million Muslims are marking the full month of Ramadan in winter. Noor Al-Henedy is a spokesperson for Canada's fir...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta Premier Smith set to give TV address ahead of provincial budget
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will give a television address on Thursday, a week ahead of the provincial budget. Smith announced there would be a TV address at an unrelated news conference in Calgary. She didn't share what would be discussed, and a spokesman for the premier's office says details would come la...
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Alberta petition on ending funding for private schools fails
A petition effort aimed at protecting public education by ending taxpayer funding to private schools has failed to garner the required number of signatures.Gordon McClure, Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer, says signature gathering period for the "Alberta Funds Public Schools" citizen initiative petition has ...
Feb 17, 2026
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Local Sports
Shorter week
Rebels this Week: February 17
WEEK IN REVIEWThe Rebels picked up two more wins this past week and remain in a playoff spot in the WHL's Eastern Conference.February 16 - The Family Day Long Weekend came to a rough end with a 10-1 road loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers. Talon Brigley, on his 21st birthday, scored Red Deer's lone goal on a second-period...
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10-1 setback
Rebels crushed by Tigers on Family Day
The Medicine Hat Tigers brought their 'A' game right from the drop of the puck as they blew out the Red Deer Rebels 10-1 on Family Day.Eight different players on the Tigers found the back of the net, including four power play goals on five opportunities. Meanwhile, Talon Brigley was the lone goal scorer for the Rebels....
Feb 16, 2026
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Second GWG in as many games
Rebels Poul Andersen scores OT winner to take down Hurricanes
The Red Deer Rebels viewed Sunday's contest against the Lethbridge Hurricanes as a must-win. With 15 games remaining, central Alberta's team is in the thick of a playoff race that's bound to come down to the wire. As a result, the Rebels secured a 4-3 victory in overtime against the Hurricanes in front of 5,553 fans at...
Feb 16, 2026
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Canada
B.C. sets up condolence books to honour Tumbler Ridge victims and support community
VICTORIA - An online condolence book has been set up to honour the victims of last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight victims were shot dead. The British Columbia government says the book is for people to share messages of "condolence...
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Democrats say they're escalating investigation into Gordie Howe bridge debacle
WASHINGTON - Democrats say they are escalating an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Democrats allege Trump's social media post last week came hours after Commerce Secre...
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B.C. First Nation says there may never be 'full consensus' on potential burial site
KAMLOOPS - The British Columbia First Nation that announced the discovery of 215 potential unmarked graves at a former residential school in 2021, catapulting the issue into public discourse, says there may never be consensus on what to do with the sit...
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More than 300 MPs have crossed the floor in Parliament since Confederation
OTTAWA - Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor from the Conservative party to join the Liberal caucus, nudging the Liberal seat count up by one in the current minority Parliament. The Liberals remain three seats short of a functional majority ...
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Ottawa extends express immigration entry to researchers, military applicants
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab is adding three new permanent residency streams to Canada's express entry program that cover a variety of professions, including military ones. The new streams are also open to researchers and senior managers wi...
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Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who drowned his two children in October 2022 has told a jury he has no memory of the day they died. Kamaljit Arora is testifying in his own defence for a second day at his murder trial in Laval, Que., a suburb north of Montreal....
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World
8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
NEVADA CITY, Calif. (AP) - Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers near California's Lake Tahoe and were searching for one more after they were caught in an avalanche, the nation's deadliest in nearly half a century, authorities said Wednesd...
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Olympic figure skaters offer wellness tips for weekend athletes. The 'hard ice always wins'
The figure skaters at the Winter Olympics make it look easy; sheer elegance on hard ice. But elite skaters also fight injuries, much like the rest of us who work out, go to the gym or swim to stay fit. "No athlete at this ...
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Rescuers race to save 6 skiers trapped in California avalanche that's left 10 more missing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers still alive but trapped Tuesday after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains that left 10 other skier...
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