Four-straight wins
Rebels defeat Blazers in statement win to move into first place
The Red Deer Rebels won their fourth straight game on Tuesday night.In what could be the Rebels' toughest test so far this season, they proved they are for real, defeating the Kamloops Blazers 5-3 at the Centrium.Tied in the dying minutes, Rebels forward Kalder Varga scored to put the team ahead, and Patrick Sopiarz ad...
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578 votes
Unofficial results: Sean McWade wins Town of Sylvan Lake byelection
The unofficial results are in for the Town of Sylvan Lake byelection, and Sean McWade has been voted in.With 578 votes, McWade was declared the winner to join town council after polls closed on election night on Monday. Finishing below McWade were Ruby Cole-Ellis (342), Juanna Thompson (334), Joan Barnes (198), Tim Nel...
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Unofficial results: Sean McWade wins Town of Sylvan Lake byelection
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Armed with a knife
Didsbury RCMP charge 57-year-old man after alleged break and enter
Didsbury RCMP have charged a 57-year-old man after he allegedly broke into a home armed with a knife.Police say on Nov. 3, they arrested Benjamin Douglas, 57, of Didsbury at a residence in town on several charges, including robbery, break and enter a dwelling house, disguise with intent to commit an offence, uttering t...
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Nov. 11-13
Agri-Trade Equipment Expo set for next week in Red Deer
We are just over a week away from the start of the 2026 Agri-Trade Equipment Expo at Westerner Park.From Nov. 11-13, the premier farm equipment show will once again be in Red Deer, with over 500 exhibitors set to be in attendance.Show manager Krissy Fiddler said they're super excited for the show to begin."Coming ...
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578 votes
Unofficial results: Sean McWade wins Town of Sylvan Lake byelection
The unofficial results are in for the Town of Sylvan Lake byelection, and Sean McWade has been voted in.With 578 votes, McWade was declared the winner to join town council after polls closed on election night on Monday. Finishing below McWade were Ruby Cole-Ellis (342), Juanna Thompson (334), Joan Barnes (198), Tim Nel...
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Cyanobacteria advisories lifted across Alberta
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) advisories have been lifted across Alberta, according to Alberta Health Services.Recent weather has cooled lake and reservoir water temperatures to such an extent that cyanobacteria and water quality, including fecal bacteria levels, present a low health risk for usage of the lake for r...
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Alberta bill to limit institutional speech, comments from post-secondary schools
Alberta has introduced legislation to restrict post-secondary schools from being able to publicly weigh in on social and political issues. Advanced Education Minister Myles McDougall says schools could still make official expressions of sympathy, and that the bill, should it pass, would not restrict the rights of staff...
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AJHL & other organizations comment on sexual exploitation investigation
The Alberta Junior Hockey League released a statement on Monday, Nov. 2, regarding the arrest of a prominent junior hockey figure, Tyler King. "The Alberta Junior Hockey League is extremely grateful to the RCMP for their diligence in this investigation over the past two years. The dignity, privacy, and well-being ...
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and water quality advisories
Cyanobacteria advisories lifted across Alberta
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) advisories have been lifted across Alberta, according to Alberta Health Services.Recent weather has cooled lake and reservoir water temperatures to such an extent that cyanobacteria and water quality, including fecal bacteria levels, present a low health risk for usage of the lake for r...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta Premier Smith defends proposed riding redraw that Opposition calls cheating
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a proposal to redraw provincial boundaries in a way the Opposition NDP says is cheating. The legislature is soon expected to debate a report that pitches diluting urban ridings in the city of Lethbridge by merging them with surrounding rural ones. Smith says so-called hybrid ...
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Four-straight wins
Rebels defeat Blazers in statement win to move into first place
The Red Deer Rebels won their fourth straight game on Tuesday night.In what could be the Rebels' toughest test so far this season, they proved they are for real, defeating the Kamloops Blazers 5-3 at the Centrium.Tied in the dying minutes, Rebels forward Kalder Varga scored to put the team ahead, and Patrick Sopiarz ad...
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Former Rebel Ryan Nugent-Hopkins breaks Oilers all-time games played record tonight
Former Red Deer Rebel Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will become the all-time games played leader in Edmonton Oilers history Tuesday night, when his team plays in New Jersey.The game will be the Burnaby, B.C. native's 1,038th game, surpassing fellow franchise legend Kevin Lowe.In third is Ryan Smith with 971 games. Current forwar...
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Rebels This Week: Nov. 2-8
TOP OF THE TABLE!The Red Deer Rebels are tied atop the Western Hockey League overall standings thanks to a perfect 3-0 record this past week!Sunday, November 1 - Beckett Hamilton scored his second goal of the game in overtime lifting the Rebels to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings at Rogers Place. Poul Andersen als...
Nov 2, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Congress flips, Carney on trade talks, fiscal hawks eye budget
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Blue wave crashes over American politics in midterm that rebukes Trump policies The world is waking up this morning to control of the U.S. Congress shifting to the...
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Blue wave crashes over American politics in midterm that rebukes Trump policies
DETROIT - The world woke up on Wednesday morning to control of the U.S. Congress shifting to Democrats in a clear rejection of President Donald Trump's turbulent second term. In a clear rebuke of the second Trump administration, Democrats flipped long...
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This $1.7M Vancouver home has an auction reserve of $72,000. Yes, there's a catch
VANCOUVER - The home on Windsor Street in East Vancouver has admittedly seen better days. Its yard is overgrown, the weathered shingles are barely hanging on in places, and the back stairs have completely disintegrated. But with an official BC Assessm...
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Ex-bank worker found guilty after viewing Carney's data, opening fraudulent accounts
OTTAWA - A former Royal Bank of Canada employee has been found guilty of three criminal charges after opening fraudulent accounts and viewing the personal banking information of Prime Minister Mark Carney. Ibrahim El-Hakim, who worked at a downtown Ott...
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Here's what fiscal hawks are watching out for in Budget 2026
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is getting ready to reveal how a prolonged global energy shock and a series of spending commitments over the summer have affected the state of federal finances. Budget 2026 - the second federal budget tabled under Prime ...
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Why mosquito season is longer this year in some parts of Canada
TORONTO - Canadians who were relieved to be out of mosquito season might be surprised to learn the pesky insects are not gone just yet. Experts say mosquitoes seem to be living longer this fall in parts of southern and eastern Ontario and Eastern Cana...
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World
Democrats won back support from five key groups that shifted toward Trump in 2024: The AP Voter Poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic candidates made up significant ground among key demographic groups in the 2026 midterms, according to The AP Voter Poll, reversing many of the gains President Donald Trump made with the traditional Democratic coalition in t...
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Nevada Democrat Aaron Ford defeats Republican Joe Lombardo to become state's first Black governor
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada's Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford has won the race for governor, ousting Republican incumbent Joe Lombardo and becoming the state's first Black governor. This was one of the most closely watched elections in...
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Democrat Aaron Ford wins election for governor in Nevada
Democrat Aaron Ford won election Wednesday as governor of Nevada, defeating Republican incumbent Joe Lombardo. Ford, the attorney general, defeated the incumbent Lombardo in what was considered one of the country's most competitive governor's races. Fo...
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