Provincial Politics
Application period for mail-in Alberta referendum ballots ends today, 673K requested
Today is the last day to apply for a mail-in ballot for Alberta's referendum. Elections Alberta says it will stop accepting applications as of midnight and that mail-in ballots must be returned by Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. The agency says that as of Thursday afternoon it's received 673,000 requests for mail-in ballots. The tot...
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Submission Deadline, Oct. 2, 2026
Proposed 2027 Capital Budget released for public review
The City of Red Deer's proposed 2027 Capital Budget is now available for public review. Residents are encouraged to review the budget and submit questions before council deliberations on Oct. 13, 2026.City officials say the proposed budget focuses on maintaining, renewing and improving the infrastructure and assets tha...
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Submission Deadline, Oct. 2, 2026
Proposed 2027 Capital Budget released for public review
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Podcast: Punksgiving III comes to Bo's this Oct. 11
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Podcast: Alberta Minister of Tourism and Sport, Andrew Boitchenko
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$4.1 million
Long-awaited ambulance bay opens at Innisfail Health Centre
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Red Deer and Area
Submission Deadline, Oct. 2, 2026
Proposed 2027 Capital Budget released for public review
The City of Red Deer's proposed 2027 Capital Budget is now available for public review. Residents are encouraged to review the budget and submit questions before council deliberations on Oct. 13, 2026.City officials say the proposed budget focuses on maintaining, renewing and improving the infrastructure and assets tha...
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Podcast: Alberta Minister of Tourism and Sport, Andrew Boitchenko
Alberta's Ministry of Tourism and Sport made a significant funding announcement Thursday (more here), committing $14 million to 20 projects across the province.rdnewsNOW and The Everything Red Deer Podcast caught up with Minister Andrew Boitchenko to talk about some of the funded projects.We also discuss the upcoming W...
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$4.1 million
Long-awaited ambulance bay opens at Innisfail Health Centre
A new ambulance bay has opened at the Innisfail Health Centre, a much-needed addition according to those involved in the project.Thanks to a $4.1 million investment by the Government of Alberta, the project, which took just over two years to complete, provides a larger, more functional space that will fit larger modern...
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Dream Centre
Register for the Red Deer's 4th annual Road to Recovery Walk
The fourth annual Road to Recovery Walk, hosted by the Red Deer Dream Centre, is coming up on Oct. 3.It all goes down outside CrossRoads Church, with the goal being to beat last year's fundraising total of $150,000.Registration is free for the 3 km jaunt, and there will be a free pancake breakfast for every participant...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta NDP files court challenge over province's new restricted voter list rules
Alberta's Opposition NDP is challenging the legality of new government rules that severely restrict the amount of voter information elections officials can share with political parties. In a court application filed Thursday in Edmonton, the NDP argue the new policy undermines the purpose of having a voter list as laid ...
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Calgary Man Charged
Calgary court hears possible resolution in case of death threat to prime minister
A Calgary man accused of posting an online threat to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected back in court next week with a possible deal on the table to resolve the matter. The lawyer for Jamie Dacosta has told court that he received an email from the federal prosecutor and they were reviewing the case for a ``pot...
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Provincial Politics
Application period for mail-in Alberta referendum ballots ends today, 673K requested
Today is the last day to apply for a mail-in ballot for Alberta's referendum. Elections Alberta says it will stop accepting applications as of midnight and that mail-in ballots must be returned by Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. The agency says that as of Thursday afternoon it's received 673,000 requests for mail-in ballots. The tot...
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20 Projects
Alberta government investing $14M into sport and recreation facilities
The Government of Alberta is investing $14 million into 20 sport and recreation projects across the province.The government has allocated the funding through its Active Communities Initiative, its first grant program dedicated to sport and recreation infrastructure."I am proud to support active and healthy lifesty...
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Podcast: Alberta Minister of Tourism and Sport, Andrew Boitchenko
Alberta's Ministry of Tourism and Sport made a significant funding announcement Thursday (more here), committing $14 million to 20 projects across the province.rdnewsNOW and The Everything Red Deer Podcast caught up with Minister Andrew Boitchenko to talk about some of the funded projects.We also discuss the upcoming W...
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First NHL preseason goal
Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton savours memorable Avalanche debut
They say you never forget your first.And on Sunday, Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton achieved a number of firsts.Not only did he play in his first National Hockey League preseason game for the Colorado Avalanche, but he also scored his first NHL goal.Hamilton returned to Red Deer on Tuesday after spending a few...
Sep 23, 2026
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Eligible for 2027 NHL Draft
Red Deer's Brock England to play in CHL USA Prospects Challenge
Red Deer's Brock England will suit up in the upcoming 2026 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) USA Prospects Challenge.On Wednesday, he, alongside three other players, including Dima Zhilkin of the Saginaw Spirit, Alexis Joseph of the Saint John Sea Dogs, and Carter Meyer of the Québec Remparts were the first four play...
Sep 23, 2026
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Canada
MPs split on whether AI should be used in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament are split on whether - and how - artificial intelligence should be used by lawmakers. The Economist reported this week that as much as 20 per cent of what's said on the floor of the House of Commons was flagged ...
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Anand says Canada supports LGBTQ+ rights despite Ottawa's silence on Turkey crackdown
OTTAWA - While Canada has kept silent on Turkey's crackdown on LGBTQ+ groups, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says that should not be interpreted as a lack of solidarity with oppressed people. The Carney government did not join Germany, France and...
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B.C.'s Eby says NDP would tax new, unsold condos, raise speculation, vacancy fees
VICTORIA - A new tax on unsold condominiums was among the promises British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby made Friday in the first week of the snap election he called for Oct. 24. At a campaign stop in Burnaby, B.C., with a condo complex under construc...
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Competition bureau to publish a call for information on grocery pricing policies
OTTAWA - Canada's competition bureau will move next week to begin gathering information on retail grocery pricing policies. The agency is tasked with protecting and promoting competition for the benefit for Canadian consumers and businesses. In June, t...
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B.C. attorney general seeks Criminal Code change after Tumbler Ridge AI chat report
British Columbia's attorney general says she has asked the federal government to change the Criminal Code to ensure accountability for artificial intelligence companies after a "disturbing" report that OpenAI's chatbot coached the Tumbler Ridge shooter...
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Canadian charged with voting fraud in the U.S. for casting ballot in 3 elections
OTTAWA - A Canadian has been charged in the United States with three counts of voter fraud for casting ballots in three elections without being a U.S. citizen. The U.S. Attorney's Office for Florida says Christiane Vinette Young voted in the 2024 and 2...
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World
Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party wins parliamentary election, interior ministry says
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) - Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party won the most seats in the country's parliamentary election, taking 97 of 395 seats in the House of Representatives, according to final results announced by the Interior Ministry on F...
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Tasia Fortune's hanging was 'staged' after her death in a drug dispute, Mississippi police say
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Tasia Fortune was apparently killed in a drug dispute before her body was hung in a tree in a "staged" lynching behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testified Friday. Fortune w...
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Hurricane Nolo threatening Hawaii with heavy rain as Polo churns near Mexico
HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Residents on Hawaii's Big Island were bracing Friday for potentially life-threatening and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Nolo, while Mexico was still under the threat of Hurricane Polo as it headed toward the Baja Peninsula af...
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