AWAY GAME
Rebels crushed 7-2 by Brandon Wheat Kings
The Red Deer Rebels have fallen again with a 7-2 defeat to the Brandon Wheat Kings. Although the Rebels finally broke a 13 game losing streak with a win against Moose Jaw on Jan. 25, the next day loss against the Calgary Hitmen, and now the Brandon Wheat Kings, may have the team back on the wrong track again. The Rebel...
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These industries would be hit hardest by Trump's 25 per cent tariffs
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump could be just days away from hitting Canada with punishing tariffs. Here's a look at the industries that would be hit the hardest. Statistics Canada says the value of Canadian exports to the United States in 2023 exceeded $594 billion. More than 43 per cent of that came from just si...
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Red Deer encourages active living in February Fitness Challenge
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Sylvan Lake opens nominations for Youth Spark Awards
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Red Deer encourages active living in February Fitness Challenge
The City of Red Deer invites residents to stay active and healthy this winter by joining the February Fitness Challenge, running from Feb. 1-28. The initiative encourages Red Deerians to build healthy habits through recreation activities offered at local facilities. Whether it's swimming, skating, fitness classes, or d...
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NOMINATIONS CLOSE MARCH 31
Sylvan Lake opens nominations for Youth Spark Awards
The Town of Sylvan Lake is encouraging residents to nominate an outstanding youth that shows leadership and determination for the Youth Spark Award. The award gives the community an opportunity to recognize youth who make a positive impact, and winners of each category will be entered to win the Youth Excellence Citize...
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50 AVENUE AND 43 STREET WORK
Red Deer reports upcoming traffic disruptions
The City of Red Deer would like to inform residents of two upcoming traffic disruptions beginning Jan. 29. From 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 29 to 5 a.m. on Jan. 30, utility services will be working along 50 Avenue from 46 Street to 42 Street. As a result, three lanes of 50 Avenue (Gaetz Avenue) will be closed in the southbound l...
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July 2024 Incident
Man sentenced in stolen vehicle seizure
It's six months in jail for a central Alberta man charged with several offences following the seizure of a stolen vehicle last summer. Isaiah Okeynan, 29, a resident of Maskwacis, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on Jan. 28, 2025. The sentencing also included an order that all items seized by police be forf...
Jan 29, 2025
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Red Deer encourages active living in February Fitness Challenge
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episode 1: chatting with the mayor
The Everything Red Deer Podcast launches NOW
NOMINATIONS CLOSE MARCH 31
Sylvan Lake opens nominations for Youth Spark Awards
21h ago
50 AVENUE AND 43 STREET WORK
Red Deer reports upcoming traffic disruptions
23h ago
who are the contenders?
Everything Red Deer Podcast: WHL Trade Deadline edition ft. POVs on the Rebels, Tigers and Hurricanes
July 2024 Incident
Man sentenced in stolen vehicle seizure
Jan 29, 2025
RED DEER RALLY
AUPE members rally for disability service support, ministry responds
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Alberta
Alberta investing $53 million to expand child care spaces
The Alberta government is investing $53 million to expand child care spaces in the province.With growing demand for affordable child-care spaces in Alberta, the funding will go to the the Building Blocks Capital Grant Program. According to officials, the program will create more affordable, high-quality spaces where Al...
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Alberta expands $15/day childcare to all full-time licensed facilities
The Alberta government says many parents of young children are set to save more money on their childcare costs.As part of the $3.8 billion Canada-Alberta Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, the province will soon provide approximately 85 per cent of licensed daycare facilities and family day home programs with a f...
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Provincial Politics
Smith announces new Crown corporation to oversee Alberta's rainy day fund
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced a new Crown corporation to oversee the province's rainy day fund. The Heritage Fund Opportunities Corporation is to direct policy for the Heritage Fund, which will still be managed by the Alberta Investment Management Corp., or AIMCo. The Crown corporation is also mandated t...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta doctors warn obstetrician-gynecologist shortage could mean more preemies
The group representing Alberta doctors says a shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists in rural and urban areas could mean more babies are being born prematurely and could have ongoing health issues.The Alberta Medical Association says expectant mothers can't access services in towns and cities across the province becaus...
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Local Sports
AWAY GAME
Rebels crushed 7-2 by Brandon Wheat Kings
The Red Deer Rebels have fallen again with a 7-2 defeat to the Brandon Wheat Kings. Although the Rebels finally broke a 13 game losing streak with a win against Moose Jaw on Jan. 25, the next day loss against the Calgary Hitmen, and now the Brandon Wheat Kings, may have the team back on the wrong track again. The Rebel...
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EILEY MORRISON AND OWEN LANGBERG
RDP athletes of the week: Jan. 24-26
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Eiley Morrison (Queens Indoor Track) and Owen Langberg (Kings Volleyball) as the RDP Athletes of the Week: Eiley Morrison Queens Indoor Track Program - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (first year) Hometown - Lacombe, Alberta In only her first Alberta College...
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FEB. 4-9
Stettler hosting curling's 2025 Alberta Cup
The community is invited to join Curling Alberta and the Erskine Curling Club in Stettler for the 2025 Alberta Cup competition, a chance to secure a provincial title and play as Team Alberta in the 2025 Brier. From Feb. 4-9, Alberta's top 12 men's competitive teams will compete at the Stettler Recreation Centre, and ga...
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Canada
B.C. court finds Criminal Code first-degree murder parole provision unconstitutional
The B.C. Supreme Court has found a section of the Criminal Code unconstitutional because it treats all offenders convicted of first-degree murder the same, regardless of the number of people they kill. The court ruled in a decision released this week that the code's provision requiring first-degree murderers be sentenc...
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Liberal leadership candidate Gould wants to hike corporate taxes, slash GST
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says she would lower the GST by a point to four per cent for a year to give struggling Canadians some tax relief. Gould appeared at a campaign event at an independent Ottawa bookshop today, where she also promised to increase the corporate tax rate from 15 to 17 per ce...
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Alberta Premier Smith pitching joint Canada-U.S. NORAD military base in Arctic
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. NORAD base in northern Canada to bolster Arctic security. Smith says she pitched the idea at a recent meeting with fellow premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. She says the base could be similar to the Canadian NORAD Region headquarters ...
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Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin says online hate helped push her out of federal politics
FREDERICTON - Jenica Atwin is leaving federal politics for the "time being" in part because of the online hate she receives, saying the level of toxicity she's had to face has been surprising. The Fredericton member of Parliament was first elected in 2019 with the Green Party before crossing the aisle to join...
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B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board in a dispute over a safety plan where the board barred police from schools except in emergencies. Minister Lisa Beare says student safety is at risk in the district and she has appointed a lone trustee to oversee the district un...
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Montreal tightens rules for short-term rentals, including primary residences
MONTREAL - Montreal is further tightening restrictions around short-term vacation rental platforms by boosting the number of inspectors and limiting when people can rent out their primary residences. The city announced today that residents will only be allowed to rent their primary residences on platforms such as Airbn...
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World
Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash
WASHINGTON (AP) - A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of union steamfitters from the Washington, D.C. area. They were among 60 travelers and four crew members on board the flight ...
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Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs
The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally. Among the passengers were several members of the Skating Club of Boston who were returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas. They included teenage ...
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Serbia's striking students set off on 2-day march north as their protest movement widens
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off. Hundreds of Serbian university students on Thursday started an 80-kilometer (50-mile) march toward the northern city of Novi Sad, the latest endeavor in their widening protest movement over a deadly overhang collapse in November that kill...
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