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Award-winning students in Maskwacis celebrate first harvest from hydroponic garden
Two teens from Maskwacis celebrated a momentous occasion this week. This past January, Elias Mykat and Kenyon Bull received the Zayed Sustainability Prize, a global award worth $150,000 USD given by the United Arab Emirates. Mykat and Bull are students at Mamawi Atosketan Native School (MANS) near Maskwacis, and earned...
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Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre
Go Blue Open House to bring community together for Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Go Blue Open House, which is set to take place at the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre and the Sheldon Kennedy Centre of Excellence, is meant to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month.On Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., families and members of the public are invited to join an afternoon of fun, conne...
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thanksgiving long weekend
Snow in the forecast for Alberta, including Hwy 2 corridor, starting Friday
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First location in Western Canada
Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
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Award-winning students in Maskwacis celebrate first harvest from hydroponic garden
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Following Annual General Meeting
Red Deer District Chamber welcomes three new board members
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Red Deer and Area
thanksgiving long weekend
Snow in the forecast for Alberta, including Hwy 2 corridor, starting Friday
A special weather statement has been issued for parts of Alberta, including Red Deer, ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the first accumulating snowfall is expected to begin Friday and last in some areas until Sunday. Per the statement: Rain will begin to spread across no...
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kenyon bull & elias mykat
Award-winning students in Maskwacis celebrate first harvest from hydroponic garden
Two teens from Maskwacis celebrated a momentous occasion this week. This past January, Elias Mykat and Kenyon Bull received the Zayed Sustainability Prize, a global award worth $150,000 USD given by the United Arab Emirates. Mykat and Bull are students at Mamawi Atosketan Native School (MANS) near Maskwacis, and earned...
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Following Annual General Meeting
Red Deer District Chamber welcomes three new board members
The Red Deer District Chamber welcomed three new directors to its board of directors after the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday.As a result, Ben Allan of Red Deer Polytechnic, Tosin Adetayo of GATX Rail, and Erin Peden of Red Deer & District Community Foundation are now members of the board.Meanwhile, Mindy S...
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charge of uttering threats considered
No wrongdoing by officers in July 2024 Sylvan Lake incident
RCMP officers have been cleared of wrongdoing in relation to a July 2024 incident in Sylvan Lake.A final report was issued Wednesday by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) and the Police Review Commission (PRC).The report notes circumstances surrounding the incident...On July 4, 2024, just after 11 p.m.,...
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Alberta
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Alberta announces $2 million for youth suicide prevention
The Government of Alberta says it is investing $2 million into 14 community-based programs that help prevent youth suicide. They say the funding is part of a broader effort to support Family Resource Networks. "Every young Albertan deserves to feel protected, connected and safe," says Searle Turton, Minister ...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's Smith brushes off NDP voter list court battle, says legislation coming
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is brushing off a court battle launched by the Opposition NDP over her government's changes to voter list rules. Smith says the new restrictions were called for by elections officials after a major data breach involving a separatist group earlier this year. She says the NDP also asked for...
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Applications open
Alberta invests $10M in projects to improve primary care
Alberta is investing $10 million in projects aimed at improving access to primary care and finding new ways to deliver health services across the province.The funding is available through the Primary Care Innovation Fund, which supports projects designed to make care easier to access, connect patients with supports ear...
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aupe says changes were cruel
UCP restoring AISH benefits for eligible couples, and simplfying applications
The Alberta Government says it is restoring benefits related to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP).They say benefits will be restored for eligible couples, plus they're simplifying applications and advocating for more accessible Employment Insurance, acco...
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Local Sports
On top of the East
Rebels This Week: Oct. 5-12
FIRST PLACE FEELING! Your Red Deer Rebels start the new week in first place in the WHL Eastern Conference after a Saskatchewan trip that started with a blip before finishing with a pair of impressive wins - led by another chart-topping performance by a star Rebels forward! Wednesday, Sept. 30 - The Rebels started well ...
Oct 5, 2026
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mission to reclaim title
80th season underway for historic Innisfail Eagles franchise
The Innisfail Eagles hope to soar to the mountaintop once again for what is the franchise's 80th season. Formed in 1947, the Eagles have an undeniable history of winning, and they just about won it all again this past spring, going down in four straight to Wetaskiwin for the NCHL's Vanberg Cup. They won the Vanberg in ...
Oct 5, 2026
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WHL scoring leader
Rebels Poul Andersen named WHL Player of the Week
Red Deer Rebels forward Poul Andersen has been named the Western Hockey League Player of the Week.The 19-year-old from St. Louis Park, Minn., recorded eight points in three games last week to help the Rebels go 2-1-0-0 in three games through Saskatchewan.He earned an assist on Sept. 30, in a 4-1 loss at Prince Albert b...
Oct 5, 2026
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Canada
List of Canadians who have won the Nobel Prize
Here is a list of Canadians who have won the Nobel Prize: 1923: Frederick G. Banting, Nobel Prize in medicine for the "discovery of insulin." 1949: William F. Giauque, Nobel Prize in chemistry for "contributions in the field of chemical thermodynamics,...
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Carney in Sherbrooke for clean energy announcement
SHERBROOKE - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Sherbrooke, Que., today to make an announcement about new clean energy measures. No details have been released ahead of the announcement. Government officials are set to provide a technical briefing on back...
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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet Anne Carson, whose work blends the ancient with the avant-garde, has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary to the Swedish Academy, said she reached Carson Thursday in Iceland, where she was "listening to ...
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In the news today: rules on MAID, aviation conference, emissions dip, Jets take Avs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Government to exclude people who suffer solely from mental illness from access to MAID The federal government faces criticism from many groups after announcing Wed...
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B.C. Conservatives back in battleground Surrey on election trail
The B.C. Conservatives will spend their second consecutive day campaigning in Surrey, a critical battleground in the provincial election. The Conservatives say interim leader Lorne Doerkson will be in Surrey to make a policy announcement a day after be...
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Oil and gas emissions dropped in 2025 despite increased production: report
OTTAWA - Canada's oil and gas sector accounted for a lower level of emissions in 2025, despite boosts in production, while the country's overall emissions ticked up thanks to increased reliance on natural gas to heat homes. Those are among the findings...
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World
Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport, and other Mideast developments
Several explosions were heard in the Saudi capital on Thursday, including one at the Riyadh airport that halted flights, a witness said. The blasts came as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have targeted the kingdom's infrastructure, though there was no word...
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A British man is bailed after his arrest in security incident at a US-run military base in England
LONDON (AP) - A 22-year-old British man arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England has been released on bail, authorities said Thursday. The suspect, who was not named, is ...
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Royal Navy sailor appears in court on charges of spying for Russia
LONDON (AP) - A Royal Navy sailor appeared in a London court on Thursday to face charges of spying for Russia. Teddy Young, 24, has been charged with two offenses under the National Security Act, including preparing to disclose protected ...
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