Politics
Alberta government wants more details on federal budget before passing judgment
Alberta's finance minister says Ottawa's budget has some good elements and some bad, but he's hoping to get more clarity on regulatory changes that could affect the energy industry.Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget signals that the government might not move forward with its proposed emissions cap, but Nate Horn...
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Canada's best
CCAA Women's Soccer National Championship begins Wednesday
The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Soccer National Championship has finally arrived in Red Deer.From Nov. 5-8 at Setter's Place, the top women's college soccer teams from across Canada, including the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens, will compete for a national title.Programs competing for the championship...
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Missing: Dakota Blaker-Sisco, 38, of Maskwacis
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taking the helm
Podcast: One-on-one with Red Deer's newly elected mayor Cindy Jefferies
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Purple Night Lights campaign returns for Family Violence Prevention Month
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Red Deer County welcomes new council
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Last seen Oct. 31
Missing: Dakota Blaker-Sisco, 38, of Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding missing 38-year-old Dakota Blaker-Sisco.Blaker-Sisco was last seen on Oct. 31, and police believe he was last located in the Maskwacis area. He also has ties to Calgary, and there is a concern for his well-being.He is described as six feet one inch tall and 231...
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Raising awareness
Purple Night Lights campaign returns for Family Violence Prevention Month
The Purple Light Nights campaign has returned to Red Deer in honour of Family Violence Prevention Month.The campaign, which was brought to central Alberta in 2016 by Soroptimist International of Central Alberta in conjunction with the Outreach Centre, aims to bring awareness to the issue of domestic violence.Sherrie Sm...
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New faces
Red Deer County welcomes new council
Red Deer County officially welcomed a new council on Tuesday.The council of six, along with newly elected Mayor Brent Ramsay, were officially sworn in at a ceremony held in the council chambers.During the ceremony, Ramsay, along with Lee Girard (Division 1), Kelli Ritz (Division 2), Dana Depalme (Division 3), Julie Bre...
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New Red Deer city council officially sworn in
It's official, the City of Red Deer has a new city council. On Monday, the city held its official swearing-in ceremony in council chambers at Red Deer City Hall. During the ceremony, each of the eight city councillors and the new mayor took their oaths of office in front of friends, family and the general public. After...
Nov 03, 2025
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Municipal Election 2025
New faces
Red Deer County welcomes new council
Red Deer County officially welcomed a new council on Tuesday.The council of six, along with newly elected Mayor Brent Ramsay, were officially sworn in at a ceremony held in the council chambers.During the ceremony, Ramsay, along with Lee Girard (Division 1), Kelli Ritz (Division 2), Dana Depalme (Division 3), Julie Bre...
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official ceremony
New Red Deer city council officially sworn in
It's official, the City of Red Deer has a new city council. On Monday, the city held its official swearing-in ceremony in council chambers at Red Deer City Hall. During the ceremony, each of the eight city councillors and the new mayor took their oaths of office in front of friends, family and the general public. After...
Nov 03, 2025
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Wolf Creek trustees appoint Luci Henry as board 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...
Oct 31, 2025
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Alberta
Health Care
Alberta hospital, nursing staff vote overwhelmingly for striking ahead of mediation
About 16,000 unionized Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, have voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary to back contract demands.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says about 11,000 workers voted and 98 per cent approved job action.If the unofficial vote resul...
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Politics
Alberta government wants more details on federal budget before passing judgment
Alberta's finance minister says Ottawa's budget has some good elements and some bad, but he's hoping to get more clarity on regulatory changes that could affect the energy industry.Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget signals that the government might not move forward with its proposed emissions cap, but Nate Horn...
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Provincial Politics
Anglican Diocese questions Alberta's use of notwithstanding clause on teachers
The Anglican Diocese of Edmonton is expressing concerns about the Alberta government's use of the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work.Bishop Stephen London says it is not his intention to wade into partisan political debate, but says the legislation has the potential to threaten the religious...
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Provincial Politics
Airdrie resident behind recall campaign says local MLA not representing community
The man who launched a petition drive to oust United Conservative Party legislature member Angela Pitt says she needs to go because she's not getting the job done.Airdrie, Alta., resident Derek Keenan says it's not a political issue, and he doesn't want Pitt replaced as the MLA for Airdrie-East by someone in the NDP.Ra...
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Local Sports
Hitting the Road
Rebels This Week: Nov. 3-9
Week in ReviewTwo games this past week saw the Rebels come away with three of a possible four points. The Rebels have now earned points in five of their last six games.October 29 - The Rebels scored three third-period goals to erase a pair of two-goal deficits in an eventual 4-3 shootout loss to the Calgary Hitmen at t...
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Canada's best
CCAA Women's Soccer National Championship begins Wednesday
The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Soccer National Championship has finally arrived in Red Deer.From Nov. 5-8 at Setter's Place, the top women's college soccer teams from across Canada, including the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens, will compete for a national title.Programs competing for the championship...
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Alberta high school football returns as many head straight to playoffs
All information below is courtesy Football Alberta:Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand, we're back. After a long four week hiatus, high school football is back. Unfortunately, the break was long enough to make the resumption of the regular season impossible, so most leagues have gone straight to abbreviated playoffs. Some leagues or divi...
Nov 03, 2025
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Canada
Ottawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision from the Online Streaming Act that was accidentally deleted. The federal budget released this week says the government will make a legislative amendment to add back the privacy pr...
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B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what 'delivery' means
SAANICH - A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed delivery, ruling that it's not good enough to leave a package on a doorstep or with another person unless the buyer consents. Consumer Protection BC says i...
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Over 5,000 researchers oppose order to share 25 years of federal grant applicant data
TORONTO - More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a parliamentary committee order that they say draws parallels with the U.S. government's crackdown on equity, diversity and inclusion funding in health and science re...
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Researchers find microplastics in lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia. Co-author Amber LeBlanc, a researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says the study raises questions about the future o...
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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante sends message against cynicism as she meets successor
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante delivered a message against political polarization and cynicism on Wednesday as she met her successor at city hall during her final days in the city's top job. After meeting with mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferr...
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Ex-hydro researcher tells spying trial he wasn't given opportunity to defend himself
MONTREAL - A former researcher with Quebec's hydro utility says he had no idea he was under a criminal investigation until he was arrested by the RCMP in 2022. The Crown accuses Yuesheng Wang, 38, of sharing confidential research from Hydro-Québec with...
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World
Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist's challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey defeated democratic socialist Omar Fateh and 13 other challengers Wednesday during the final round of counting in the city's ranked-choice voting election. Frey, wh...
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Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned that the Justice Department's...
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Bolivian top court annuls former interim president sentence and orders her immediate release
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - The Bolivian Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday annulled the 10-year prison sentence against former interim President Jeanine Áñez, ordering her immediate release. The court also ordered that Áñez,...
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