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Red Deer council continues to move forward with electric utility transition to MCC
Red Deer city council has backed the previous council's decision to transition the city's electric utility to a Municipally Controlled Corporation (MCC).Council received a report from city administration on Tuesday with further information about divestment and a side-by-side comparison of governance model options.No re...
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Back and forth game
Wenatchee Wild score in OT to sink Rebels at home
The Red Deer Rebels fell to the Wenatchee Wild 5-4 in overtime following an action-packed third period on Tuesday. Wild rookie Mason Kraft scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, 1:46 into the extra frame at the Centrium. In the meantime, forward Kohen Lodge led the way offensively for Red Deer with a multi-...
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Move to second phase
Red Deer council continues to move forward with electric utility transition to MCC
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Decisions on public hearings
City council recap - March 10, 2026
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July 2025 Incident
Trial dates set for man charged in Ponoka drug trafficking investigation
Trial dates have been set for a man charged in a Ponoka drug trafficking investigation. Aaron James Olson, 43, of Beaver County, is scheduled for trial in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench from May 26-28, 2027. Olson was one of three people facing drug and weapons-related charges following a trafficking investigation in...
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Move to second phase
Red Deer council continues to move forward with electric utility transition to MCC
Red Deer city council has backed the previous council's decision to transition the city's electric utility to a Municipally Controlled Corporation (MCC).Council received a report from city administration on Tuesday with further information about divestment and a side-by-side comparison of governance model options.No re...
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Decisions on public hearings
City council recap - March 10, 2026
The following decisions were made at today's City Council meeting. CONSENT:Campaign Disclosure ReportCity Council received a report on campaign disclosure statements submitted by candidates in the 2025 municipal general election.Under Alberta's Local Authorities Election Act, candidates who filed a notice of intent or ...
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Maintain 3.97% tax rate increase
Red Deer city council finalizes 2026 operating budget and three-year operating plan
Red Deer city council voted unanimously in favour of approving the 2026 adopted operating budget and three-year operating plan. As a result, council approved a $200,000 reduction to the budget; however, there will be no tax rate change to the 3.97 per cent property tax increase set on Dec. 9 during interim budget delib...
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Alberta
Citizen-led recall bid against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith fails
A petition looking to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature has failed.Smith is the second premier in Alberta's history to face a recall petition, with the other happening nearly 90 years ago.Heather VanSnick says her campaign against Smith gathered almost 2,300 of the roughly 12,000 sign...
Mar 10, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta First Nations chiefs gather at legislature to denounce separatism
More than a dozen First Nations chiefs and elders from across Alberta gathered at the provincial legislature to call on the government to denounce the brewing separatist movement. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Chief Sheldon Sunshine says Treaty rights and Indigenous people are being minimized. This comes after chiefs from ...
Mar 10, 2026
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Nomination Deadline May 12, 2026
Celebrating Alberta newcomers
Nominations are open for the 2026 Alberta Immigrant Impact Awards, recognizing newcomers' contributions to making the province a better place to call home. Provincial officials say Alberta is home to people from cultures and backgrounds that span the world, many of whom have made significant contributions to their comm...
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1,225 wildfires last year
Alberta launches new wildfire mitigation strategy
As wildfire season begins, the province says it is launching a new mitigation strategy.A release notes the strategy aligns with the national Canadian Wildland Fire Prevention and Mitigation Strategy, but addresses Alberta's unique landscape and community needs."Mitigating the negative impacts of wildfires on our c...
Mar 06, 2026
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Going for the title
This week in RDP Athletics: March 13-15
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Volleyball team will compete at the 2026 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Volleyball National Championship. The RDP Queens Hockey team will continue its best-of-five ACAC Championship. The Kings Hockey team will begin its best-of-five ACAC Championship. The...
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Back and forth game
Wenatchee Wild score in OT to sink Rebels at home
The Red Deer Rebels fell to the Wenatchee Wild 5-4 in overtime following an action-packed third period on Tuesday. Wild rookie Mason Kraft scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, 1:46 into the extra frame at the Centrium. In the meantime, forward Kohen Lodge led the way offensively for Red Deer with a multi-...
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Weekend results
RDP Athletics recap: March 6-8
The Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Hockey team won the first two games in the best-of-five ACAC Women's Hockey Championship. The RDP Kings Hockey team advanced to the ACAC Men's Hockey Championship. The Queens Indoor Track team earned silver and the Kings solidified bronze at the ACAC Championships. The RDP Dance team ear...
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Canada
Fact File: As Iran war escalates, fake videos and images proliferate online
As the U.S.-Israel war on Iran escalates, a flood of fake and misleading content is muddying the waters online. People are turning to social media for news of the war, but experts in artificial intelligence say bad actors, unchecked tech companies - an...
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Canada will 'do its part' to help IEA release of oil reserves: Hodgson
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Wednesday Canada will "do its part" to lower the cost of oil globally as a bloc of nations looks to tame the surge in energy prices triggered by the war in the Middle East. The International Energy A...
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Police were 'limited' in investigating allegations against Stronach, officer says
TORONTO - The lead investigator in Frank Stronach's sexual assault case says police were limited in what they could do to look into the allegations against the billionaire businessman. Peel Regional Police Sgt. Gabe Di Nardo is facing questions from th...
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Iran war supply jolt underscores importance of emergency oil reserves: expert
CALGARY - An oil market expert says the supply jolt triggered by war raging in the Middle East underscores why it's important for countries - including Canada - to keep energy stored in reserve in case of emergency. Rory Johnston, author of the Commod...
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Conservatives nominate candidates for two coming byelections
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have nominated candidates in two of the three byelections set for April 13. Adrienne Charles, who ran for the Tories in last spring's election, will once again be on the ballot in Terrebonne, Que. That byelection was ...
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Winter storm bringing freezing rain, heavy snow sweeping into Ontario, Quebec
MONTREAL - A winter storm is sweeping across Central Canada and headed toward the Atlantic region, bringing a mix of heavy rain, freezing rain or significant snowfall depending on the region. In Toronto, police said flooding had been reported in North ...
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World
South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism as rift deepens
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa has been summoned to explain his criticism, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday, as a diplomatic rift continues over foreign policy that the Trump administration describes as anti-Am...
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Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship
VALPARAÍSO, Chile (AP) - Far-right leader José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile's new president on Wednesday, marking the Latin American nation's most pronounced shift to the right since the return of democracy in 1990. In a ceremony at...
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A drone strike hits school and medical center in southern Sudan, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls
CAIRO (AP) - An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said. ...
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