nov 5-7
Podcast: Agri-Trade returns for 41st year with spirits high among producers
The 41st annual Agri-Trade is back at Red Deer's Westerner Park from Nov. 5-7, and there'll truly be something there for everyone.The park is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Wednesday to Friday, and tickets can be purchased here, at a discounted rate until Nov. 4."This show is the very best in agriculture equipment, ...
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$480 per child 12 and under
Alberta dispensing promised money for parents affected by teacher strike
Alberta is beginning its rollout of compensation for families whose children were kept out of classrooms during a three-week teachers strike.Premier Danielle Smith's government promised $30 a day for parents and guardians of each child 12 and under.The strike led to 16 missed days of instruction, meaning a payout of $4...
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swearing-in ceremony
Wolf Creek trustees appoint Luci Henry as baord chair
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fire prevention week
Podcast: 'Charge into fire safety' with Red Deer County Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere
dedicated to excellence
Red Deer Catholic trustees sworn in, Chris Andrew to serve as chair
17h ago
new communications policy coming
Blackfalds town council sworn in
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Red Deer and Area
swearing-in ceremony
Wolf Creek trustees appoint Luci Henry as baord chair
Luci Henry will serve as board chair for the upcoming year at Wolf Creek Public Schools.Henry, who was re-elected on Oct. 20 for Ward A, was sworn in with her fellow trustees in a ceremony this week, then appointed chair by her colleagues.The rest of the board includes Vice-chair Lana Thompson (Ward B), Jamie Coston (W...
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dedicated to excellence
Red Deer Catholic trustees sworn in, Chris Andrew to serve as chair
Newly elected trustee Chris Andrew will serve as chair for the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools board.Cynthia Leyson, a returning trustee, will serve as vice-chair.These appointments were made at the board's swearing-in ceremony this week, following the Oct. 20 municipal elections.Joining Andrew and Leyson on the boa...
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new communications policy coming
Blackfalds town council sworn in
Blackfalds town council has been sworn in, with new Mayor Laura Svab, Deputy Mayor Brenda Dennis and councillors Jim Sands, Shane Hanson, Ryan Brown, Aaron J Hoyte, and Cory Twerdoclib all taking the Oath of Office.The Oath of Office was administered by Suzanne Alexander-Smith, KC, Barrister and Solicitor of Chapman Ri...
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nov 5-7
Podcast: Agri-Trade returns for 41st year with spirits high among producers
The 41st annual Agri-Trade is back at Red Deer's Westerner Park from Nov. 5-7, and there'll truly be something there for everyone.The park is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Wednesday to Friday, and tickets can be purchased here, at a discounted rate until Nov. 4."This show is the very best in agriculture equipment, ...
20h ago
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Municipal Election 2025
swearing-in ceremony
Wolf Creek trustees appoint Luci Henry as baord chair
Luci Henry will serve as board chair for the upcoming year at Wolf Creek Public Schools.Henry, who was re-elected on Oct. 20 for Ward A, was sworn in with her fellow trustees in a ceremony this week, then appointed chair by her colleagues.The rest of the board includes Vice-chair Lana Thompson (Ward B), Jamie Coston (W...
17h ago
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dedicated to excellence
Red Deer Catholic trustees sworn in, Chris Andrew to serve as chair
Newly elected trustee Chris Andrew will serve as chair for the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools board.Cynthia Leyson, a returning trustee, will serve as vice-chair.These appointments were made at the board's swearing-in ceremony this week, following the Oct. 20 municipal elections.Joining Andrew and Leyson on the boa...
17h ago
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new communications policy coming
Blackfalds town council sworn in
Blackfalds town council has been sworn in, with new Mayor Laura Svab, Deputy Mayor Brenda Dennis and councillors Jim Sands, Shane Hanson, Ryan Brown, Aaron J Hoyte, and Cory Twerdoclib all taking the Oath of Office.The Oath of Office was administered by Suzanne Alexander-Smith, KC, Barrister and Solicitor of Chapman Ri...
18h ago
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Alberta
update
UCP clarify provincial exam dates
January provincial exams are cancelled, and now students may opt to write them in April or June 2026, the UCP say.This will be voluntary, and is a result of the recent three-week teachers' strike.Per the provincial government:'To ensure students and teachers can concentrate on learning after lost instructional time due...
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$480 per child 12 and under
Alberta dispensing promised money for parents affected by teacher strike
Alberta is beginning its rollout of compensation for families whose children were kept out of classrooms during a three-week teachers strike.Premier Danielle Smith's government promised $30 a day for parents and guardians of each child 12 and under.The strike led to 16 missed days of instruction, meaning a payout of $4...
20h ago
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"Minimum Sentence Too Lenient"
Alberta's Smith calls on Ottawa to use notwithstanding clause over child porn ruling
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on the federal government to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court ruling on child pornography.The top court has ruled that one-year mandatory minimum sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional.Smith says the m...
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Salmonella outbreak linked to dog treats
The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to certain Puppy Love and Puppy World dog treats.As of the latest update on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 32 confirmed cases have been reported across Canada, including 15 in British Columbia, 14 in Alberta, one in the Northwest Territo...
Oct 30, 2025
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Local Sports
come back effort
Rebels pick up a point in shootout loss to Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels gave it their all but fell just short.Down by two goals in the third period, the Rebels scored twice, including one with 34.9 seconds remaining, to send it to overtime.Despite that, Red Deer fell 4-3 to the Hitmen in Calgary at the Scotiabank Saddledome in the shootout after nobody scored in three-o...
Oct 30, 2025
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jays fever!
Two start times for Red Deer Rebels game this Saturday, dependent on World Series
The Red Deer Rebels understand the Blue Jays fever running rampant across Canada. That's why they're setting two possible start times for this Saturday's matchup against the Swift Current Broncos. The game is slated to start at 6 p.m. but that will only happen if there is no Game 7 in the World Series. If there is a Ga...
Oct 29, 2025
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Weekend ahead
This week in RDP Athletics: Oct. 31 - Nov. 2
This week, the RDP Kings hockey team will play the NAIT Ooks. The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings and Queens basketball and volleyball squads will challenge the Keyano College Huskies. Both basketball teams will also tip off against the Lakeland College Rustlers. The Queens hockey team will face off against the Medicine Hat...
Oct 29, 2025
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Canada
Blue Jays fans still hopeful for World Series win in decisive Game 7
TORONTO - Blue Jays fans are still looking for a World Series win in Toronto tonight after the team fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, forcing Game 7. The visiting Dodgers defeated the Jays in Game 6 with a score of 3-1. Toronto is looking to c...
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Mom of soldier killed in Afghanistan named national Silver Cross Mother
OTTAWA - When Nancy Payne lays a wreath on Remembrance Day at the National War Memorial, it won't be the first time she's represented mothers of Canadian soldiers who have died in combat. But it will be her first on such a stage. Payne has laid a wreat...
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'Hurricane Bob' Rae says he's leaving the United Nations with no regrets
OTTAWA - Bob Rae knows that as Canada's ambassador to the United Nations he had a habit of going off-message with Global Affairs Canada but he has not regrets. He says it created a healthy tension, even if it meant he occasionally had to delete a tweet...
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No bus or metros this Saturday in Montreal because of transit strike
MONTRÉAL - There's no regular bus or metro service at all today in Montreal because of a transit strike. Roughly 4,500 bus drivers, metro operators and other station employees are taking part in the strike, the union's first in 38 years. The disruptio...
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Carney says China doesn't grasp Canada's concern over issues of foreign interference
GYEONGJU - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn't understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We had a discussion on foreign interference," Carney told reporter...
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Carney wraps up Asia trip looking ahead to first federal budget next week
GYEONGJU - Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his first official visit to Asia after telling regional leaders at two major summits that Canada is a stable, reliable investment destination, including for China. Carney met with Chinese President X...
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World
9 dead, dozens injured in crowd surge at Hindu temple in southern India
NEW DELHI (AP) - A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in southern India left at least nine people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Saturday. The incident occurred at the Swamy Venkateswara Temple in the Sr...
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Tanzanian President Hassan wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote, official results show
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country's disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced early Saturday. Her two main opponents had both been prevented fro...
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Dodgers force World Series to decisive Game 7 by holding off Blue Jays 3-1 as Yamamoto wins again
TORONTO (AP) - Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, slumping Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in a three-run third inning and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday nigh...
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