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...
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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...
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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
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Lace-'Em Up!
Red Deer's outdoor rinks returning for another season
16h ago
Dec. 13-14, 2025
Central Albertans encouraged to "Cram the Van" this weekend
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Red Deer and Area
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...
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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...
16h ago
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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...
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Red Deerian wins $100,000 on Lotto Max
Another Red Deerian has won a lotto haul, this time of $100,000.Cody L. was announced by the WCLC as the latest Lotto Max winner on Friday.The Nov. 18 draw winner says he's taking his winnings straight to the bank and plans to invest a lot of it.The ticket was purchased at the Shell at 10 Vermont Avenue in Red Deer.He ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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tickets on sale now
Lacombe's Rudolph to captain Team East at first ever WHL Prospects Game, Feb. 18 in Langley, B.C.
The Western Hockey League announced this week it and the Vancouver Giants will host the first ever Prospects Game this Feb. 18, in Langley, B.C.The inaugural event is all-star-esque, with the best players facing off against each other from the Western and Eastern conferences."We are excited to introduce the 2026 W...
Dec 11, 2025
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grand opening this weekend
Pickleplex Social Club now open in Gasoline Alley
A new pickleball facility in Red Deer County's Gasoline Alley area is the first of the brand's ventures outside of Ontario.Pickleplex Social Club is now open, but is hosting a two-day grand opening this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 12-13). The company launched less than two years ago, opening 15 locations in Ontario. Ryan...
Dec 10, 2025
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Canada
Métis Nation of Ontario say academic gathering is an attempt to erase their history
OTTAWA - Members of the Métis Nation of Ontario say an upcoming academic summit in the province amounts to an attack on their history because it questions the legitimacy of their connection to Métis heritage and territorial claims. But the First Nation...
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Abbotsford floodwaters recede but more rain in store for B.C.'s Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Floodwaters that poured into Abbotsford, B.C., this week are receding, but Environment Canada warns more rain is in store for the already saturated Fraser Valley. It says while rainfall is expected to taper throughout the day, another syst...
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Lawyer says B.C. Mountie should be fired immediately or quit over group-chat remarks
A Mountie accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats should be dismissed immediately or directed to resign within 14 days, the lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority told an adjudication board hearing Friday. John MacLaughlan said Con...
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Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears about the impact of the landmark ruling on their financi...
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B.C. rescuers remove rope wrapped around sea lion's neck after weeks-long effort
VANCOUVER - Marine mammal rescuers in British Columbia say a weeks-long operation has successfully freed a sea lion from a rope wrapped around its neck that was causing "rapidly worsening injuries." The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society s...
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A timeline of what happened after Longueuil police opened fire on a teenager
MONTREAL - A 15-year-old boy was shot dead by Longueuil police in September, triggering an investigation into how the police force just south of Montreal handled the fatal call. But new allegations have surfaced suggesting the police force attempted to...
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World
Assailant opens fire on Syrian and US forces in Palmyra, leaving several wounded
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An assailant opened fire at Syrian and U.S. forces on Saturday during a visit by American troops to a historic central town, leaving several wounded, Syria's state media and a war monitor said. The sh...
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Man who opened fire outside his former Jewish school in Memphis avoids prison with guilty plea
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man who was shot by police after he fired a gun at a contractor outside his former Jewish school in Memphis in 2023 pleaded guilty on Friday and was sentenced to eight years' probation. Joe...
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Thai and Cambodian leaders agree to renew a ceasefire after days of deadly clashes, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceasefire the U.S. administration had helped broker earlier this year...
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