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Lacombe Police Service arrest man for impaired driving, recover stolen items
The Lacombe Police Service arrested a 31-year-old man for impaired driving last week.Police say on Saturday, shortly after midnight, during a proactive patrol, they noticed a dark blue Ford F-350 idling and parked facing the wrong direction in the northbound lane of 50 Street near 50 Avenue. The truck was also partiall...
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Medicine Hat Cubs win first HJHL title
The Medicine Hat Cubs have won the Heritage Junior Hockey League title.A series sweep of the Red Deer Vipers was completed at Servus Arena on Saturday night with a 5-2 win.This is the first title for the Cubs in their 24 years in the HJHL.They last won a title in 2001 in the IJHL.The final HJHL game in a Cubs uniform f...
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On Saturday
Lacombe Police Service arrest man for impaired driving, recover stolen items
The Lacombe Police Service arrested a 31-year-old man for impaired driving last week.Police say on Saturday, shortly after midnight, during a proactive patrol, they noticed a dark blue Ford F-350 idling and parked facing the wrong direction in the northbound lane of 50 Street near 50 Avenue. The truck was also partiall...
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connecting generations
RDSO welcomes violin prodigy to upcoming show 'The Magic of Mozart'
There's always something special you'll see or hear at a performance of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (RDSO), and this time, it'll be a violin prodigy.Nautica-Pearl Lehocky, recent winner of the RDSO Concerto Competition, will join the orchestra for its March 28 Main Series Concert #5.Lehocky will perform Samuel Barb...
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june 26
Iron Ridge Secondary preparing for inaugural graduation
The first graduating class at Blackfalds' Iron Ridge Secondary Campus will walk across the stage this spring.It's a significant moment for the school and the community, as 56 grads take the next step in life.Principal Ed Coles admits it's been a learning experience."This year we're going to be hosting grad in our ...
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no flag or crosswalk requests received
Didsbury citizens' group vehemently opposed to proposed 'Public Spaces Neutrality Bylaw'
If a new bylaw is passed, only the flags of Canada, Alberta and Didsbury will be allowed to fly in the small central Alberta town.On top of that, anything other than a standard crosswalk would not be permitted.According to a town spokesperson, the town doesn't currently fly the Treaty 7 or Metis flags, like many other ...
Mar 20, 2026
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AB Fish & Wildlife share fish handling tips
Alberta Fish and Wildlife is offering tips for anglers, as large pike prepare to spawn.Fish and Wildlife says large pike are "especially vulnerable to hooking mortality," and safe catch and release practices are important for conservation efforts.A list of tips was provided by Wildlife Enforcement:Keep fish i...
Mar 22, 2026
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Alberta to shutter Calgary, Lethbridge supervised consumption sites
The Alberta government is shutting down the province's first-ever supervised drug consumption site. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says the Sheldon M. Chumir Centre in Calgary, as well as a mobile service in Lethbridge will be shuttered as the next step in the province's move to a recovery-oriented approach to addic...
Mar 20, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's Smith says not contacted by RCMP amid police searches in contract probe
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she's not been contacted by the RCMP as Mounties execute search warrants in a probe into allegations of misconduct in multimillion-dollar government health contracts. Smith's office made the comments as Mounties were seen in Edmonton outside the offices of MHCare Medical Cor...
Mar 19, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's Smith seeking clearance for interference briefings, Nenshi questions intent
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is seeking security clearance to receive briefings on foreign interference in her province, but the leader of the Opposition says she shouldn't be trusted with it. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the premier's relationship with the Saudi government and her lack of concern about the ongoing ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Begins Friday
Rebels unveil first round playoff series schedule versus Raiders
The Western Hockey League has unveiled the schedule for the upcoming best-of-seven playoff series between the Red Deer Rebels and Prince Albert Raiders.The two teams will face off in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals beginning this Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28, in Prince Albert at the Art Hauser Centre. P...
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Sports (Video)
Medicine Hat Cubs win first HJHL title
The Medicine Hat Cubs have won the Heritage Junior Hockey League title.A series sweep of the Red Deer Vipers was completed at Servus Arena on Saturday night with a 5-2 win.This is the first title for the Cubs in their 24 years in the HJHL.They last won a title in 2001 in the IJHL.The final HJHL game in a Cubs uniform f...
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Rebels clinch WHL playoff spot despite loss to Tigers
The Red Deer Rebels are headed back to the Western Hockey League playoffs. They clinched a spot in the 2026 postseason on Saturday evening, despite an 8-3 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers. They earned their spot after the Swift Current Broncos defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors. The ninth-placed Warriors were looking to ov...
Mar 22, 2026
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Canada
Demands on air traffic controllers in the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash
MONTREAL - A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday is drawing attention to the strict protocols that pilots, groundcrew and air traffic controllers follow to land planes safely. On the final approac...
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CP NewsAlert: CAF members safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it received reports of damage near the Israel-Lebanon border at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Camp Naqoura, after a missile was intercepted on Sunday. McGuinty's office says all membe...
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N.S. judge to rule on 2015 Air Canada crash landing class action settlement in June
A judge is expected to rule in June on a proposed settlement for a class-action lawsuit about the 2015 crash landing of an Air Canada flight in Halifax. The law firms involved in the class action issued a notice saying the hearing is scheduled for June...
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Saab signs deal with Canadian AI firm Cohere on Global Eye jets
OTTAWA - Swedish defence contractor Saab has signed an agreement with Canadian artificial intelligence company Cohere to explore partnering on its Global Eye surveillance aircraft. Saab is vying to convince Canada to purchase the Global Eye, an early w...
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B.C. driver asleep at wheel of Tesla, speeding down Highway 1 in rainy rush hour
COQUITLAM - Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1. The BC Highway Patrol says the motorist was caught l...
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Tumbler Ridge makes Hockeyville final two in wake of mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is one of the two finalists in the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program to receive for funding for its ice rink, as the community continues to recover from a deadly mass shooting in February. The annual competition's orga...
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World
Military plane with 125 aboard crashes in Colombia. At least 48 rescued
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A military transport plane with 125 people on board crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia, causing an undetermined number of casualties, officials in the South American country said. At least 48 people...
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Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court 's conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The court heard arguments in a ca...
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Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport
NEW YORK (AP) - Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night, officials said. The pilot and copilot we...
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