Celebrating different cultures
Afro-Caribbean Festival returns to Red Deer on Aug. 15-16
The fourth annual Afro-Caribbean Festival is right around the corner.From Aug. 15-16, the free family event is set to take place on Ross Street between 49 and 48 Avenue in downtown Red Deer and is put on by the African Caribbean Centre of Central Alberta.Zainab Mohamoud, founder and executive director of the African Ca...
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November 2024 Incident
Four-year sentence for man convicted in Red Deer armed robbery
A four-year jail term has been handed to a young Red Deer man for his part in a residential robbery nearly two years ago. Austin Dampier, 20, was found guilty of six counts in Red Deer Court of Justice on July 31, 2026. Those counts include robbery with a firearm, assault, unlawful confinement, possession of property ...
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Safe driving
Red Deer RCMP issue 175 charges under Traffic Safety Act in July
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First location in Western Canada
Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
Conditions as of August 4
Alberta Crop Report: August 7
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Celebrating different cultures
Afro-Caribbean Festival returns to Red Deer on Aug. 15-16
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Red Deer and Area
Safe driving
Red Deer RCMP issue 175 charges under Traffic Safety Act in July
Red Deer RCMP Traffic Services report that in July they issued 175 charges under the Traffic Safety Act.As part of on-going efforts to improve road safety, among some of the charges handed out were 46 speeding violations, eight distracted driving infractions, 15 infractions for failing to wear a seatbelt, 77 moving and...
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Conditions as of August 4
Alberta Crop Report: August 7
Spring cereals have reached early-to-late milk development in the central Alberta region.That's according to the latest Alberta Crop Report from Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and the Government of Alberta.The report indicates crop conditions for major crops are currently rated as six per cent poor, ...
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Celebrating different cultures
Afro-Caribbean Festival returns to Red Deer on Aug. 15-16
The fourth annual Afro-Caribbean Festival is right around the corner.From Aug. 15-16, the free family event is set to take place on Ross Street between 49 and 48 Avenue in downtown Red Deer and is put on by the African Caribbean Centre of Central Alberta.Zainab Mohamoud, founder and executive director of the African Ca...
7h ago
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November 2024 Incident
Four-year sentence for man convicted in Red Deer armed robbery
A four-year jail term has been handed to a young Red Deer man for his part in a residential robbery nearly two years ago. Austin Dampier, 20, was found guilty of six counts in Red Deer Court of Justice on July 31, 2026. Those counts include robbery with a firearm, assault, unlawful confinement, possession of property ...
7h ago
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Alberta
AI
Alberta NDP slam planned AI data centre town halls
Alberta's Opposition NDP say Albertans will not be fooled by what it calls "last-minute, disingenuous town halls" on AI data centres. The government announced on Thursday that it would hold three in-person town halls, along with a virtual one. One of the in-person ones would be held in Grande Prairie on Sept....
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Forecast for 24 to 48 hour impact
Much of southern B.C. under smoky skies, alerts, as wildfires continue to burn
If your plans this weekend include travelling west into B.C.'s southern Interior region, you may wish to postpone your trip for a day or two, after Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) expanded an Orange Alert for air quality for a large section of southern B.C.The updated warning now includes the Kootenays, ...
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first time a governor general has attended
Governor General Louise Arbour to attend Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat
Canada's Governor General will visit Medicine Hat next week to cheer on athletes competing at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.Louise Arbour will be in the city from Aug. 10 to 13 for the event, marking her first visit to Medicine Hat and the first time a governor general has attended the Special Olympics ...
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AI
Alberta government announces town hall series, new website on AI data centres
The provincial government says it is doing a couple of things to share information on AI data centres. A series of four town halls will be held. The first meeting will be held in Ponoka on August 19, followed by Sturgeon County on August 20, a virtual one on August 27, and another in-person get-together in Grande Prair...
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Local Sports
Saturday, Sept. 19
Central Sport announces Sport Summit to come to Red Deer in September
The Sport Summit is coming to Red Deer next month.Presented by Central Sport, the Summit is a one-day event that will be held at the Margaret Parsons Theatre at Red Deer Polytechnic on Saturday, Sept. 19.From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., those in attendance will hear from speakers and panels on mental health in sports, women in s...
Aug 06, 2026
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Aug. 14-16
U15 AAA Red Deer Archon Rangers to host Western Canada Baseball Championships
The U15 AAA Red Deer Archon Rangers are set to host the Western Canada Baseball Championships.From Aug. 14-16, teams from Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, and Saskatchewan will compete against the host Rangers at Great Chief Park.The games will officially begin at 8 a.m. on Aug. 14 and will continue until the championship game...
Aug 06, 2026
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CHL Import selection
Rebels sign Swedish defenceman Zeb Lindgren
The Red Deer Rebels announced they've signed Swedish defenceman Zeb Lindgren to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.In June, they drafted the 19-year-old 24th overall in the first round of the 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.In addition, he was selected by the New York Rangers in round five of the 2025...
Aug 06, 2026
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Evacuations underway as new Okanagan, B.C., wildfire explodes in size
Evacuations are underway around Summerland, B.C., after a new wildfire near Okanagan Lake exploded in size. Erick Thompson with the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen's emergency operations centre says the fire was first detected at 5:30 p.m., b...
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Federal government's handful of health cut reversals won't help most refugees: doctors
TORONTO - The federal government has reinstated full coverage for a handful of health-care services for refugees, but doctors say it's not nearly enough. On May 1, Canada's Interim Federal Health Program imposed a 30 per cent co-payment requirement fo...
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Dairy farmers warn against concessions as U.S. tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canadian dairy farmers are warning against any concessions involving their sector as trade talks intensify with the United States ahead of President Donald Trump's tariff deadline. A new round of 50 per cent American tariffs on a range of Cana...
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N.S. Court of Appeal says province can't deny people in tents enhanced income support
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the province cannot refuse enhanced income support to unhoused people living in tents. The unanimous ruling by a panel of three judges overturned a Nova Scotia Supreme Court decision last yea...
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Old military transport aircraft to get new lease on life as waterbombers
OTTAWA - The federal government said Friday it is selling 10 of its used CC-130H Hercules aircraft to B.C.-based aerospace company Coulson Aviation, which will convert them into firefighting aircraft. They're part of a fleet of 12 retired by the Royal ...
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Two 18-year-olds charged in fatal Salsa on St. Clair shooting
TORONTO - A pair of 18-year-olds have been charged with first-degree murder in last month's deadly shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival, police said Friday, vowing to heighten security around other major street festivals. Jessiah Massaro-Gill a...
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World
A helicopter battling a Utah wildfire crashes with no word on the 2 people aboard
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP) - A helicopter helping battle a large Utah wildfire crashed Friday with no word on the conditions of the two people aboard as officials said they couldn't immediately reach the crash site. The helicopter was one of se...
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Senate confirms Hamilton to lead FEMA and clears more than 70 other Trump nominees
The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he led temporarily last year only to be fired after he publicly opposed eliminating it. ...
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Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a yearlong campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce U.S. support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin's hand ...
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