impaired driving campaign
Red Deer RCMP to hold check stops throughout the city in December
Red Deer RCMP announced they've launched their holiday season impaired driving campaign.That means throughout the month of December, they'll hold several check stops and traffic initiatives in an effort to keep the roads safe and ensure everyone gets home safely.The joint check stops will be conducted by the Red Deer R...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters' Festival of Wreaths auction back for 2025
For a 15th year, the Lacombe and District chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is once again putting on the Festival of Wreaths this holiday season.The Festival of Wreaths features an online auction by which people can bid on beautifully handcrafted holiday wreaths, in support of BBBS. Each of the 53 wreaths are ...
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Colleges and polytechnics
RDP and Olds College ranked among top 50 research institutions in Canada
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episode 50
2025 Remembrance Day Special, presented by The Everything Red Deer Podcast
Christmas Tradition
CPKC Holiday train to arrive in central Alberta on Dec. 8
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Near Millet
Wetaskiwin RCMP respond to fatal collision on Highway 814
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Red Deer and Area
Colleges and polytechnics
RDP and Olds College ranked among top 50 research institutions in Canada
Red Deer Polytechnic and Olds College have been recognized as two of the top research institutions in Canada.This week, Red Deer Polytechnic was ranked 31st overall, and Olds College was ranked 20th among the top 50 research colleges and polytechnics nationwide, as published by Research Infosource Inc."We are hono...
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Christmas Tradition
CPKC Holiday train to arrive in central Alberta on Dec. 8
The 2025 Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Holiday Train will return to central Alberta next week.The train will make stops in central Alberta on Dec. 8 and 9 and will continue through Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan until it wraps up on Dec. 21.The Holiday Train began in Quebec in November and continued through Ontar...
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Near Millet
Wetaskiwin RCMP respond to fatal collision on Highway 814
The Wetaskiwin RCMP are investigating after a fatal collision on Highway 814 at Township Road 480 this morning.At 7:54 a.m., police responded to a serious head-on motor vehicle collision near Millet and, on arrival, found a 70-year-old man deceased.The man, who's from Sherwood Park, was the sole occupant of the SUV tha...
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impaired driving campaign
Red Deer RCMP to hold check stops throughout the city in December
Red Deer RCMP announced they've launched their holiday season impaired driving campaign.That means throughout the month of December, they'll hold several check stops and traffic initiatives in an effort to keep the roads safe and ensure everyone gets home safely.The joint check stops will be conducted by the Red Deer R...
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Alberta bill aims to clear further obstacles to citizen-driven referendum questions
The Alberta government is clearing more legal hurdles faced by citizens aiming to put referendum questions on a ballot, including the prospect of leaving Confederation.If passed, a proposed bill would discontinue a court proceeding on a pro-separatist referendum question that is awaiting a judicial decision.Justice Min...
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June 2025 Incident
No criminal charges for pilot who flew over no-fly zone during G-7 Leaders Summit in Kananaskis
A wayward pilot whose actions forced officials to scramble CF-18 Hornet fighter jets during the G-7 leaders' summit in Alberta won't be facing criminal charges.During the summit in June, no-fly zones were in place over Kananaskis Village and the Calgary International Airport.There was one violation over Kananaskis, the...
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Health Care
Alberta health authority CEO on leave of absence, interim replacement named
Alberta's transforming provincial health authority is in for another shakeup as it says its chief executive officer is on a leave of absence.Alberta Health Services says it can't provide details on Andre Tremblay's departure, but says the government has appointed a senior official within the agency as a temporary repla...
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Christmas Shopping
RCMP provides tips to avoid mail theft this holiday season
With the holiday season finally here, the Alberta RCMP are providing tips to avoid mail theft.With an influx of deliveries and mail to residents across the province, police report an increase in instances of mail theft. The RCMP urges residents to secure their mail and homes.If ordering online or sending gifts through ...
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Local Sports
Team Canada
Golfer Eileen Park named to Canadian NextGen team for third year
Red Deer's Eileen Park will once again represent Canada on the international stage.The 16-year-old was named as one of 20 girls and boys on the Team Canada NextGen team by Golf Canada.She and her teammates were selected based on their results from the previous season and their performance at Golf Canada's annual select...
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second straight win
Rebels blow out Hurricanes in road victory
The Red Deer Rebels won their second straight game with a 5-1 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on the road on Wednesday. Rookie forward Owen Shadrick scored twice, and Rebels netminder Matthew Kondro made 19 saves to secure the victory. The Hurricanes got on the board first with a goal from Red Deer native Easton Dan...
Dec 04, 2025
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1980s Northern Lights Wheelchair Basketball program with Red Deer roots inducted into sport's Canadian hall of fame
A tremendously successful and influential national program which has roots in Red Deer is going into the Wheelchair Basketball Canada (WBC) Hall of Fame.According to Wheelchair Basketball Canada, the 1980s Alberta Northern Lights, which became recognized worldwide and helped establish the Challenge Cup, will be inducte...
Dec 04, 2025
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Canada
In the news: Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican Pre...
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Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington Friday as the future of the continental trade agreement hangs in the balance. The 2026 World Cup draw will mar...
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Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says politician recall legislation being misused
CALGARY - The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or unethical behaviour. Jason Kenney gave the re...
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Newfoundland girl's disappearance prompts calls for tougher laws to stop abductions
ST. JOHN'S - Bouchra Marbouhi says she last saw her young daughter more than two months ago, when the girl left with her father for a routine sleepover. The five-year-old never came home, she said. Instead, Marbouhi said she got a series of texts the n...
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Minister says government launching review of firearms classification regime
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government is launching a review of Canada's firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communities on the SKS rifle. The government has been heavi...
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Critics question Saab's offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada
OTTAWA - Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab's pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little about how it came to that number, making it hard to ev...
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World
German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of conscription
BERLIN (AP) - German lawmakers on Friday approved the government's plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about the threat posed by Russia. The pla...
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Ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait attacked by suspected pirates, officials say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A ship traveling Friday through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait came under attack by suspected pirates, officials said. The incident saw a ship chased by smaller vessels that opened fire o...
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Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, a...
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