74th overall
Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton selected in third round of NHL Draft
Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton is headed to the Colorado Avalanche.On Saturday morning, Hamilton was taken in the third round, 74th overall, in the 2026 NHL Draft.The 18-year-old from Saskatoon, Sask., had a team-leading 62 points in 67 regular-season games, including 24 goals and 38 assists. In the playoffs,...
Jun 27, 2026
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Headed to Buffalo
Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph selected fourth overall at 2026 NHL Draft
Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph's dream officially came true on Friday night. The 18-year-old was selected fourth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft. Rudolph was the first defenceman to be taken off the board in the draft, which was held in Buffalo, NY. In an interview on stage at the draft,...
Jun 27, 2026
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50-100 mm expected
Rainfall warning issued for Red Deer area
18h ago
30th anniversary of Canadian observance
Podcast: Knowledge keeper Clare Butterfly, Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson talk National Indigenous Peoples Day
$120,000
City of Lacombe announces provincial funding for airport safety improvements
Jun 26, 2026
'A real concern'
Invasive Prussian carp species found in Sylvan Lake prompts awareness campaign
Jun 26, 2026
Red Deer and Area
50-100 mm expected
Rainfall warning issued for Red Deer area
Effective Saturday afternoon, a rainfall warning (yellow) is in place for Red Deer and area.Heavy rain, with total amounts between 50-100 mm, is anticipated.Rain will begin Sunday morning and continue into Monday before diminishing in the evening, and end by Tuesday morning, according to Environment and Climate Change ...
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$120,000
City of Lacombe announces provincial funding for airport safety improvements
The City of Lacombe announced they've been approved for provincial funding for upgrades at the Lacombe Regional Airport.The funding of $120,000 was approved through the provincial government's Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP), which will go towards the installation of Precision Approach Path Indic...
Jun 26, 2026
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'A real concern'
Invasive Prussian carp species found in Sylvan Lake prompts awareness campaign
A local fisherman is leading the way in a collaborative campaign to raise awareness about an invasive Prussian Carp species in Sylvan LakeModerator of the Sylvan & Gull Lake Fishing group on Facebook, and Sylvan Lake resident David Wasiuta became the first person to catch a Prussian carp and report it to the provin...
Jun 26, 2026
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jackpot!
Lacombe man wins $15 million
A Lacombe man is now $15 million richer.According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, the man, whose first name is Don, won the jackpot on the June 5 Lotto Max draw."I just started buying tickets in the last month," he shared in a media release. "I figured, what the heck - you can't win if you don...
Jun 26, 2026
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Alberta
Growing schedule behind slightly
May's rains much-needed but time for some heat and sunshine, says one producer
Seeding is all-but-complete here in the southeastern corner of our province.All that's really needed now for farmers and ranchers is a good bout of sunshine.Tory Campbell is the reeve for Lethbridge County, but also a producer, and says last month's rains did put a bit of a damper on emergence."I think everybody i...
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Ponoka Stampede
Canada, Alberta flags fly high at town parade amid separatism debate
Paraders waved both Canada and Alberta flags high as many in the crowd cheered louder for tossed candy than politicians at the annual rodeo parade in the town of Ponoka.Tensions over Alberta's fall referendum on the province's place in Canada spilled over earlier this month, when another town's rodeo pulled the plug on...
22h ago
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Senior leaders of Edmonton-based infantry battalion reinstated after investigation
EDMONTON - The Department of National Defence has reinstated two leaders of a respected Edmonton battalion days after announcing they had been removed pending an investigation. A Defence Department spokesperson says Lt.-Col. Jason Hudson and Chief Warr...
Jun 26, 2026
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Yard theft
Alberta RCMP provides tips to prevent residential break and enters
Alberta RCMP are offering several tips to help citizens prevent yard theft and break-and-enters in their neighbourhoods this summer. The RCMP reported there were 3,132 residential break-and-enters in Alberta in 2025, including 283 in June alone. "Property and yard theft are often crimes of opportunity. Simple prac...
Jun 26, 2026
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74th overall
Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton selected in third round of NHL Draft
Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton is headed to the Colorado Avalanche.On Saturday morning, Hamilton was taken in the third round, 74th overall, in the 2026 NHL Draft.The 18-year-old from Saskatoon, Sask., had a team-leading 62 points in 67 regular-season games, including 24 goals and 38 assists. In the playoffs,...
Jun 27, 2026
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Headed to Buffalo
Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph selected fourth overall at 2026 NHL Draft
Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph's dream officially came true on Friday night. The 18-year-old was selected fourth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft. Rudolph was the first defenceman to be taken off the board in the draft, which was held in Buffalo, NY. In an interview on stage at the draft,...
Jun 27, 2026
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state of health care report
Alberta Medical Association study finds gaps in pediatric mental health care
According to a new study commissioned by the Alberta Medical Association (AMA), there are significant gaps in access to pediatric mental health care in the province.The broader State of Health Care-2026 Report, conducted by ThinkHQ, found that 40 per cent of parents reported at least one child in their home has a menta...
Jun 26, 2026
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Canada
The perpetrator of the Concordia massacre dies in prison at 86
MONTREAL - Valery Fabrikant, who shot four people dead at Concordia University in 1992, died in a Quebec prison on Saturday. Correctional Service Canada put out a news release on Sunday stating he had died of apparent natural causes at the age of 86. F...
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Poilievre asks Parliament to probe B.C. 'condo bailout' blocking 'a price correction'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Parliament to probe Ottawa's proposal to convert unsold condominium units in British Columbia into affordable housing. In a letter to the House ethics committee, Poilievre says a program to po...
1h ago
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Montreal family to be separated after mother's asylum claim was refused
MONTREAL - Arminda Casanova said her son never learned to write in his mother tongue of Spanish after attending several years of school in French in Montreal. The mother and her son came to Canada from Mexico as asylum seekers in 2022 to reunite with h...
2h ago
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No injuries but Hibernia oil spill posed threat of deadly blast and fire: regulator
ST. JOHN'S - The agency that oversees Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore energy sector says a recent oil spill and gas leak aboard the Hibernia oil platform could have caused a deadly explosion and fire. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore ...
2h ago
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Pride Parade marching through Toronto today; PM Mark Carney set to attend
TORONTO - Toronto's annual Pride Parade is hitting the streets today, drawing crowds of partygoers as the city simultaneously basks in World Cup excitement. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among the high-profile attendees expected to join the march. Toro...
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After more than 150 years, the RCMP's Musical Ride is still a living symbol of Canada
OTTAWA - The RCMP's celebrated Musical Ride is almost as old as Canada itself. Speaking at the RCMP stables east of downtown Ottawa last week, RCMP Chief Instructor Sgt. Derek Quilley said the show is a living, breathing symbol of the country. The spec...
7h ago
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World
Authorities say 14 are dead after an oil company helicopter crashed in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - All 14 people on board were killed in Saudi Arabia when a helicopter belonging to the world's largest oil company crashed on Sunday morning, according to the Saudi Ministry of Energy. The accident occurr...
4h ago
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A skydiving plane crashes in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board
NANCY, France (AP) - A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said. The plane suffered a malfunction and "fell almost vertically" after taking off from the Nancy-Essey airfie...
4h ago
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3 firefighters killed, 2 injured while tackling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border
BEAVER, Utah (AP) - Three firefighters died and two were injured while tackling fires on the Colorado-Utah border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service reported Sunday. The agency - created earlier this year to streamline firefighting and fire ...
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