72 teams/ 1,300 players
Players, coaches, staff, and teams recognized at RDMH year-end awards night
Red Deer Minor Hockey held their annual year-end awards at the Pidherney Centre on Wednesday evening in front of their biggest crowd they've ever had for the event.With 1,300 people in attendance, players, coaches, and staff of 72 teams from across the association were honoured for their accomplishments in the 2024-25 ...
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145 In Q1
RDES encourage Red Deerians to prevent false alarms
Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) is reminding Red Deerians about the importance of preventing false alarms after a notable rise in the number of false alarms in the first quarter of 2025.From January to March 2025, City officials say RDES responded to 1,423 incidents, of which 145 (10.2%) were false alarms. In March,...
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Red Deer Polytechnic joins growing movement to improve addiction recovery supports on campus
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Provincial Funding
New welding space open at Olds College for CACI students
Chinook's Edge School Division and the Central Alberta Collegiate Institute (CACI) are excited to announce the opening of a new CACI space in the Olds College Metals Building.Both parties were on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that took place on April 2 that included Alberta Education Minister, Demetrios Nicolaides...
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PLEDGE SIGNING CEREMONY
Red Deer Polytechnic joins growing movement to improve addiction recovery supports on campus
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is now the fourth publicly funded post-secondary institution in Alberta to sign the Recovery-Friendly Campus Pledge, a commitment to strengthen the support available to students and staff recovering from substance abuse and addictive behaviours. On behalf of the polytechnic, Lindsay Engel, Vi...
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Red Deer local launches video podcast highlighting Indigenous resilience
A new video podcast, launched by a Red Deer local, is exploring the strength, beauty and perseverance of central Alberta's Indigenous communities. Tyler McKinney's "Voices of Resilience" premiered on Apr. 8 and is now available for streaming on the TELUS STORYHIVE YouTube channel, TELUS Optik TV and Stream+.I...
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145 In Q1
RDES encourage Red Deerians to prevent false alarms
Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) is reminding Red Deerians about the importance of preventing false alarms after a notable rise in the number of false alarms in the first quarter of 2025.From January to March 2025, City officials say RDES responded to 1,423 incidents, of which 145 (10.2%) were false alarms. In March,...
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Federal Election 2025
Liberal Party of Canada
Candidate profile: Michael Fark (LPC) - Yellowhead
Michael Fark, the Liberal Party of Canada's (LPC) candidate for the newly re-drawn Yellowhead riding, says he's stepping into the political arena with a wealth of practical experience and a focus on infrastructure, crisis management, and local economic development.Fark, who currently calls Jasper home, says he brings a...
Apr 07, 2025
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Conservative Party of Canada
Candidate profile: William Stevenson (CPC) - Yellowhead
William Stevenson, the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) candidate for the newly re-drawn Yellowhead riding, is stepping into the political spotlight after years of behind-the-scenes work.A professional chartered accountant (CPA) with over 26 years of experience in personal and corporate tax, Stevenson says he has dee...
Apr 07, 2025
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New Democratic Party
Candidate profile: Avni Soma NDP - Yellowhead
Avni Soma, the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the Yellowhead riding, is bringing her diverse background in business, food systems, and community advocacy to the political arena. After years of building businesses and pushing for systemic changes on a local and national level, Soma says it's time to bring her ...
Apr 07, 2025
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Alberta
NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK
Alberta continues to celebrate "unprecedented" tourism growth
According to the provincial government, data from the first three quarters of 2024 shows Alberta's tourism industry revenues have grown 10 per cent year-over-year, putting it on the path to a second record-breaking year for annual visitor spending. In 2023, Alberta's annual visitor expenditures reached $12.7 billion, s...
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Provincial Politics
Premier Smith hopes to strengthen ties in eastern Canada
Premier Danielle Smith is heading to Montreal and Ottawa from April 9 to 11 to explore avenues to enhance interprovincial and international trade and investment ties.While in Montreal, officials say Premier Smith will be focused on building connections and opportunities between Alberta and Quebec in meetings with Quebe...
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Provincial Politics
Province aiming to protect Albertans' rights during emergencies
The Alberta government is proposing amendments it says would improve how complex disasters are handled, make communities more resilient and better protect Albertans' rights during emergencies.According to provincial officials, Alberta's emergency management system regularly safeguards lives and property during wildfire...
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Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant public address; health minister
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta's measles outbreak isn't dire enough for the province's top doctor for public health to address the public, despite mounting calls for the government to do more to stop the spread.Alberta has reported 43 cases of the highly infectious disease over the past month.The Edmonto...
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Local Sports
72 teams/ 1,300 players
Players, coaches, staff, and teams recognized at RDMH year-end awards night
Red Deer Minor Hockey held their annual year-end awards at the Pidherney Centre on Wednesday evening in front of their biggest crowd they've ever had for the event.With 1,300 people in attendance, players, coaches, and staff of 72 teams from across the association were honoured for their accomplishments in the 2024-25 ...
11h ago
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Gulls focused on bringing a championship to Sylvan Lake
Last year, was supposed to be the Sylvan Lake Gulls year to bring home their first-ever Western Canadian Baseball League championship.It appeared for the majority of the 2024 campaign that the Gulls assembled one of the best, if not the best team in franchise history.Loaded with talent on the mound and at the plate the...
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Much To Celebrate
Red Deer Polytechnic Dance team continues to impact communities on and off the stage
The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Dance program has evolved during the past 15 years, providing student-athletes with competitive dance experiences while also fostering meaningful engagement within the community. "The RDP Dance team started to form in Fall 2009 under the choreography of Jillian Walls, RDP Kinesiology...
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Canada
Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman's parents
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life for attempted ...
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Statistics Canada data shows drop in Canadians making return trips from U.S.
OTTAWA - New travel numbers suggest Canadians made fewer return trips from the United States last month compared to the same time last year, with a sharp decline in trips by car. Statistics Canada says the number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by car was down almost 32 per cent compared to March 2024, the third c...
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In the news today: Federal rivals campaign in GTA, tariffs targeting Canada unchanged
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in the GTA today The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and m...
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Carney, Poilievre taking their campaigns to the GTA today
OTTAWA - The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and meet with supporters and volunteers in Hamilton, Ont., in the afternoon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press c...
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Some schools in Canada are putting U.S. field trips on hold amid trade war
There are disappointed students, anxious parents and cautious school officials in at least two Canadian school districts that have suspended or cancelled trips over political uncertainty in the United States. British Columbia's largest school district in Surrey has put all its field trips down south on hold to prevent ...
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Trump's partial tariff pullback doesn't affect duties on Canadian imports
WASHINGTON - The United States is still imposing tariffs on Canada after President Donald Trump on Wednesday partially pulled back some of the most devastating duties against countries around the world. Trump paused his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs for 90 days but kept in place a 10 per cent levy on nearly ...
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World
Israel releases Palestinian who took part in attack aged 13 and developed mental illness in prison
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel on Thursday released a Palestinian who took part in an attack when he was 13 and developed schizophrenia in prison as requests for early release were denied. Israel says Ahmad Manasra is a terrorist who tried to kill Jews his own age. Palestinians accuse Israel of subjecting a child to harsh inc...
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Number of dead in a roof collapse at a nightclub in Dominican Republic rises to 218
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The number of dead in a roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic surged to 218 on Thursday, an official said. Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations, said crews at the scene were still looking for victims and potential sur...
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US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina is released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington
A U.S.-Russian dual national jailed in Russia on treason charges was freed Thursday in a prisoner exchange with Washington, the woman's lawyer and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Ksenia Karelina also identified in the media as Ksenia Khavana, is "on a plane back home to the United States," Rubio sai...
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