Reduce population
First annual Coyote Classic underway in Stettler County
The first annual Coyote Classic began today in Stettler County and will continue through Sunday. Organized by Storm Mountain Outfitters in Stettler, the event is meant to reduce the coyote population in the County over the two-day hunt. It is a non-profit event with all the proceeds going towards prizes which includes ...
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4-1 loss
Rebels edged by Hurricanes on the road
The Red Deer Rebels lost their 13th straight game on Friday night.In Lethbridge they fell 4-1 to the Hurricanes after Leo Braillard scored a hat trick and Logan Wormald added three points to take down their central division foes.Red Deer's lone goal came from Talon Brigley and rookie goaltender Peyton Shore made 32 sav...
Jan 25, 2025
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Further Support
Red Deer nurses join Day of Action calling for more respect
9h ago
a look back
Everything Red Deer Podcast -- Ep. 3: Remembering Michael Dawe, and reminiscing about local news in 2024
Reduce population
First annual Coyote Classic underway in Stettler County
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80th anniversary on jan. 27
Red Deer City Hall to light up for Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day, Veterans Voices holding event
Jan 24, 2025
Red Deer and Area
Further Support
Red Deer nurses join Day of Action calling for more respect
The United Nurses of Alberta held information pickets, and rallies for the province-wide Day of Action on Saturday, including in Red Deer.Nurses from Red Deer and other communities in central Alberta joined their coworkers on the corner of Gaetz Avenue and 32 Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to show their support for safe...
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Reduce population
First annual Coyote Classic underway in Stettler County
The first annual Coyote Classic began today in Stettler County and will continue through Sunday. Organized by Storm Mountain Outfitters in Stettler, the event is meant to reduce the coyote population in the County over the two-day hunt. It is a non-profit event with all the proceeds going towards prizes which includes ...
11h ago
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80th anniversary on jan. 27
Red Deer City Hall to light up for Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day, Veterans Voices holding event
Landmarks across the country, including Red Deer City Hall, will light up this Monday, Jan. 27 to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day.This year's observance marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.The camp was the site of the largest extermination centre for the Nazi...
Jan 24, 2025
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ENROLLMENT NEARLY DOUBLED
Central Alberta Collegiate Institue shares progress with industry members
The Central Alberta Collegiate Institute (CACI) announced in an industry update on Jan. 24, that its student enrollment has almost doubled since its first official year of operations in 2023. CACI is a partnership between Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), Olds College of Agriculture and Technology, CAREERS, and the Chinook's...
Jan 24, 2025
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Further Support
Red Deer nurses join Day of Action calling for more respect
9h ago
who are the contenders?
Everything Red Deer Podcast: WHL Trade Deadline edition ft. POVs on the Rebels, Tigers and Hurricanes
Reduce population
First annual Coyote Classic underway in Stettler County
11h ago
80th anniversary on jan. 27
Red Deer City Hall to light up for Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day, Veterans Voices holding event
Jan 24, 2025
engage with your communities
Everything Red Deer Podcast -- Ep. 2: Join the Red Deer Titans, and The Outreach Centre's Holiday Hope campaign
ENROLLMENT NEARLY DOUBLED
Central Alberta Collegiate Institue shares progress with industry members
Jan 24, 2025
2022 Incidents
Charges stayed in alleged sexual assaults involving youth
Jan 24, 2025
Alberta
Agriculture
Service charge increase, Peace farmers assume roles of board chair and vice-chair at Alberta Canola AGM
Alberta Canola says that growers attending the organization's annual general meeting in Red Deer Wednesday approved an increase in the service charge.It will go to &1.75 a tonne as of August 1 this year, pending Marketing Council approval. It had been $1 per tonne. A release says the increase comes after what Alber...
Jan 24, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi acclaimed as party's candidate for Edmonton seat
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has been acclaimed as the party's candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona. Nenshi didn't face any competition for the nomination and, if elected, would become the third NDP leader to represent the riding. It's the latest hurdle for the former Calgary mayor to get a seat in the legislature afte...
Jan 23, 2025
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Government cuts $500K in funding to Alberta disability organization
Another disability advocacy organization says its funding has been cut by the Alberta government.Trish Bowman, chief executive of Inclusion Alberta, said Wednesday the government informed her earlier this month it was cutting some of the grant funding that the group has received for decades.She said the cut totals more...
Jan 22, 2025
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FEB. 5, 2025
Albertans challenged to embrace the cold with Winter Walk Day
Alberta Blue Cross is challenging Albertans to embrace the cold and participate in Winter Walk Day on Wednesday, Feb. 5. On Winter Walk Day, everyone is encouraged to walk at least 15 minutes outside in an effort to promote and inspire a healthy culture across the province. "Winter Walk Day is a great initiative t...
Jan 22, 2025
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Local Sports
4-1 loss
Rebels edged by Hurricanes on the road
The Red Deer Rebels lost their 13th straight game on Friday night.In Lethbridge they fell 4-1 to the Hurricanes after Leo Braillard scored a hat trick and Logan Wormald added three points to take down their central division foes.Red Deer's lone goal came from Talon Brigley and rookie goaltender Peyton Shore made 32 sav...
Jan 25, 2025
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Legend immortalized
'I'm proud that I wore that Islander jersey': Brent Sutter reflects on historic Hall of Fame ceremony
Local hockey legend Brent Sutter's long legacy in the game of hockey has grown even larger after he was immortalized by the New York Islanders on Jan. 18. Speaking a few days after becoming the 16th member to be inducted into the Islanders Hall of Fame, Sutter is full of gratitude. That's likely because the man who spe...
Jan 23, 2025
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Team preview
Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Futsal season begins with victory
After a 12-year absence from competing in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC), the Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Queens Futsal team has made a triumphant return to league play."When we had the opportunity to return to league play, we took it," says Mahziar Peyrow, RDP Queens Futsal/Soccer Head Coach....
Jan 22, 2025
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Canada
Sailor dead after a boat capsized in Bedford Basin: Royal Canadian Navy
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Navy says a sailor has died in the Bedford Basin after a boat capsized. The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m. on Friday. It says a rescue effort by the Joint Rescue and Coordination Centre...
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Trudeau meets with families of victims of deadly 2017 Quebec mosque attack
QUÉBEC - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met with the families of six men who were killed at a Quebec City mosque, days before the anniversary of the 2017 attack. Eight years ago, on Jan. 29, 2017, Alexandre Bissonnette killed six men at the Centre culturel islamique du Québec and this year the centre h...
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Carney secures two more ministerial endorsements
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney secured two more endorsements from cabinet on Saturday. Defence Minister Bill Blair backed Carney in a statement on X, while Nate Erskine-Smith hosted an event for the former Bank of Canada governor in his Toronto riding. MP Adam van Koeverden also endorsed Carney on Satu...
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Quebec provincial police make arrest in Montérégie homicide investigation
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police have opened a homicide investigation after a death in the Montérégie region of the province on Saturday. Police say they were called to a home in Saint-Anicet, Que., around 45 kilometres southwest of Montreal, at about 9 a.m. Police spokesperson Camille Savoie says the ...
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B.C. climate activist facing imminent deportation without reprieve from minister
VANCOUVER - A climate activist in British Columbia says he's packing his bags and plans to report to the Vancouver airport later Saturday to face deportation back to Pakistan, believing his removal from Canada is "certain" without ministerial intervention. Zain Haq, who first came to Canada on a student visa,...
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Some Century-brand tuna recalled because of undeclared wheat
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall notice for two kinds of canned Century-brand flaked tuna. The agency says two types of the brand's "hot and spicy" tuna were found to contain wheat, which was not listed in the ingredients. A notice warns people with wheat or gluten allergies no...
12h ago
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World
Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decades in power. "Needed!" the posters proclaim beneath a photo o...
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Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday, part of a series of attacks coming as the African nation's civil war escalated in recent days. The attack on the ...
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Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decades in power. "Needed!" the posters proclaim beneath a photo o...
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