Road to Redemption
Sylvan Lake Gulls set sights on WCBL title after 2025 heartbreak
Sylvan Lake Gulls baseball has officially returned to the lake.After a long winter, the Gulls are back and are motivated after their 2025 season ended heartbreakingly, falling to the Regina Red Sox in the Western Canadian Baseball League Championship Series.It was the team's first-ever trip to the league finals, and to...
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MLA Jason Stephan steps down as Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan has resigned from his role as parliamentary secretary for constitutional affairs.In fact, Stephan did this in April, but it wasn't made public until a CBC report this week.Stephan, who was appointed to the constitutional affairs post in May 2025, has drawn ire in recent months with writ...
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Wastewater program
City council recap - May 26, 2026
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Red Deer Regional Airshow returns July 24-26
mike yargeau
Penhold mayor reappointed to FCM board
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made decision in april
MLA Jason Stephan steps down as Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
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Red Deer and Area
Wastewater program
City council recap - May 26, 2026
The following decisions were made at today's City Council meeting. CONSENT: Wastewater Overstrength Surcharge Program City Council accepted a report about The City's Wastewater Overstrength Surcharge Program, which helps protect the wastewater system and environment by managing higher-strength wastewater from busines...
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mike yargeau
Penhold mayor reappointed to FCM board
Penhold Mayor Mike Yargeau has been reappointed to the board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).Yargeau was first elected to the board of FCM in 2021, and is one of seven representatives on it from Alberta. This go-around, his reappointment was by acclamation. For background, FCM has been a national voi...
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made decision in april
MLA Jason Stephan steps down as Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan has resigned from his role as parliamentary secretary for constitutional affairs.In fact, Stephan did this in April, but it wasn't made public until a CBC report this week.Stephan, who was appointed to the constitutional affairs post in May 2025, has drawn ire in recent months with writ...
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PSA
Red Deerians reminded to secure garages to prevent thefts
PSA, Red Deer RCMP -- The Red Deer RCMP is reminding residents that garages are often targeted by criminals and can provide easy access to homes if not properly secured. Taking simple precautions can help reduce the risk of theft, property damage, and unauthorized entry. Garages frequently store high-value items such a...
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Alberta
many alberta groups to receive dollars
395 agencies to advance gender equality through federal funding
A total of 395 organizations across Canada, including many in Alberta, are receiving funding from the federal government to advance gender equality.The funding totals more than $77.5 million, and is being distributed through the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) via three streams.$44.4 million for 218 organi...
May 25, 2026
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may water supply outlook
Alberta river flows looking strong, provincial gov't says
The Alberta government says the province's water supply outlook is promising with summer just around the corner.The May Water Supply Outlook report shows conditions are on track to be much better than last year, with strong snowpack and multiple spring snowstorms."Most of Alberta is heading into the summer season ...
May 25, 2026
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Amidst Melanoma Awareness Month
Primary Care Alberta reminds public of sun safety
In recognition of Melanoma Awareness Month, Primary Care Alberta is reminding Albertans of the importance of protecting themselves from the sun, whether working or playing outside.Officials say that melanoma is not only the most serious type of skin cancer but the fifth most diagnosed type of cancer in Alberta. Melanom...
May 25, 2026
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the everything red deer podcast
Referendum on a referendum: Jeffrey Rath, Naheed Nenshi, Cindy Jefferies & more react
LISTEN TO THE FULL UNFILTERED CONVERSATIONS WITH RATH, JEFFERIES, AND MORE ON THE MAY 22, 2026 EPISODE OF THE EVERYTHING RED DEER PODCAST! Despite what some might want to believe, this separation thing ain't no "nothing burger," says Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi. Nenshi spoke Friday during a news conferen...
May 23, 2026
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Local Sports
Surge 2 Red Deer
Calgary Surge, Edmonton Stingers set for rematch at Centrium on Sunday
With just four days until the second-ever Surge 2 Red Deer showcase, excitement for the Calgary Surge is beginning to grow.This Sunday, May 31, the Calgary-based professional basketball team will face the Edmonton Stingers at 4 p.m. at the Centrium in a rematch.A year ago, the two clubs met in an electrifying regular s...
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Road to Redemption
Sylvan Lake Gulls set sights on WCBL title after 2025 heartbreak
Sylvan Lake Gulls baseball has officially returned to the lake.After a long winter, the Gulls are back and are motivated after their 2025 season ended heartbreakingly, falling to the Regina Red Sox in the Western Canadian Baseball League Championship Series.It was the team's first-ever trip to the league finals, and to...
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Inaugural event
'An incredible start': Westerner Park excited for future of Red Deer Pro Rodeo
Ticket sales for the Inaugural Red Deer Pro Rodeo surpassed initial expectations, according to Westerner Park.Following the three-day event at the Centrium from Thursday through Saturday last week, organizers are reporting that there was a strong community demand for professional rodeo in central Alberta."This wee...
May 25, 2026
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Canada
Ottawa to amend encryption, metadata elements of contentious lawful access bill
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the government will amend its controversial lawful access bill. Anandasangaree says the government will clarify that encryption will be protected. He says the government also will provide a clear...
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'Going to be alone': Daughter tells of B.C. murder suspect's message as mom vanished
KAMLOOPS - The daughter of murder suspect Vitali Stefanski says he left her a Russian voice message saying her mother had "made life hell," the day she went missing from her home in British Columbia's Interior. A recording of the Whatsapp message has b...
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NDP leader sees 'hot summer' ahead if labour code update affects right to strike
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis is promising a "hot summer" of organized labour action if the right to strike is threatened by any revisions to the Canada Labour Code. Parliament is preparing to debate a NDP private member's bill that looks to remove min...
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Transportation Safety Board report details lead-up to fatal B.C. helicopter accident
RICHMOND - The Transportation Safety Board says a pilot missed important steps on a checklist during maintenance work before one worker was injured and another killed by the tail rotor of a helicopter at a B.C. airport. The board's report released Wedn...
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Fact File: No evidence Vancouver busing out homeless ahead of World Cup
VANCOUVER - Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out of town in an attempt to "clean up" ahead of the FIFA World Cup that begins next month. But Vancouver denies the claims, and several British Columb...
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Olympians, Paralympians honoured on Parliament Hill Wednesday
OTTAWA - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes were honoured in Ottawa Wednesday. Dozens of athletes from the Milano Cortina Games in Italy spent the day touring the capital, first with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Rideau Hall and then at a reception o...
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World
Israel's military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) - The Israeli military on Wednesday told residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it expands its operations there, saying in a statement that the military will "work with extreme force" against Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group. ...
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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections, despite a lower court's ruling that the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black pe...
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Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two key senators involved in a long-simmering debate over fixing college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one "free" transfer over ...
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