AJHL Awards
AJHL names All-Academic team and Community Ambassadors
The Alberta Junior Hockey League announced the players named to their 2025 All-Academic Team and the 2024-25 AJHL Community Ambassadors.A total of 12 players were selected to the All-Academic Team, who each demonstrated qualities of an exceptional student-athlete.The All-Academic Team recognizes players who are dedicat...
Mar 29, 2025
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Repairs needed
Public washroom vandalized in Sylvan Lake now closed
The Town of Sylvan Lake says they're closing down washroom No. 1 located along Lakeshore Drive for the forseeable future after extensive vandalism.There is no timetable for it to reopen and staff have begun the process of cleaning it up. Repairs will also begin soon.
Mar 29, 2025
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Repairs needed
Public washroom vandalized in Sylvan Lake now closed
Mar 29, 2025
episode 1: chatting with the mayor
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LINDA DOWNEY
Red Deer Catholic teacher receives Excellence in Catholic Education Award
Mar 28, 2025
Ready by June
St. Andrew's United Church Tree Planting Project approved by Lacombe city council
Mar 28, 2025
Red Deer and Area
Repairs needed
Public washroom vandalized in Sylvan Lake now closed
The Town of Sylvan Lake says they're closing down washroom No. 1 located along Lakeshore Drive for the forseeable future after extensive vandalism.There is no timetable for it to reopen and staff have begun the process of cleaning it up. Repairs will also begin soon.
Mar 29, 2025
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LINDA DOWNEY
Red Deer Catholic teacher receives Excellence in Catholic Education Award
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) is pleased to announce that Linda Downey, a Grade Three teacher and faith coach at Holy Family School, has been awarded the Excellence in Catholic Education Award by the Council of Catholic School Superintendents of Alberta (CCSSA).This award is presented annually to teachers ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Ready by June
St. Andrew's United Church Tree Planting Project approved by Lacombe city council
The City of Lacombe council approved the final design for the St. Andrew's United Church Tree Planting Project on Tuesday.Now known as the Woodland Sanctuary, the project involves both the city and the United Church to turn the 1.7-acre municipal reserve on the end of Woodland Drive into a natural forest ecosystem.The ...
Mar 28, 2025
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small neighbourhood grants available
Community Foundation of Central Alberta to tour region and connect with residents
The Community Foundation of Central Alberta (CFCAB) will celebrate its 35th anniversary and recent name change by embarking on a tour of the region.The foundation will visit 10 communities throughout April, with each local event free for the public to attend.The tour:April 8 @ 10:30 a.m. - Rocky Mountain HouseApril 9 @...
Mar 28, 2025
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Federal Election 2025
CP NewsAlert: Mark Carney set to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning
OTTAWA - A White House official says Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning. More to come. Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
Mar 28, 2025
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election yet to be called
Conservative Party, People's Party choose candidates for new federal Red Deer riding
Burton Bailey will be the next Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the new re-aligned riding of Red Deer in the next federal election, according to a newsletter sent out this week by the party to members. Bailey, who has served for several years as executive assistant to Red Deer-North MLA Adriana Lagrange, was ...
Mar 15, 2025
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Over 62 per cent voter turnout on Sept. 20 federal election
Elections Canada has released its estimated voter turnout from last month's federal election.The 44th federal election took place on Sept. 20.Elections Canada's preliminary estimates indicate that 17,209,000 Canadians cast a ballot. This translates into a voter turnout rate of about 62.5 per cent. Exact voter turnout n...
Oct 01, 2021
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Alberta
10,000 RESIDENTS AIDED
Government of Alberta reports successful first year of Navigation and Support Centres
After just over one year of existence, Alberta's Navigation and Support Centres have helped more than 10,000 residents access supports and services, the government reports. Navigation and Support Centres act as a one-stop shop for vulnerable residents to access a wide range of supports in one place, including financial...
Mar 28, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Collegiate schools and dual-credit programs see investments in Budget 2025
If passed, Alberta's Budget 2025 would provide more than $100 million over three years for school boards to grow career education programs, including funding for more collegiate and dual-credit programs across the province. Career education programs let students gain credits toward graduation while gaining hands-on exp...
Mar 28, 2025
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KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE THREE
One-time funding added for reading, writing and math screening supports
Alberta's government is providing one time funding of $7.5 million to help make sure schools have the resources and staff needed to conduct the additional reading, writing and math screenings it began this year. This is in addition to the $10 million allocated for reading, writing and math support this next school year...
Mar 27, 2025
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COMES TO KANANASKIS IN JUNE
Alta. temporarily adjusting reservist leave to improve G7 Summit security
The Government of Alberta has issued a temporary regulation enabling Alberta-based Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) reserves to take reservist leave to support security measures at the G7 Summit planned for June in Kananaskis. On March 27, Matt Jones, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade, and Alberta's Military Liaison Justi...
Mar 27, 2025
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Local Sports
Lifting Heavy
Inaugural Alberta's Strongest Man competition puts on a show in Red Deer
Red Deer's Larson Hehr hasn't been a professional on the strongman circuit for long but has quickly made a name for himself.The 27-year-old, who grew up in Calgary, has competed professionally for a year and a half and is one of the newest and youngest pros in Canada.There are exceptions but most who compete in strongm...
Mar 29, 2025
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AJHL Awards
AJHL names All-Academic team and Community Ambassadors
The Alberta Junior Hockey League announced the players named to their 2025 All-Academic Team and the 2024-25 AJHL Community Ambassadors.A total of 12 players were selected to the All-Academic Team, who each demonstrated qualities of an exceptional student-athlete.The All-Academic Team recognizes players who are dedicat...
Mar 29, 2025
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Junior B
Sylvan Lake Wranglers knock off defending champs to win HJHL title
After two straight years of losing to the Okotoks Bisons in the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) Finals, the Sylvan Lake Wranglers are champions.On Thursday evening, the Wranglers defeated the Bisons 2-1 in Game 4 at the Murray & Piper Arena in Okotoks to win the best-of-five series, 3-1.In Okotoks. the Wrangle...
Mar 28, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Second week of election underway, with eyes on new U.S. tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the hustings. E...
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Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election
OTTAWA - The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the hustings. Eyes are turning to Wednesday when U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to slap "reciprocal tariffs" on countries including Canada over various alleged trade...
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'Still very dire': Canadian Red Cross is fundraising following Myanmar earthquake
A representative for the Canadian Red Cross says the situation on the ground in Myanmar is "still very dire and tragic" days after a massive earthquake that has killed at least 1,600 people. Canadian Red Cross senior operations manager Chiran Livera says teams of staff and volunteers made up of both internati...
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Europe's rearmament an 'extraordinary opportunity' for Quebec, Legault says
HANOVER - Quebec Premier François Legault believes Europe's rearmament presents an "extraordinary opportunity" for his province as it tries to diversify trade away from the United States. Legault told a gathering in Hanover, Germany, that Europe plans to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on defence...
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American invasion of Canada would spark decades-long insurgency, expert predicts
HALIFAX - If U.S. President Donald Trump fails in his stated goal of annexing Canada through economic force, what would happen if he ordered the world's most powerful military to invade? Some experts and academics say it's a notion too preposterous to even contemplate. But Aisha Ahmad isn't one of them. "When you ...
Mar 30, 2025
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'Sobering statistic:' One-fifth of pollinators in North America at extinction risk
FREDERICTON - Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America are at risk of extinction. Out of 759 pollinators - animals critical for food production and healthy ecosystems ...
Mar 30, 2025
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World
French court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case
PARIS (AP) - A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty Monday in an embezzlement case but didn't immediately say what her sentence might be and how it might impact the far-right leader's political future. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. PARIS (AP) - A Paris court started delivering a v...
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Israeli military orders evacuation of most of Rafah
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military has issued sweeping evacuation orders covering most of the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. The orders issued Monday come after Israel ended a ceasefire and renewed its air and ground war against Hamas earlier this month. The Associated Press
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Deaths from devastating earthquake in Myanmar climb past 1,700
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) - The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country's military-led government said Monday. Government spokesman Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun told state-run MRTV that another 3,400 have been injured and more than ...
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