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International radar partnership sparks controversy among Canadian industry
A Government of Canada announcement to develop an Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) system in partnership with the Australian government is being called a "slap in the face" by a Canadian business that had their sights set on the project. On March 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his intention to...
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Western Hockey League expanding to Penticton and Chilliwack
The Western Hockey League is coming to Penticton, B.C. starting in the 2025-26 season.The WHL made the big announcement Monday, with the bonus big news that it is initiating a franchise application process for Chilliwack, B.C., to begin play there in the 2026-27 campaign.The expansion increases the number of teams in t...
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march 24-29
RDP, Students' Association marking Pride Week while more students on campus
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International radar partnership sparks controversy among Canadian industry
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Missing Red Deer teen believed to be in Wetaskiwin area
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march 24-29
RDP, Students' Association marking Pride Week while more students on campus
The Students' Association at Red Deer Polytechnic, in partnership with PRIDE on Campus, is marking Pride Week, March 24-29.The observance, in its second year, is intended to give students a better chance to commemorate Pride during the regular school year, when more students are on campus. RDP and the SA also take part...
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International radar partnership sparks controversy among Canadian industry
A Government of Canada announcement to develop an Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) system in partnership with the Australian government is being called a "slap in the face" by a Canadian business that had their sights set on the project. On March 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his intention to...
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Missing Red Deer teen believed to be in Wetaskiwin area
Red Deer RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating missing 16-year-old Denzel Louis-Smallboy. He was last seen on March 21, 2025 in Red Deer, and there is concern for his well-being. He is believed to be in the area of Wetaskiwin, RCMP say.Denzel is described as:6 feet, 2 inches and approximately 165 poundsB...
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black smoke seen from afar
RDES respond to 'suspicious' fire Sunday in Red Deer's Edgar area
Red Deer Emergency Services responded to a fire Sunday afternoon in the Edgar Industrial area.Crews responded at about 5:20 p.m., as black smoke could be seen from some distance.Deputy Chief Curtis Schaefer says upon arrival at 7240/7280 Johnston Drive, the Nossack and Gentek Building properties, members discovered a n...
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Alberta's 2025 budget proposes $10 million for Aboriginal Business Investment Fund
Alberta's Budget 2025 has allocated $10 million that, if passed, would support the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) to help community-owned Indigenous businesses buy or upgrade equipment and infrastructure needed to create jobs and contribute to sustainable and thriving communities. The ABIF program launched ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Progress 'continues to be made' on elimination of racism in Canada, says Alberta minister
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination acknowledges that injustices driven by racial discrimination still take place every day in Canada.Muhammad Yaseen, Alberta's minister of immigration and multiculturalism, said that progress continues to be made but there is always more to do to ensure t...
Mar 21, 2025
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Politics
Smith says she'd form second Fair Deal Panel if Ottawa doesn't meet policy demands
Premier Danielle Smith says she would form a panel to generate ideas on what Alberta should do if her demands of Canada's next government aren't met.Smith wants an end to a number of policies that were put in place under former prime minister Justin Trudeau that she says have done nothing but harm Alberta's oil and gas...
Mar 21, 2025
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Alberta announces $800M investment in cancer care innovation
Alberta's government is investing $800 million over eight years in a new partnership to improve cancer care through research, new equipment, and AI.The Cancer Innovation Value Partnership, in collaboration with Siemens Healthineers and the Alberta Cancer Foundation, aims to enhance early detection, reduce wait times, a...
Mar 21, 2025
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Local Sports
capping off great seasons
Three central Alberta teams win provincial hockey gold
Three local hockey squadrons had golden weekends at their respective provincial championships.The Red Deer U15 AAA boys won gold on home ice, the U15 AA girls won the title in Lloydminster, and north in Lacombe, the hometown U13 B Rockets team secured the championship.For the U15 AAA Rebels, the team lost just one game...
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Rebels drop regular-season finale in Edmonton
The Red Deer Rebels wrapped up the 2024-25 season on Sunday falling 4-1 to the Edmonton Oil Kings on the road.Forward Kalan Lind scored the lone goal for the Rebels and goaltender Chase Wutzke made 34 saves on 38 shots.The bright spot for the Rebels on Sunday came on the penalty kill as they held the Oil Kings scoreles...
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NCHL Championship
Innisfail Eagles win first-ever Vanberg Cup title
The Innisfail Eagles captured the Vanberg Cup in their first season in the North Central Senior AA Hockey League.On Saturday in Lacombe they defeated the defending champion Lacombe Generals 7-2 in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series."When you can go in and deliver a victory over the defending champs in their own ba...
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Canada
Police in B.C. say girl, 5, revived with naloxone after fentanyl overdose
MISSION, B.C. - Police in Mission, B.C., say a five-year-old girl was sent to hospital last week after she apparently overdosed on fentanyl, requiring multiple doses of naloxone to revive her. Mission RCMP say emergency responders were called to a home on Nottman Street on Thursday, where they found the child unconscio...
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U.S. ferry company 'unintentionally' flew Canadian flag upside down entering Victoria
SEATTLE - The operator of a ferry service between Vancouver Island and Washington state says it's sorry for "unintentionally" raising the Canadian flag upside down as it entered Victoria harbour on Sunday. The Black Ball Ferry Line, which runs a ferry between Victoria and Port Angeles, Wash., says raising the...
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Vancouver car show sets attendance records after Tesla ban, defying boycott calls
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the Vancouver International Auto Show say the event broke attendance records after it attracted international headlines for banning Tesla on safety grounds. Supporters of the electric car company and CEO Elon Musk had called for a boycott of the show, but organizers say it instead set a new fi...
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International radar partnership sparks controversy among Canadian industry
A Government of Canada announcement to develop an Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) system in partnership with the Australian government is being called a "slap in the face" by a Canadian business that had their sights set on the project. On March 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his intention to...
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Canadian governments rely on Starlink for critical services. Some are reconsidering
ST. JOHN'S - More than half of Canada's provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink - a satellite constellation owned by billionaire Elon Musk. And with Musk now acting as a top adviser to a U.S. president who has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada...
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In the news today: Federal leaders enter first full campaign day
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders enter first full day on campaign trail in five-week election Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld. Carney'...
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World
Venezuela-hired lawyers file petition in El Salvador in effort to free Venezuelans deported by US
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government filed legal action Monday in El Salvador aimed at freeing the 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States who are being held in a Salvadoran maximum-security prison. Jaime Ortega, who says he represents 30 of the imprisoned Venezuelans, said ...
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Trump's portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was `distorted'
DENVER (AP) - A portrait of President Donald hanging at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed it was "purposefully distorted," state officials said Monday. House Democrats said in a statement that the oil painting would be taken down at the request of Republican leaders in the Legi...
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UN says it will reduce its footprint in Gaza and blames Israel for staff member's death
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The United Nations has said it will "reduce its footprint" in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer and wounding five others. Israel has denied it was behind the March 19 explosion at the U.N. guesthouse in central ...
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