2025 Playoffs
WHL and Victory+ partner to provide league-wide free streaming of games
Western Hockey League (WHL) fans across Canada and the world will soon have the ability to watch games for free.On Thursday the WHL and Victory+, a sports streaming service owned by A Parent Media Co. Inc., announced a multi-year deal where fans will be able to stream regular season and playoff games for free beginning...
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Health agency head rebuts Alberta government's defence in wrongful dismissal lawsuit
The former head of Alberta Health Services says arguments by the province that she was fired for incompetence are not only false, but also ``vindictive and malicious.''A court filing from Athana Mentzelopoulos alleges she was actually praised by Health Minister Adriana LaGrange.Mentzelopoulos is suing LaGrange and AHS,...
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dangerous for birds and for you
'Cover Your Vent' campaign ongoing with Medicine River Wildlife Centre
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MODERNIZING OUR POLICE FORCE
Red Deer RCMP latest in line for body-worn cameras
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October 2022 Incident
Sentencing scheduled for one of two suspects charged in murder of missing Wetaskiwin man
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Red Deer and Area
dangerous for birds and for you
'Cover Your Vent' campaign ongoing with Medicine River Wildlife Centre
The Medicine River Wildlife Centre wants you to cover your vent!Each spring, the wildlife centre, which is located near Spruce View, gets numerous calls about birds being stuck in exterior vents.This often occurs due to nesting in uncovered vents and other dangerous cavities, and can result in babies being separated fr...
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MODERNIZING OUR POLICE FORCE
Red Deer RCMP latest in line for body-worn cameras
Red Deer's RCMP force is the newest edition to units in Alberta equipped with body-worn cameras (BWC). As of March 13, following the first round of training, body cameras have started to be deployed with the front-line officers interacting with the public. Red Deer intends to have 90 members trained on and using the te...
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October 2022 Incident
Sentencing scheduled for one of two suspects charged in murder of missing Wetaskiwin man
Sentencing is scheduled this fall for one of two men charged in the death of a missing Wetaskiwin man two-and-a-half years ago. Cashtin Lee Joseph, 30, of Wetaskiwin, is scheduled for sentencing in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench on Sept. 26, 2025. His co-accused, Stanley Victor Keith Howse, 52, also of Wetaskiwin, ha...
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Second Suspect Facing Trial
One of two sentenced in central Alberta stolen vehicle police chase
One of two people charged following a police pursuit in central Alberta last year has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail. Jeff Edward Medd, 41, of Leduc County, was sentenced to 910 days behind bars in Wetaskiwn Court of Justice on March 13, 2025. However, he was given credit for 179 days of pre-trial custo...
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Alberta
Health agency head rebuts Alberta government's defence in wrongful dismissal lawsuit
The former head of Alberta Health Services says arguments by the province that she was fired for incompetence are not only false, but also ``vindictive and malicious.''A court filing from Athana Mentzelopoulos alleges she was actually praised by Health Minister Adriana LaGrange.Mentzelopoulos is suing LaGrange and AHS,...
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don't become complacent
Public Avalanche Warning issued for central Rockies
A special public avalanche warning has been issued for the central Rockies.Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Alberta Parks, the Government of British Columbia, and Parks Canada, are warning backcountry users to be very wary.The warning applies to Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks, as well as areas imm...
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Provincial Politics
Three new parliamentary secretaries named by Premier Smith
Three Alberta MLAs have been given some new responsibilities by Premier Danielle Smith.Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright has been named Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health (South) while Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe is now the Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health (North).Both will report to Minister...
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Alberta Premier makes demands during first meeting with PM Carney
The premier of Alberta met with Canada's new prime minister on Thursday for the first time.Danielle Smith says she and Mark Carney had a "very frank discussion" about a variety of topics, and emphasized that she wants the province to have a better relationship with the federal government than it has had under...
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2025 Playoffs
WHL and Victory+ partner to provide league-wide free streaming of games
Western Hockey League (WHL) fans across Canada and the world will soon have the ability to watch games for free.On Thursday the WHL and Victory+, a sports streaming service owned by A Parent Media Co. Inc., announced a multi-year deal where fans will be able to stream regular season and playoff games for free beginning...
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12 and younger
Nominations for Red Deer's Rising Sport Stars awards now open
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Red Deer Rising Sport Stars awards.Eligible athletes are 12-years-old or younger, and must be participating in a Red Deer sport organization.The awards recognize commitment, passion, effort or for overcoming adversity to successfully participate and develop skills, regardless of re...
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COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
This week in RDP Athletics: March 21-23
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Hockey team and Briercrest College Clippers will complete the ACAC Men's Hockey Championship Final. The RDP Dance team will participate in Showtime Competition. Here is a summary of the upcoming competition:HockeyKings vs Clippers | Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre | Friday, ...
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Canada
Mayors of border cities call on Ottawa for funding, support as tariff war continues
Mayors of several Canadian border cities and towns are calling for support from the federal government as the tariff war with the United States starts to hurt their communities. They say their communities are disproportionately impacted because local businesses rely heavily on cross-border movement of goods and visitor...
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Carney confirms Liberals won't proceed with planned capital gains tax change
OTTAWA - Days before he's expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won't move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy. The Prime Minister's Office says a plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains, first pitched in the federal budget last year, will not move forward. The propos...
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Syrian-Canadians call on Ottawa to drop sanctions, reach out to war-ravaged country
OTTAWA - Canadians with ties to Syria say it's time for Ottawa to drop sanctions on the country and help nudge its new leaders toward a democratic, pluralistic future. "There's a lot to be lost if we do not support Syria at this vulnerable time," said Bayan Khatib, co-founder of the Syrian Canadian Foundation...
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Quebec town says U.S. is limiting Canadian access to border-straddling library
STANSTEAD, Que. - The town of Stanstead, Que., says U.S. authorities have unilaterally decided to close the main Canadian entrance to the Victorian-style library that straddles the border between the two countries. For decades, Canadian visitors to the town have been able to walk across the border into Derby Line, Vt.,...
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Toronto flights from Heathrow cancelled after London fire causes power outage
TORONTO - Toronto's Pearson airport says all arriving flights from Heathrow have been cancelled after an overnight fire caused a power outage and forced the British airport to close for the day. Pearson airport lists at least five scheduled arriving flights from Heathrow as cancelled, as well as two departing flights. ...
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Poilievre outlines plan to boost apprenticeships, training for trades workers
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is announcing a plan to boost training and jobs for workers in skilled trades. In a news release this morning, Poilievre says his plan for "more boots, less suits" will expand training halls and provide direct grants and faster employment insurance for apprentices...
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World
Israel's top court halts Netanyahu's dismissal of the country's internal security chief
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's top court on Friday ordered a temporary halt to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of the country's domestic security chief until his appeal can be heard. The Supreme Court's decision came hours after Netanyahu's Cabinet unanimously approved his request to fire the head of the Shin ...
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Sudan's military says it has retaken the last area of the capital held by rival paramilitary forces
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's military said it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fighting. Social media videos showed its soldiers inside giving the date as the 21st day of Ramadan, which was Friday. A Sudanese military officer weari...
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Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday evening. Prison officials said Edward James, 63, was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He d...
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