July 2020 Alleged Incident
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Red Deer man accused of sexual assault
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Red Deer man accused of sexual assault. Tanner Lee Giesbrecht, 38, is due to find out in Red Deer Court of Justice on Oct. 26, 2026, if his case has enough evidence to go to trial. He faces counts of sexual interference with a person under the age of 16, and sexual assault...
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Election overview report
Red Deer city council discusses concerns around 2025 municipal election
Red Deer city council unanimously approved an amended resolution following a discussion on the report from legislative services on the overview of the 2025 municipal election.The amended resolution included a couple of items be added to the report, including the request that preliminary election results be released in ...
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July 2020 Alleged Incident
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Red Deer man accused of sexual assault
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Site exception application approved by city council to allow for drive-thru financial institution
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92-year-old male victim
RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating suspicious death in Ponoka County
Alberta Mounties are investigating what they believe to be a suspicious death.On Feb. 24, 2026, at approximately 11:25 a.m., Ponoka RCMP responded to a rural residence in Ponoka County for a report of a sudden death. Upon arrival, police say a 92-year-old male was located deceased. The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has taken ...
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July 2020 Alleged Incident
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Red Deer man accused of sexual assault
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Red Deer man accused of sexual assault. Tanner Lee Giesbrecht, 38, is due to find out in Red Deer Court of Justice on Oct. 26, 2026, if his case has enough evidence to go to trial. He faces counts of sexual interference with a person under the age of 16, and sexual assault...
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Just north of original location
Site exception application approved by city council to allow for drive-thru financial institution
Red Deer city council unanimously approved second and third reading of a site exception application to amend a zoning bylaw to allow a drive-thru as a discretionary use for a new financial institution. This came after a public hearing was held on Tuesday evening, where no members of the public spoke. As a result, the r...
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Election overview report
Red Deer city council discusses concerns around 2025 municipal election
Red Deer city council unanimously approved an amended resolution following a discussion on the report from legislative services on the overview of the 2025 municipal election.The amended resolution included a couple of items be added to the report, including the request that preliminary election results be released in ...
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Alberta
Classes cancelled at Alberta high school after junior hockey players killed in crash
HINTON - Classes were cancelled for a high school in northern Alberta on Wednesday after the deaths of two junior hockey players. Ryan Maguhn, principal of Harry Collinge High School, says the players studied at the school in Hinton, west of Edmonton. ...
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Provincial Politics
Province focusing on economic strength and protecting Albertans as 2026 spring sitting begins
Alberta's government says it will introduce 18 bills during the spring sitting, which got underway Tuesday. Government house leader Joseph Schow, who is also the immigration minister, says one bill will regulate international recruiters and increase oversight of those hiring foreign workers. Another bill is to prohibit...
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Law Enforcement
Alberta government proposes new legislation to pave the way for Alberta Sheriffs Police Service
Alberta's government is preparing to move all its sheriffs to its newly-created provincial police service.The changes were proposed in a bill introduced in the house on the first day of the spring sitting. If passed, it would transfer 12-hundred Alberta Sheriffs employees, including administrative staff and officers, t...
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Second Appeal
Alberta challenge to federal project review law being heard in court, again
Alberta is taking another run at having a court strike down federal project review legislation. The Alberta Court of Appeal is hearing the province's second challenge to Ottawa's Impact Assessment Act in Calgary this week. The act sets out a process to review the environmental, economic, health and social effects of pr...
Feb 24, 2026
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Nearly 500 kids
Red Deer Public School students take part in annual Ski Loppet
Red Deer Schools' annual Ski Loppet returned on Tuesday afternoon.Nearly 500 students from Grades 3-12 strapped on their cross-country skis in the yearly tradition to take on the trails at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area.Colin Christensen, coordinator of the Red Deer Public Schools Ski Loppet, said the event is all...
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Local rivalry
Red Deer Vipers and Sylvan Lake Wranglers meet in HJHL North Division Finals
The matchup in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League North Division Finals has been set. The Red Deer Vipers and Sylvan Lake Wranglers will face off with a trip to the league finals on the line. The best-of-five series officially begins on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. in Red Deer at Servus Arena, followed by Game 2 on Su...
Feb 24, 2026
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Eyes Set On Playoffs
Rebels This Week: February 23-March 1
WEEK IN REVIEWAs February winds down the Red Deer Rebels remain in a playoff spot in the WHL's Eastern Conference despite a pair of setbacks last weekend. FEBRUARY 20 - Beckett Hamilton scored his team leading 20th goal of the season. Owen DeWitt netted his third tally of the campaign. Matthew Kondro made 26 saves. FEB...
Feb 23, 2026
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Canada
Sikh Canadians say state violence a continued threat ahead of Carney going to India
OTTAWA - Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand on India as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel there this week on his mission to expand Canada's non-U.S. trade. B.C. Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who receive...
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Canada and South Korea set to sign a defence agreement today
OTTAWA - Canada and South Korea are set to sign a defence agreement today, roughly a month after Prime Minister Mark Carney urged middle powers to band together in the face of "great power" economic coercion. Following negotiations that concluded in Oc...
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Vancouver council motion to oppose ICE at World Cup is ruled out of order
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver council motion to oppose deployment of American Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the city for the World Cup did not go to a vote after it was ruled out of order. The motion had said allowing allegedly undertrained f...
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B.C. judge dismisses convicted killer's bid to have case thrown out over delay
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application by a man convicted of first-degree murder to have the case thrown out over his claim that trial delays violated his Charter rights. The BC Prosecution Service confirm...
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Métis leaders unveil 1920s model dog sled repatriated from Vatican
OTTAWA - Métis leaders on Wednesday unveiled a model dog sled repatriated to their communities after more than a century in the Vatican collection. The sled, made in the 1920s of leather, wood and glass beads, was one of 62 items repatriated to Indigen...
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Ministers raise prospect of new AI safety regulations as shooting questions mount
OTTAWA - Two federal ministers signalled today that Ottawa could act to improve online safety related to artificial intelligence as questions mount about OpenAI's decision not to warn police about Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar. The company...
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World
FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent's home
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI served search warrants Wednesday at the Los Angeles Unified School District's headquarters and the home of its superintendent, a nationally recognized school administrator. The nature of the federal investigati...
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Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University as the campus reviews his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Wednesday. Summers, who has been on l...
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Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University amid a campus review of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Wednesday. Summers, who has been on leave since November and whose ...
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