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AHS recruits cardiologist to Red Deer
Alberta Health Services has announced a newly recruited cardiologist now practising in Red Deer.Officials say Dr. Ahmad Shoaib has made the move to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre where he provides general cardiology and cardiac imaging. AHS says he also offers the same services at the Healthy Heart Institute in ...
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Oriole Park Elementary
Provincial government invests into more school spaces and future projects
The Government of Alberta has announced it will invest in more school spaces including in central Alberta with the upcoming school year.This includes 13 school projects in pre-planning across the province thanks to $610,000 in funding including for Wolf Creek Public Schools in Lacombe, Red Deer Public Schools, and East...
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Last seen July 19
Missing: Hope Fawn Jessalyn Crier, 26, of Red Deer
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seniors week runs june 2-8
Podcast: Steps Across Generations walk brings fun, but calls still out for seniors advocate
Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
AHS recruits cardiologist to Red Deer
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Oriole Park Elementary
Provincial government invests into more school spaces and future projects
2h ago

Red Deer and Area

Last seen July 19
Missing: Hope Fawn Jessalyn Crier, 26, of Red Deer
The Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 26-year-old woman.Hope Fawn Jessalyn Crier was last seen on July 19 and police say there is concern for her well-being.Crier is described as five-feet seven-inches tall and approximately 119 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes, and a medium complexi...
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Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
AHS recruits cardiologist to Red Deer
Alberta Health Services has announced a newly recruited cardiologist now practising in Red Deer.Officials say Dr. Ahmad Shoaib has made the move to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre where he provides general cardiology and cardiac imaging. AHS says he also offers the same services at the Healthy Heart Institute in ...
46m ago
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Oriole Park Elementary
Provincial government invests into more school spaces and future projects
The Government of Alberta has announced it will invest in more school spaces including in central Alberta with the upcoming school year.This includes 13 school projects in pre-planning across the province thanks to $610,000 in funding including for Wolf Creek Public Schools in Lacombe, Red Deer Public Schools, and East...
2h ago
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hot week ahead
Heat warning issued for Red Deer
A heat warning has been issued for the Red Deer area, and many other parts of the province.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the region will experience daytime high temperatures near 30 degrees Celsius with overnight low temperatures ranging between 14 to 18 degrees Celsius, for the rest of thi...
19h ago
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Municipal Election 2025

collaborative approach to hard issues
Long-time Red Deer city councillor, Cindy Jefferies, again seeking mayor's chair
Cindy Jefferies is seeking her fifth term on Red Deer city council this fall, but this time, she's eyeing the mayor's seat.Jefferies, thus far the only woman in the running, was first elected in 1995, when she began nine years as a local school board trustee.She was then elected to council for the first time in 2004, w...
Jul 22, 2025
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says he's not a "Career politician"
Red Deer businessman Gareth Scott vying for mayor's seat
Gareth Scott wants to be mayor of Red Deer to give back to the city after all he and his family have received from it.It was originally his intent to seek a seat as councillor, but people in the community encouraged him to take a run at mayor, he shared in an interview with rdnewsNOW."My experience on the ground a...
Jul 22, 2025
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Oct. 20 election Day
Lacombe County says voters should register early ahead of municipal election
Lacombe County is advising residents to register early to ensure they can vote in the upcoming municipal election.Recent changes to the province's Local Authorities Election Act mean voters must be listed on the Permanent Electors Register in order to vote.With the municipal election set for Monday, Oct. 20, registerin...
Jul 16, 2025
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What's Trending
Last seen July 19
Missing: Hope Fawn Jessalyn Crier, 26, of Red Deer
42m ago

episode 21
Podcast: In-depth on Red Dress Day, plus the CJHL's Rookie of the Year
Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
AHS recruits cardiologist to Red Deer
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Oriole Park Elementary
Provincial government invests into more school spaces and future projects
2h ago

in conversation with clara hughes
Podcast: Olympic & Paralympic heroes, college record holders, among vaunted 2025 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame class
hot week ahead
Heat warning issued for Red Deer
19h ago
Allegedly fled traffic stop
Lacombe Police Service searching for wanted 42-year-old man
20h ago
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Alberta

Provincial Politics
Alberta removing requirement for temporary diversion licenses for riparian restoration projects
Officials with Alberta's government say communities and businesses can now spend more time restoring watersheds and less time filling out government forms.To ensure that plants receive the water they need, Alberta's government says it is removing the requirement to have a temporary diversion licence to water plants as ...
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Agriculture
Australia reopens market to Canadian beef
For the first time since 2003, Australia has opened its market to beef and beef products from Canada.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a news release this is "opening a door to a key Indo-Pacific market."The release goes on to say that "regained access offers not only economic potential for Can...
5h ago
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Provincial Politics
Citizen Initiative Petition issued
A former deputy premier's petition to have Alberta declare that its official policy is to remain in Canada can start rolling out across the province.Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure says canvassers with the Alberta Forever Canada citizen initiative can begin gathering signatures.Submitted by Thomas Lukaszuk, a fo...
23h ago
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cheers & jeers in battle river-crowfoot
Poilievre appears to own the night at Camrose byelection forum
There were cheers, and a few jeers Tuesday night in Camrose, Alta. as 10 candidates in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection took to the stage for a forum hosted by the Camrose & District Chamber of Commerce. Most of the cheers, perhaps predictably, were for Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre, who ...
Jul 30, 2025
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Local Sports

Hockey
Isley takes his talents to Virginia
Grande Prairie-born forward Jace Isley is on the move. After moving between the Adirondack Thunder and South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL last season, he has signed a one-year deal with the Norfolk Admirals, the ECHL affiliate for both the Manitoba Moose and Winnipeg Jets. The former Red Deer Rebel started his profes...
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vote now
Help the Red Deer Rebels select their Quarter-Century Team
The Red Deer Rebels want your help in selecting the storied WHL franchise's Quarter-Century Team.For the next week until Monday, August 5, Rebels fans can have their say.Simply CLICK HERE to see the full list of finalists, then use the form here to submit your vote for twelve (12) forwards, six (6) defencemen, and two ...
Jul 29, 2025
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16-YEARS-OLD
Eileen Park finishes 21st in Canadian Women's Amateur Championship
Red Deer's 16-year-old Eileen Park finished in a tie for 21st at the recent 111th Canadian Women's Amateur Championship.Park moved up six spots during round four, tying her round three score of 74.She shot 77-76-74-74 to finish +13 on the tournament, and was the second best Albertan golfer.The tournament winner, Michel...
Jul 28, 2025
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Canada

CP NewsAlert: Lytton First Nation in B.C. orders wildfire evacuation
The Lytton First Nation in British Columbia that was devastated four years ago by a wildfire has ordered that residents on some of its reserves be evacuated again. The First Nation has issued an evacuation order for two reserves due to immediate danger caused by an uncontrolled wildfire burning nearby. More coming. The...
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Canadian aid pallets part of Gaza airdrop after Israel loosens restrictions
OTTAWA - Canadian aid is being airdropped into Gaza a day after Ottawa announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood. Israel has slightly loosened its tight restrictions on food and medicine reaching the Gaza Strip in response to an international outcry over starvation in the Palestinian territory. After h...
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Lion Electric will not respect warranties on school buses sold in United States
MONTREAL - Quebec vehicle-maker Lion Electric will no longer honour warranties on school buses sold in the United States. The court-appointed monitor overseeing the company's restructuring sent a letter to U.S. clients earlier this month informing them that their warranties have been voided. A group of Quebec investors...
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Trump lowers expectations of trade deal with Canada as tariff deadline looms
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is dampening expectations of a deal with Canada materializing at the last minute as his tariff deadline looms. In a post on social media, the president says it will be very hard to make a deal with Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday announced Ottawa intends to ...
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Supreme Court won't hear case of Ontario man who fatally shot Indigenous man
The case of an Ontario man found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man has come to a close after Canada's top court declined to hear it. The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a leave to appeal request from Peter Khill, who shot and killed Jonathan Styres after finding the man breaking int...
3h ago
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In the news today: Auto industry braces for tariffs, Ottawa to recognize Palestine
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Auto industry looking for tariff exemptions Automotive industry leaders are hoping to see exemptions for vehicles compliant with the current trade deal as Canada and the U.S. continue discussions ahead of the upcoming tariff deadl...
9h ago
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World

Tennessee death row inmate can be executed without deactivating implanted defibrillator, court rules
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, the state's high court ruled on Thursday. The ruling overturns a lower court's order and paves the way for Byron Black to be executed on Tuesday morning, as scheduled. The Tennessee Supreme Court found...
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Swedish man convicted for his role in 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group
STOCKHOLM (AP) - A Swedish man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his role in the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State militant group, Swedish media reported. The 26-year-old Jordanian, 1st Lt. Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh, was taken captive after his F-16 fighter jet crashed near th...
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Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas steps down after investigations and protests
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas stepped down on Thursday following investigations into his business dealings that prompted protests in the Baltic country 's capital calling for his resignation. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced Paluckas' resignation to the media on Th...
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