

9-0 loss
Rebels shut out at home by Hitmen
Red Deer Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid didn't mince his words following a 9-0 loss on home ice to the Calgary Hitmen on Saturday night.He called it an embarrassing loss for his squad."I mean, this is rock bottom. If this isn't rock bottom, I don't know what is," Habscheid said.Penalties were a struggle ear...
Dec 14, 2025
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Last seen Nov. 28
Missing: Jimmy Eagle, 27, of Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding missing 27-year-old Jimmy Eagle.Eagle was last seen in Samson Cree Nation on Nov. 28, and police say they're worried for his well-being and would like to speak with him.He is described as six feet tall and 165 pounds with black hair, brown eyes, and a medium co...
Dec 14, 2025
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What's Trending
Last seen Nov. 28
Missing: Jimmy Eagle, 27, of Maskwacis
Dec 14, 2025

year in review
'Best of' The Everything Red Deer Podcast - Year 1: News Edition
the situation is dire
Two deaths, possibly from cold exposure, raise alarm amid Red Deer shelter situation and plight of homeless community
Dec 12, 2025
Lace-'Em Up!
Red Deer's outdoor rinks returning for another season
Dec 12, 2025

Red Deer and Area

Last seen Nov. 28
Missing: Jimmy Eagle, 27, of Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding missing 27-year-old Jimmy Eagle.Eagle was last seen in Samson Cree Nation on Nov. 28, and police say they're worried for his well-being and would like to speak with him.He is described as six feet tall and 165 pounds with black hair, brown eyes, and a medium co...
Dec 14, 2025
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the situation is dire
Two deaths, possibly from cold exposure, raise alarm amid Red Deer shelter situation and plight of homeless community
Red Deer RCMP confirm they recently responded to a pair of sudden deaths possibly linked to cold exposure.Cpl. Candace Hrdlicka says in both cases, the person was found outside.The first was on Nov. 30, and involved a 58-year-old Red Deer woman, though Hrdlicka clarifies that despite what some conjecture on social medi...
Dec 12, 2025
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Lace-'Em Up!
Red Deer's outdoor rinks returning for another season
City of Red Deer officials have announced that 17 outdoor rinks across the community are now open. After weeks of work flooding and prepping the ice, officials say the recent cold snap has helped ensure some of Red Deer's outdoor surfaces are ready to welcome skaters for the season.This weekend, the following 17 outdoo...
Dec 12, 2025
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Dec. 13-14, 2025
Central Albertans encouraged to "Cram the Van" this weekend
Red Deer RCMP, in partnership with City of Red Deer Community Peace Officers, invite the public to stop by this weekend to help them Cram the Van.Mounties say the team will be at the Walmart South (2010-50 Ave) location on both Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., collecting new toys and cash donations for gifts, in...
Dec 12, 2025
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What's Trending
Last seen Nov. 28
Missing: Jimmy Eagle, 27, of Maskwacis
Dec 14, 2025

year in review
'Best of' The Everything Red Deer Podcast - Year 1: News Edition
the situation is dire
Two deaths, possibly from cold exposure, raise alarm amid Red Deer shelter situation and plight of homeless community
Dec 12, 2025
Lace-'Em Up!
Red Deer's outdoor rinks returning for another season
Dec 12, 2025

ENJOY A RANT, SOME LAUGHS, AND FARM TALK
The Everything Red Deer Podcast turns 1!
Dec. 13-14, 2025
Central Albertans encouraged to "Cram the Van" this weekend
Dec 12, 2025
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Red Deerian wins $100,000 on Lotto Max
Dec 12, 2025

Alberta

$1.17B In Funding
Ottawa, Alberta agree to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027
Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as it works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.The two jointly announced an extension on the current deal, with the federal government providing Alberta more than $1.17-billion dollars in funding.It will extend both the earl...
Dec 12, 2025
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Alberta RCMP
Alberta RCMP remove 50 impaired drivers for National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day
Alberta RCMP removed 50 impaired drivers from the roads on Saturday, Dec. 6 as part of their role in National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day.Of the 50 drivers, 28 received Immediate Roadside Sanctions FAILS, 13 received WARNS, and six novice or commercial drivers were removed for IRS ZEROES."These statistics are...
Dec 12, 2025
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Complaint Filed
Alberta's teachers accusing province of bad faith bargaining over recent strike
Alberta's teachers are accusing the province of bad faith bargaining over the recent strike.Jason Schilling, the head of the Alberta Teachers' Association, says they have filed a complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board against the government's bargaining agent.Schilling says during the labour standoff, the go...
Dec 12, 2025
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Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press
Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions
Elections Alberta is getting $6.7 million in extra funding to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members.A legislature committee unanimously granted the funding at a meeting today.Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure requested the extra money because his office is managing 21 active re...
Dec 12, 2025
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Local Sports

9-0 loss
Rebels shut out at home by Hitmen
Red Deer Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid didn't mince his words following a 9-0 loss on home ice to the Calgary Hitmen on Saturday night.He called it an embarrassing loss for his squad."I mean, this is rock bottom. If this isn't rock bottom, I don't know what is," Habscheid said.Penalties were a struggle ear...
Dec 14, 2025
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Rematch Saturday
Rebels suffer 4-1 road setback against Hitmen
The Calgary Hitmen scored three unanswered goals in the third period on Friday night to beat the visiting Red Deer Rebels 4-1 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.Despite the loss, Rebels netminder Matthew Kondro had a fantastic night in between the pipes with 37 saves on 41 shots.The Hitmen got on the board with 16 seconds le...
Dec 13, 2025
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Park and pipe team
Red Deer's Madi Phillips named to provincial ski team
Red Deer's Madi Phillips has been named as one of 25 athletes to crack Freestyle Alberta's provincial team for the 2025-26 season.The provincial squad is split into two teams, one for moguls and the other for park and pipe.Phillips is a part of the park and pipe team that features 17 slopestyle and halfpipe skiers from...
Dec 11, 2025
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Canada

In the news: Rain to continue in B.C., Hudson's Bay window display, youth happiness
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... 'High impact' warning as heavy rains forecast to cause more flooding in B.C. The B.C. government says heavy rains in the forecast may cause more flooding in low-ly...
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There's a happiness gap between young people in Quebec and in the rest of Canada
MONTREAL - Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal's Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold's home province is an outlier among...
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Canadian Blood Services reducing reliance on U.S. for life-changing plasma drugs
TORONTO - For years, Stéphane Cliche was a healthy avid athlete, but he kept getting sinus and respiratory infections and doctors couldn't figure out why. It wasn't until he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2016 that it became clear his imm...
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Inflation steady at 2.2% in November despite grocery price hike
OTTAWA - Rising costs at the grocery store were causing fresh pain for consumers in November even as Statistics Canada reports the overall inflation rate held steady in the month. The agency said Monday that annual inflation rose 2.2 per cent in Novemb...
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Young Canadians tell of their generations' challenges and hopes
The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people across the country about challenges facing their generation - and ways they continue to find joy. 'YOU'RE HUMAN AND YOU FEEL THINGS' Violet Rode, an 18-year-old theatre student at Dawson College in...
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How did Canada's young people become its unhappiest generation?
VANCOUVER - As a teen growing up in Toronto, Bhavik Sharma imagined what life would look like at 25. He and his high school friends would be starting families. They'd be on six-figure salaries and living comfortably. Now 27, he's back living with his p...
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World

Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre
SYDNEY (AP) - Australian leaders promised Monday to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach. At least 15 people died in the attack, which has fuele...
10h ago
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Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial
HONG KONG (AP) - Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city's court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the rest of...
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Kansas City Chiefs dice que Patrick Mahomes sufre ruptura de ligamento en la rodilla izquierda
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs dice que Patrick Mahomes sufre ruptura de ligamento en la rodilla izquierda. The Associated Press
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