Ongoing bridge construction
Portion of Gaetz Avenue to be closed for four weeks beginning this Sunday
The City of Red Deer announced it will close a portion of Gaetz Avenue effective this Sunday, April 12, for approximately four weeks.The closure is part of the ongoing bridge construction and will reopen on May 8.During the closure, Gaetz Avenue will be closed to all southbound traffic between 45 Street and 43rd Street...
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2026-27 fiscal year
RDP suspends intake into three programs amidst budget planning
Red Deer Polytechnic announced its suspended intake into three programs as a result of the ongoing budget planning process for the 2026-27 fiscal year.The institution reported that the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Film Production will suspend intake effective fall 2027, but will proceed for the fall 2026 intake as plann...
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Ongoing bridge construction
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2026-27 fiscal year
RDP suspends intake into three programs amidst budget planning
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Care for Newcomers launches newcomer employment initiative
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Red Deer and Area
Ongoing bridge construction
Portion of Gaetz Avenue to be closed for four weeks beginning this Sunday
The City of Red Deer announced it will close a portion of Gaetz Avenue effective this Sunday, April 12, for approximately four weeks.The closure is part of the ongoing bridge construction and will reopen on May 8.During the closure, Gaetz Avenue will be closed to all southbound traffic between 45 Street and 43rd Street...
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2026-27 fiscal year
RDP suspends intake into three programs amidst budget planning
Red Deer Polytechnic announced its suspended intake into three programs as a result of the ongoing budget planning process for the 2026-27 fiscal year.The institution reported that the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Film Production will suspend intake effective fall 2027, but will proceed for the fall 2026 intake as plann...
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Employment boost
Care for Newcomers launches newcomer employment initiative
Care for Newcomers has launched a new initiative funded by the provincial government that aims to help employers hire, attract, and retain skilled newcomer workers.They've launched a two-year project called Building Employer Capacity for Newcomer Integration, which is meant to help businesses remain competitive in a ch...
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No threat to the public
RCMP investigating shooting incident in north Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP are investigating a shooting that happened in north Red Deer on Wednesday night.Mounties say they received a 911 call at 8:59 p.m. on April 8 for a report of gunshots in a hotel.After arriving on the scene within minutes, police found a man with a gunshot wound who was then transported to the hospital wit...
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Alberta
Provincial Politicas
Collecting signatures for separation vote doesn't violate treaty; Alberta's lawyers
Lawyers for the Alberta government say collecting signatures for a potential referendum on separation doesn't violate treaty rights nor would holding a vote. Neil Dobson has told an Edmonton courtroom that the need for consulting First Nations on the matter hasn't emerged because the province isn't taking action yet. M...
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Healthcare
Nurses union wants weapons screening, officers, for Alberta hospitals due to violence
The president of the United Nurses of Alberta is calling for quicker installation of weapons scanners at urban hospitals, saying her members face ``threats of violence almost daily.'' Heather Smith's call follows a stabbing last week in the emergency department at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital that left a 42-year...
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Education
Alberta putting $22 million toward school security, citing Tumbler Ridge shooting
Alberta's government says it's providing $22 million for school security upgrades in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. earlier this year. The province says school boards will receive funding based on student enrolment and can put it toward upgrading cameras, window coverings and other security meas...
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Road Safety
Alberta RCMP warns against speeding as road conditions improve
Alberta RCMP is reminding motorists to avoid speeding as the weather warms up and conditions improve.Mounties say exceeding posted speed limits is unsafe even during ideal conditions.In 2025, Alberta RCMP issued over 47,900 speeding tickets, including 4,949 in April 2025 alone.Mounties say you can avoid a ticket and st...
Apr 08, 2026
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Local Sports
Preparation for 2026-27
Owner Brent Sutter says future is very bright for Rebels
Red Deer Rebels owner, president, and general manager Brent Sutter is optimistic about the future of his team.That's not something he may have thought in the first half of the 2025-26 campaign, where his team struggled mightily.But after several moves made before and on the trade deadline in January, the Rebels were ab...
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Three up for the award
Blackfalds Bulldogs netminder Olivér Király named finalist for BCHL's Top Goaltender
The British Columbia Hockey League announced Blackfalds Bulldogs netminder Olivér Király has been named a finalist for the Michael Garteig Trophy as the league's Top Goaltender.Other finalists include Cowichan Valley Capitals goalie Rhett Stoesser and West Kelowna Warriors netminder Angelo Zol.Stoesser pr...
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Team MVP
Rebels name Beckett Hamilton as 30th captain in team history
The Red Deer Rebels have named their captain for the upcoming 2026-27 WHL season.Saskatoon's Beckett Hamilton has become the 30th captain in team history, taking over for Talon Brigley, who aged out following the end of this season.The 18-year-old just completed his sophomore season with the Rebels and was the team's l...
Apr 08, 2026
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Canada
Volkswagen Beetle shell dismantled, removed from B.C. rock face by helicopter
SQUAMISH - The red shell of a Volkswagen Beetle has been removed from the steep rock face where it was suspended above Highway 99 in Squamish, B.C., in an apparent prank. A statement from the Environment Ministry says a helicopter was used to remove th...
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Yukon issues formal apology for school's use of restraint, seclusion on students
WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA - The Yukon government has issued a formal apology for a Whitehorse elementary school's repeated and routine use of restraints and confinement against students for more than a decade. In a statement issued Thursday, Yukon Educ...
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Man who admitted involvement in gold heist at Toronto's Pearson airport gets 4 years
TORONTO - A man who admitted his role in the massive gold and cash heist from Toronto's Pearson airport has been sentenced to four years in prison. Court documents show that 44-year-old Arslan Chaudhary was sentenced in a Brampton, Ont., courthouse on...
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Environment Canada to use AI in new weather forecasting model
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada will use artificial intelligence to make its weather forecasts more accurate, the federal department said Thursday. It plans to launch a hybrid model this spring that uses both AI and traditional forecasti...
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Federal minister lauds close ties between Canada, U.S. police in terror guilty plea
MONTREAL - Canada's public safety minister is lauding the close relationship between police forces in the country and the United States, after a man pleaded guilty in a planned mass shooting that was foiled in 2024. Gary Anandasangaree's comments are i...
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Group from Chilliwack, B.C., launches Canadian social media platform
A group of alumni from the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia has launched a new Canadian social media platform they say will provide a "homegrown alternative to U.S.-dominated" sites. The goal is to give Canadians a place to communica...
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World
Sheriff's deputy killed in central California while serving eviction notice
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A man shot and killed a central California sheriff's deputy Thursday morning while authorities were serving an eviction notice and hours later he remained barricaded inside the home, authorities said. Tulare Cou...
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Venezuelan lawmakers approve sweeping mining bill to lure foreign investors
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill to regulate the country's mining as it seeks to attract leery foreign investors to a once-private industry that has long been exploited by criminal groups with ties to the gover...
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Russia's Putin declares a ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause in some of the hostilities to observe the holiday....
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