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Red Deer and Area

Last seen Nov. 28
Located: Jimmy Eagle, 27, of Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP announced on Sunday, Dec. 14, that Jimmy Eagle has been located safe. Alberta RCMP thanks the public and the media for their assistance
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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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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Canada

Ottawa launching softwood lumber task force aimed at industry competitiveness
OTTAWA - Natural Resource Minister Tim Hodgson says he'll launch a task force early in the new year to look at ways to ensure the long-term health of the softwood lumber industry. Speaking in Toronto, Hodgson says the group will bring recommendations f...
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Here's a list of November inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (pr...
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Here's a list of November inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.2 per cent (2.0) - Prince Edward Island: 1.4 per cent (1.4)...
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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...
6h ago
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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...
6h ago
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