Seven awards
Innisfail Eagles recognize award winners at annual banquet
The Innisfail Eagles held their annual awards banquet to wrap up the team's 79th season.The banquet was held on Saturday, April 26, at the Royal Canadian Legion to recognize everyone who played a role in the team's success including players, families, sponsors, volunteers and fans."As a volunteer-run organization,...
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No code of conduct
Sylvan Lake Mayor addresses comments made by town councillor on social media
Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson has released a statement after several complaints were made by residents following comments made on social media by a councillor over the weekend, regarding the province's proposed Bill 28. Bill 28, the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, would amend three pieces o...
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big upgrades
Work resumes on Hwy 53 improvements in Ponoka
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Left his mark on the game
Podcast: Retirement calls for NLL reffing G.O.A.T. and longtime Red Deerian Todd Labranche
"I don't think anyone's happy right now"
Central Alberta mayors sound off on fiery electoral boundaries debate
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April investigation
Two Red Deer men arrested after investigation into stolen truck and e-bike
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Red Deer and Area
big upgrades
Work resumes on Hwy 53 improvements in Ponoka
A new season of construction work on Hwy 53 in the Ponoka area have begun.This year, the following items will be finished:• Upgrades to the 46 Street intersection, including new traffic lights, paving, concrete, street lighting and realignment of that intersection. These improvements will require trenching and exc...
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"I don't think anyone's happy right now"
Central Alberta mayors sound off on fiery electoral boundaries debate
Mayors of central Alberta municipalities are split on the ongoing debate around electoral boundary changes.For one, the city of Red Deer's mayor believes the integrity of the process should be called into question, that is if the Alberta government follows through on not using the recommendations of the bipartisan comm...
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April investigation
Two Red Deer men arrested after investigation into stolen truck and e-bike
Red Deer RCMP have arrested two men in relation to thefts of an e-bike and a truck in the community.Police say on April 7 at 7:53 p.m., the RCMP received a report of a stolen e-bike from the Bower area.That day, two men were seen on video surveillance loading the bike into the back of a white pickup truck.The RCMP iden...
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No code of conduct
Sylvan Lake Mayor addresses comments made by town councillor on social media
Sylvan Lake Mayor Megan Hanson has released a statement after several complaints were made by residents following comments made on social media by a councillor over the weekend, regarding the province's proposed Bill 28. Bill 28, the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, would amend three pieces o...
18h ago
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Alberta
Education
Alberta government announces changes to get more instructors into classrooms
Alberta's government is making some changes to get more instructors into classrooms. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has introduced four new expedited teaching certificates to help qualified individuals enter classrooms sooner. The new certificates will allow bachelor of education students in their final year o...
Apr 24, 2026
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Albertanaut!
Astronaut from Alberta set to go to space after another was part of Artemis II
An Albertan will be the next Canadian in space.The Canadian Space Agency says in a social media post that Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to the Crew-13 mission that will go to the International Space Station.The agency says the flight will not launch before September of this year.The post also says that Kutryk will &q...
Apr 23, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta launches website pushing referendum proposals on immigration, Constitution
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a website to put the weight of the government's persuasive powers behind getting a democratic mandate for sweeping immigration reform. Smith says it's about ensuring Albertans have the information they need to understand the impact of a yes vote on her government's nine refer...
Apr 23, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta tables bill to bump legislature seat count to 91 for boundaries redraw
Alberta is formally moving to boost its number of legislature seats. Premier Danielle Smith's government has introduced legislation to increase the number of seats to 91 from the current 87. The change was recommended by the chair of a panel tasked with redrawing the election map to match Alberta's rising population ah...
Apr 23, 2026
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Seven awards
Innisfail Eagles recognize award winners at annual banquet
The Innisfail Eagles held their annual awards banquet to wrap up the team's 79th season.The banquet was held on Saturday, April 26, at the Royal Canadian Legion to recognize everyone who played a role in the team's success including players, families, sponsors, volunteers and fans."As a volunteer-run organization,...
16h ago
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Left his mark on the game
Podcast: Retirement calls for NLL reffing G.O.A.T. and longtime Red Deerian Todd Labranche
Listen to the full conversation with NLL legend Todd Labranche on the April 26, 2026 bonus episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast!--Todd Labranche has had a pretty stellar career.Growing up in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, playing minor lacrosse for the Surrey Rebels, there's no way he could have known that one day, he wo...
Apr 26, 2026
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4-3 in OOOOOOVERTIME!
Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs win Esso Cup
In their first trip to the Esso Cup final since hosting it in 2015, the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs beat Ontario's Stoney Creek Sabres to claim a national championship on Saturday in Dieppe, New Brunswick.The Chiefs ended up going undefeated in the tournament, winning all five games in preliminary round play (one in OT...
Apr 26, 2026
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Canada
European Union top brass says Carney is off to Armenia this weekend for summit
OTTAWA - The European Union says Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Armenia this weekend as part of a summit focused on strategic issues. Carney's office has not publicly confirmed the visit, but European Council President Antonio Costa says on soci...
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In the news today: Economic update, OPP officer dead, Parents on social media ban
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update Prime Minister Mark Carney is suggesting there will be "good news" about Ottawa's fiscal ...
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Fires, drought and water woes to begin B.C.'s wildfire season
VANCOUVER - A cluster of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, many of them on land that is already parched, marking the beginning of a season that has some officials planning for how to conserve water. The couple of dozen fires burning are mostly...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are "good fiscal managers" - and he'll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update Tuesday afternoon. The federal government typically tables mid-year u...
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OPP officer dead after crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg: police
COBOURG - Sgt. Brandon Malcolm was a respected police officer whose life was "taken far too soon" while on duty in a highway crash east of Toronto, said Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Thomas Carrique on Monday. "Hearts are broken," Carrique tol...
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Royal Canadian Mint reviewing allegations about gold from tainted Colombian mines
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint says it has initiated a full review in response to allegations some of its gold comes from a region of Colombia where drug cartels control mines. Mint spokesperson Deneen Perrin says as soon as the mint learned of the a...
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World
Belarus frees prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut in a 10-person prisoner swap
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that saw a total of 10 people freed as the authoritarian leader of Belarus seeks improved relations with the West, officials in bot...
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89-year-old man arrested for allegedly wounding at least 4 people with a shotgun in Greek capital
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Police in Greece on Tuesday arrested an 89-year-old man who allegedly opened fire with a shotgun in a social security office and a courthouse in central Athens, wounding at least four people. Law enforcement authori...
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Rescuers recover last victims from Indonesia train wreck that killed 15 and injured dozens
BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia's capital killed 15 people, all of whom were women. The crash occurred Monday when a long-d...
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