even heavier hearts this year
Red Deer Legion going strong after 100+ years
The Royal Canadian Legion is marking 100 years in 2026, but for Red Deer's Branch #35, it's actually 109. The branch first started in 1917, then part of what was known as the Great War Veterans Association. It became part of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League in 1926, then the Canadian Legion in 1...
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competition for dollars will be intense
How Red Deer homelessness, rec facilities, and museums may fare with 2026 federal budget
Red Deer's mayor welcomes federal investments in several areas, but they won't come without their challenges, she said in an interview following last week's release of the national budget.Most relevant to Red Deer, according to Cindy Jefferies, is what Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Phi...
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Enhances financial management
Council passes notice of motion to transfer $5 million from landfill capital reserve
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now accepting new clients
More than a clinic: Reform Health + Wellness redefines patient care
13 key elements
Red Deer city council approves key elements for Westerner Park master plan
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Heartened by proposed budget
Red Deer Food Bank executive director welcomes investments in national budget
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Red Deer and Area
Enhances financial management
Council passes notice of motion to transfer $5 million from landfill capital reserve
Red Deer City council approved a notice of motion to move a one-time $5 million special dividend from the landfill capital reserve to the capital projects reserve.The notice of motion, which was brought forward by councillor Kraymer Barstable, was approved by a narrow vote of 5-4.As a result, the landfill capital reser...
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13 key elements
Red Deer city council approves key elements for Westerner Park master plan
Red Deer city council unanimously approved the recommended key elements for the Westerner Exposition Association master plan.The motion also directs the city manager to share the key elements with the Westerner Exposition Association CEO so they can address the elements as they develop the 15-year vision for Westerner ...
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Heartened by proposed budget
Red Deer Food Bank executive director welcomes investments in national budget
The Red Deer Food Bank said they are heartened by the federal budget that was released late last week.Executive Director of the Red Deer Food Bank, Mitch Thomson, said the federal government took into account some of the recommendations made by Food Banks Canada to heart, including adequate income support for those in ...
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Funding no longer sufficient
Red Deer Arts Council to cease operations by end of 2026
The Red Deer Arts Council Board of Directors announced they made the difficult decision to wind down operations by the end of the year.They said they will cease operations by the end of 2026 because funding is no longer sufficient to sustain staff, programs, and commitments."Like many arts organizations, we face r...
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Alberta government facing scrutiny over bourbon distilleries tour in Kentucky
Alberta's government is bucking questions about the taxpayer cost of a delegation that toured Kentucky bourbon distilleries last year and brought a staffer's husband along for the ride. The office for Dale Nally, the minister of red tape reduction, says the husband of his chief of staff paid his own expenses. But docum...
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Alberta government
Applications now open for new round of seniors housing funding
What the provincial government calls the "largest continuing care expansion in the province's history" continues, with the province putting $250 million towards senior housing.The province says it is now accepting applications to build and upgrade 850 affordable homes for seniors, with $200 million set for bu...
Nov 9, 2026
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Oct. 17, fire
Military sending 15 nurses to Alberta to help treat injured Wainwright soldiers
The military is sending 15 nurses to Alberta to relieve those who have been providing care to soldiers injured three weeks ago in a deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright. Acute Care Alberta says the nurses are set to arrive today and stay for more than a month. Eleanor Olszewski, the federal emergency manageme...
Nov 9, 2026
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lieutenant governor arts awards
Alberta's Distinguished Artist Award now worth $50,000
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation is increasing the prize amount for its Distinguished Artist Award from $30,000 to $50,000.According to the organization, the Distinguished Artist Award recognizes exceptional achievement and significant artistic impact provincially and beyond. This increased pri...
Nov 5, 2026
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Local Sports
five goals in two games
Blackfalds Bulldogs Matthew Croxall named BCHL third Star of the Week
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) has named Blackfalds Bulldogs forward Matthew Croxall as one of three Stars of the Week.He earned the honour alongside Powell River Kings forward Michael Mikan and Vernon Vipers forward Mason Kim.Croxall was named the third Star of the Week after he was tied the league lead in ...
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Week 10
Football Alberta Weekly Top-10 Rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...
Nov 9, 2026
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Kings of the WHL
Rebels This Week: Nov. 9-15
STILL ROLLING!The Red Deer Rebels have earned points in seven games in a row and continue to sit atop the Western Hockey League overall standings!Saturday, November 7 - Playing on short rest against a team that had the previous night off, the Rebels returned home to grind out a 2-0 win over the Prince Albert Raiders at...
Nov 9, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Remembrance Day, Carney goes to Europe, B.C. rainstorm
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canadians gather for Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country Canadians across the country are gathering today to reflect on the legacy of war and remember th...
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Rain hammering B.C. south coast may taper, but more on the way: meteorologist
VANCOUVER - Drenching rain that has been soaking southern British Columbia for days could ease today - but the reprieve might be short-lived, with yet another storm system on the way. Environment Canada meteorologist Michael Gismondi says there will be...
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Canadians gather for Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country
OTTAWA - Canadians across the country are gathering today to reflect on the legacy of war and remember the men and women who served and died defending this country. Canadians will mark 25 years since the start of the Afghanistan war, a conflict in whic...
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Carney takes off Wednesday for summits in Ireland, Philippines, Cambodia and China
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney takes off Wednesday for summits in Asia and Ireland where he'll look to advance trade and security ties. His travels will take him to four countries and put him on the ground as high-stakes diplomacy takes place betw...
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Budget 2026 shifts Liberal government's language on home construction targets
OTTAWA - The federal housing minister's office is reasserting Ottawa's goal of doubling the pace of home construction - even though references to the Liberals' hallmark affordability pledge were missing from Budget 2026. The budget, which was tabled la...
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Remembrance Day ceremonies to honour CFB Wainwright fire victims
WAINWRIGHT - Four soldiers killed in a fire during a training exercise are among those being honoured today at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Wainwright, Alta. Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to attend along with other dignitaries, m...
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World
Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials at Abu Dhabi talks say
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Officials at U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that the sides have agreed a large exchange of prisoners of war. "One of the positives is we agreed that we're going to have...
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Ebola tops 11,000 cases in Congo's deadliest outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Congo's Ebola outbreak has topped 11,000 cases, the government said Wednesday, a stark figure that underscores the severity of the situation as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease. According...
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Democrat Doris Matsui wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 7th Congressional District
Democrat Doris Matsui won election Tuesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing California's 7th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Mai Vang. Matsui was born in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. She has represented Sa...
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