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Lacombe city council approves amendments to playground and school zone hours

Lacombe city council passed the third reading of a traffic bylaw that amends local school and playground zone hours to reflect current student travel patterns. This means the start times for school an...

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City council recap - Feb. 10, 2026

The following decisions were made at yesterday's regular city council meeting. CONSENT: Committee of the Whole (COTW) Effectiveness Council received an information report reviewing the effectiveness o...

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Red Deer city council ratifies new collective agreement with IAFF Local 1190

The City of Red Deer announced that a new agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Local 1190 was ratified by city council on Tuesday.The new agreement is effective as of Jan. 1, 2...

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Red Deer Polytechnic receives federal grant to enhance campus safety awareness

Red Deer Polytechnic announced it has received a $168,000 grant from the federal government's Public Safety Canada Policy Development Contribution Program.The funds will be dedicated to RDP's project ...

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Multiple Family Day events and activities planned across central Alberta

Central Albertans looking for something to do this Family Day on Monday, Feb. 16, will have plenty to choose from. Below is a list of events in communities across central Alberta: Red Deer Red Deer Mu...

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$39,000 raised at 2nd Annual Pickleball Charity Tournament

Officials with the Hockey Alberta Foundation and the Outreach Centre in Red Deer are thanking the community for its support of their 2nd Annual Pickleball FUNdraiser Corporate Charity Challenge presen...

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AgSmart to return in 2027 with expanded vision, stronger national focus

Officials with AgSmart, a smart agriculture educational expo focused on the role of data and technology in modern agriculture, say the event is entering a new phase of redevelopment. In 2026, Agri-Tra...

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WATCH: Fireball seen flying through sky near Sylvan Lake Tuesday morning

Citizens across Alberta who were out in the early morning hours on Tuesday may have caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a fireball flying through the sky.Multiple news outlets, including those in ...

Pattison Media Feb 10, 2026 Image of a fireball captured north of Sylvan Lake, Alta, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Image Credit: David Loyer/Supplied)

Second Sylvan Lake resident sentenced in incident near Crowsnest Pass

The second of two Sylvan Lake residents accused in an incident near Crowsnest Pass a year-and-a-half ago, has now been sentenced. Lester Martin, 40, was sentenced in Fort MacLeod Court of Justice on F...

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"Hard no": Pines residents, businesses, dog park users vehemently against proposed 'Project Nexus'

Opposition is mounting, big-time, to a project backed by the Red Deer Homeless Foundation which proposes to bring together numerous agencies under one roof, to serve people experiencing homelessness a...

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