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Red Deer Homeless Foundation Leadership Luncheon set for Oct. 2
The Red Deer Homeless Foundation, in partnership with Dress for Success Central Alberta and the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre, will host its Leadership Luncheon next month.On Friday, Oct. 2, at Exhibition Hall in Westerner Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., those in attendance will hear from keynote speaker Joe Rober...
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season opener this week
Rebels add a defenceman, move goaltender in pair of trades
The Red Deer Rebels announced multiple trades ahead of the season opener this week.On Monday, the organization announced they traded for defenceman Kaden Meyer from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft.The 18-year-old from Delta, B.C., played in 38 games for the Hitmen ...
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local treasures
Kick it to the Curb Week in Ponoka returns Oct. 2-7
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Why waiting to replace your windows and doors could cost you more than you think
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Red Deer Homeless Foundation Leadership Luncheon set for Oct. 2
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TD Tree Day
Restoration: Volunteers plant 250 trees & shrubs at Kerry Wood Nature Centre
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Red Deer and Area
local treasures
Kick it to the Curb Week in Ponoka returns Oct. 2-7
The Town of Ponoka announced that Kick It to the Curb Week returns in October.From Oct. 2-7, Ponoka citizens are invited to turn their unwanted items into someone else's treasure.During the week, citizens can place items they wish to give away in their front yard with a 'FREE' sign attached to them."People can the...
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Red Deer Homeless Foundation Leadership Luncheon set for Oct. 2
The Red Deer Homeless Foundation, in partnership with Dress for Success Central Alberta and the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre, will host its Leadership Luncheon next month.On Friday, Oct. 2, at Exhibition Hall in Westerner Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., those in attendance will hear from keynote speaker Joe Rober...
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TD Tree Day
Restoration: Volunteers plant 250 trees & shrubs at Kerry Wood Nature Centre
Volunteers planted 250 trees and shrubs at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre over the weekend.The TD Tree Days event, put on by TD Bank, is part of the second phase of a multi-year habitat restoration project.The most recently planted foliage will strengthen wildlife habitat along the east side of 45 Avenue, from the Parkla...
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In China
RDP welding apprentice heads to WorldSkills Competition this week
Red Deer Polytechnic welding apprentice Lucas Stang is preparing to compete in the upcoming 2026 WorldSkills Competition in China.The competition, which begins on Sept. 23 in Shanghai, will feature the top apprentices globally.Stang earned his spot after winning gold medals at both the Skills Canada Alberta Provincial ...
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Alberta
HEALTH CARE
Alberta expands publicly funded RSV protection for high-risk residents starting Oct. 1
Alberta is expanding publicly funded protection against respiratory viruses this fall, including new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) coverage for vulnerable adults and antibodies for newborns.The province's program covers influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, with appointments available to book starting on Oct. 5."We all...
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strengthen grid reliability
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and NWT sign MOU to advance collaboration on nuclear generation technologies
The Government of Alberta has partnered with Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories to strengthen grid reliability.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, alongside Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson, signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the framework to advance colla...
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Belief there's enough private sector interest
Premier says Crown corporation for natural gas 'unlikely' after leaked report
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday that it's "unlikely" her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural gas pipelines in the province.Smith, speaking on her provincewide radio call-in program "Your Province Your Premier" on QR Calgary and 880 CHED, said the governme...
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9/11
Alberta woman remembers September 11, 2001 vividly on 25th anniversary of terrorist attacks
While many of us remember where we were when the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened, for one Lethbridge woman, the day hit too close to home.Community advocate Chelsey Peat was 16 at the time, and was flying to the U.S. for a medical procedure when things escalated quickly."I was on my way to Boston when the first pl...
Sep 13, 2026
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Local Sports
Week 2
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...
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16-year-old
Rebels sign goaltender Chase Nielson to WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement
The Red Deer Rebels have signed goaltender Chase Nielson to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.From Fort MacLeod, Alta., he just took part in his second training camp with the Rebels since he was selected by the team in round three, 56th overall at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.After he appeared in one preseaso...
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season opener this week
Rebels add a defenceman, move goaltender in pair of trades
The Red Deer Rebels announced multiple trades ahead of the season opener this week.On Monday, the organization announced they traded for defenceman Kaden Meyer from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft.The 18-year-old from Delta, B.C., played in 38 games for the Hitmen ...
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Canada
In the news today: Carney wraps summit, Quebec TV debate, Catherine O'Hara tribute
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney to deliver remarks, hold press conference on day two of investment summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to wrap up his government investment summit in T...
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B.C. journalist, harassed by 'cult-like' China protest group, wins defamation payout
The crowds of protesters gathered outside Gao Bing Chen's home on a cul-de-sac in Surrey, B.C., for 11 weeks, rain or shine. The group of up to 60 people distributed pamphlets describing their baseless claims that the journalist and commentator was a t...
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Quebec party leaders are set to spar in their first debate this evening
MONTREAL - Quebec party leaders and voters alike are preparing for the first major campaign debate tonight. The debate is scheduled for 8 p.m. and will feature all five party leaders. The host, TVA, has said the debate would explore three main themes...
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Carney to deliver remarks, hold press conference on day two of investment summit
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to deliver remarks and hold a press conference at his government's investment summit in Toronto today. The prime minister is also scheduled to participate in a discussion with Deborah Orida, the CEO of PSP In...
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Action needed to ensure groups aren't unduly 'de-banked' over terror risks: report
OTTAWA - There's "a near-total absence" of effective recourse for non-profit organizations and individuals whose banking services are cut off due to alleged ties to terrorist financing, a new report says. The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Gr...
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Day one of investment summit sees billion-dollar announcements, changes to tax policy
OTTAWA - Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are in Toronto this week for Canada's first-ever national investment summit. Prime Minister Mark Carney has set an ambitious goal of attracting $1 trillion in new investment to Canada over the n...
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World
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states...
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McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized after a fall in his home. McConnell's three-month absence from the Senate generated ...
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Maduro ally Alex Saab expected to plead guilty in federal money laundering case
MIAMI (AP) - A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case that accused him of bribing officials to win lucrative contracts to import food at a time of widespread hardship in the South ...
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