
Red Deer and Area

ENDED: Severe thunderstorm warning for Red Deer area
A severe thunderstorm advisory (yellow warning) has been issued for the Red Deer area.Per Environment and Climate Change Canada:At 6:03 PM MDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts, up to quarter size hail and heavy rain. This thunderstorm is loca...
Jul 04, 2026
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red deer, blackfalds, lacombe, and sylvan lake
Central Alberta communities impacted by Lime e-mobility takeover of Neuron
There's been a shake-up in the e-mobility world, affecting several Canadian communities, including Red Deer, Lacombe, Blackfalds, and Sylvan Lake.Others include St. Albert, Beaumont, Calgary and Airdrie, plus Regina, Saskatoon, Region of Waterloo, and Ottawa.The news: Lime is expanding its footprint by taking over Neur...
Jul 03, 2026
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Neighbourhood recreation
City of Red Deer announces the return of 'Meet Me at the Park' program
The City of Red Deer announced that the popular recreation program, 'Meet Me at the Park,' is set to return this summer.The program, which is aimed at bringing the community together throughout the city, will offer a wide range of fun activities for Red Deerians of all ages.Meet Me at the Park will run from July 6 to A...
Jul 03, 2026
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Conditions as of June 30
Warmer temperatures helping crops progress in central Alberta
Warmer temperatures are helping crop progress between precipitation events in the central Alberta region.That's according to the latest Alberta Crop Report from Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and the Government of Alberta.The report indicates that all spring cereals are nearly complete with stem elon...
Jul 03, 2026
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Alberta

ASIRT to investigate
One dead following roadside altercation with Alberta RCMP northeast of Calgary
Alberta police say one person is dead following a roadside interaction near the community of Irricana, northeast of Calgary. Airdrie RCMP say officers were responding to a 911 call on Highway 9, just outside the town, at 6:20 p.m.Upon arrival, officers say they located a male suspect, and after an altercation, at least...
23h ago
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NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for it. Naheed Nenshi also says public financing for the pipeline ...
Jul 03, 2026
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"use insect repellent that contains DEET"
Record high rainfall prompts increased mosquito populations
Residents swatting away mosquitoes nonstop and asking themselves, "where do they keep coming from?" are not alone.According to researchers at the University of Alberta, the current heavy rain-extreme heat cycle the province is in has created the perfect environment for mosquitoes.Dr. Jumari Snyman, a research...
Jul 03, 2026
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Requirements not met
Elections Alberta deems 'Water Not Coal' petition unsuccessful
Elections Alberta announced that Alberta musician Corb Lund's "Water Not Coal" citizen initiative petition has been deemed unsuccessful. Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, determined the requirements of section six under the Citizen Initiative Act were not met. The petition needed to reach the...
Jul 03, 2026
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Provincial Politics
NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for. Naheed Nenshi says he doesn't see public financing as a deal-breaker, but he'd like to see more private involvement. Nenshi says ...
Jul 03, 2026
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nation-building project
Alberta pitches new bitumen pipeline to B.C. coast with TMX, Pembina partners
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has pitched a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast, just hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a deal with B.C. to make it possible. Smith and Carney stood together in Calgary to announce that Alberta has formally submitted a proposed route to Carney's major projects office. ...
Jul 03, 2026
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Canada

Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies will focus on managing Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to leave for Ankara on Monday to attend the annual NATO summit - the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey since 2015. Turkey's capital will make up the first leg of Carney's week-long sojou...
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Wildfire evacuation order for Boston Bar, B.C., area alert also extended
An out-of-control wildfire burning near the community of Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered an evacuation order and an accompanying alert. Officials have declared a local state of emergency and say residents in North Bend, Electoral Area A, are being told...
9h ago
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'A lot to be proud of': Canada ousted from World Cup with 3-0 loss to Morocco
HOUSTON - A mix of disappointment and pride lingered in the moments after Canada was ousted from the FIFA World Cup on Saturday. The team made history again and again throughout the tournament before falling to Morocco 3-0 in the round of 16. "We hav...
19h ago
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Victoria police arrest two following incident that injured three people in park
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say they have arrested two people following an assault with a weapon during an incident that injured three individuals Victoria Police Department says in a statement that three people sustained non-life-threatening injuri...
21h ago
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Nurses in British Columbia will picket the province's largest hospital next week
VICTORIA - The union representing nurses in British Columbia says it will put up pickets around the province's largest hospital starting next week as it escalates its strike. BC Nurses' Union says in a statement it will picket Vancouver General Hospit...
21h ago
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The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
The latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada. All times are Eastern: 7:13 p.m. Kylian Mbappé scored his 19th career World Cup goal -- on a penalty kick in the 70th minute -- and France survived stifling heat to beat Paraguay 1-0, sending Les Bleus...
21h ago
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World

British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen
CAIRO (AP) - A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said, the latest maritime attack off the conflict-torn Arab country. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center repor...
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Iran's top officials attend prayer for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's top officials and brothers of the country's new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend the funeral prayers for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, signaling a new confidence in their safety as calls grew for th...
10h ago
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Performer calls for Trump's death at funeral for Iran's late supreme leader
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A performer at the funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunday in the capital, Tehran. Moh...
11h ago
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Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release
WASHINGTON (AP) - A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, his famil...
11h ago
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Severe weather disrupts some America 250th celebrations; Trump says he will still speak in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - Severe weather disrupted celebrations of America's 250th anniversary of independence Saturday in several East Coast cities, including Washington, where storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall. President Dona...
15h ago
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Mali's government reports rebel attacks across north of the country, targeting major cities
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - The Malian army said Saturday that several towns across the north of the country, including the major cities of Gao and Sévaré, were targeted by rebel attacks. The statement came as a rebel group in Mali announced a n...
Jul 04, 2026
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ENDED: Severe thunderstorm warning for Red Deer area
Jul 04, 2026

30th anniversary of Canadian observance
Podcast: Knowledge keeper Clare Butterfly, Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson talk National Indigenous Peoples Day
red deer, blackfalds, lacombe, and sylvan lake
Central Alberta communities impacted by Lime e-mobility takeover of Neuron
Jul 03, 2026
Neighbourhood recreation
City of Red Deer announces the return of 'Meet Me at the Park' program
Jul 03, 2026

Summer Travel Season
Think Kelowna is just wine tours? The locals would like a word
Conditions as of June 30
Warmer temperatures helping crops progress in central Alberta
Jul 03, 2026
new tourist attraction
Blindman Valley Lions launch 'Barn Quilt Trail'
Jul 03, 2026