Left-hander struggling, of late
Adam Macko traded by Blue Jays to Texas on MLB's Trade Deadline Day
Vauxhall's Adam Macko is on the move, once again, and it came on Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline Day.The 25-year-old Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is now a Texas Ranger after being dealt by the club Monday for infielder Josh Smith and minor league pitcher Josh Stefan.Macko, who made his major league debut May 18th a...
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Aug. 11
City of Red Deer to host Greater Downtown engagement series
The City of Red Deer invites downtown businesses, property owners, and community partners to attend its Greater Downtown engagement series.On Aug. 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Snell Auditorium, the city hopes to gather feedback that will help inform future governance decisions, priorities, and opportunities for Greate...
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Six-pack of moose under great care at Medicine River Wildlife Centre
Aug 02, 2026
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Missing: Aaron Eaton, 64, of Red Deer
Aug 02, 2026
Red Deer and Area
Aug. 11
City of Red Deer to host Greater Downtown engagement series
The City of Red Deer invites downtown businesses, property owners, and community partners to attend its Greater Downtown engagement series.On Aug. 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Snell Auditorium, the city hopes to gather feedback that will help inform future governance decisions, priorities, and opportunities for Greate...
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Six-pack of moose under great care at Medicine River Wildlife Centre
A higher number of moose orphans have come into the care of the Medicine River Wildlife Centre this summer.Executive Director Carol Kelly says that for the most part, they end up needing care when their mother is struck and killed on Alberta roads.This year, they've had nine come in for care and treatment, though sadly...
Aug 02, 2026
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Missing: Aaron Eaton, 64, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating 64-year-old Aaron Eaton, who was last seen on July 29, 2026, at 5 p.m. in Red Deer. There is concern for his well-being.Aaron is described as:180 pounds and 5 feet 7 inches tallBlue eyes with glassesShort grey hair and full beardAaron may be driving a white Mazda C...
Aug 02, 2026
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Aug. 14
Queer Neighbours Society of Red Deer to host Trans ID Clinic
The Queer Neighbours Society of Red Deer announced they'll host a Transgender ID Clinic in August.They're putting on the free clinic in partnership with the University of Alberta Edmonton Student Legal Services.Due to the popularity of the first clinic, they're hosting another on Aug. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Organizer...
Aug 01, 2026
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Alberta
'Duelling symbols'
Alberta and Canada flags creating division ahead of referendum
Sarah Batchelor says it started a few weeks ago when a large blue flag bearing Alberta's shield of arms appeared on her neighbour's window in Airdrie, a city north of Calgary.The 49-year-old music teacher, who has lived in the province for most of her life, says she would not have been bothered if her neighbour put it ...
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Province's culture minister encourages Albertans to celebrate Heritage Day
The province's minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women is recognizing Heritage Day in Alberta."On Heritage Day, Albertans come together to celebrate the different cultures and traditions that have helped make our province the incredible place that it is today," said Tanya Fir in a prepared statement Mon...
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Goudreau family continues to seek answers as homicide investigation reaches 50 years
Alberta RCMP Historical Homicide Unit is asking the public for information as they continue to investigate a homicide case that happened 50 years ago.It was on Aug. 2, 1976, when Marie Goudreau was on her way home to Beaumont after she dropped a friend off at the Edmonton International Airport. Police say she also visi...
Jul 31, 2026
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81-year-old male
Overdue hiker in Waterton Lakes National Park found deceased
Alberta RCMP are sending their condolences to the family and friends of an overdue B.C. hiker found deceased in Waterton Lakes National Park.On July 23, 2026, Pincher Creek RCMP received a report of an overdue hiker in the Waterton Lakes National Park. Mounties say an 81-year-old male resident of Golden, British Columb...
Jul 31, 2026
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Left-hander struggling, of late
Adam Macko traded by Blue Jays to Texas on MLB's Trade Deadline Day
Vauxhall's Adam Macko is on the move, once again, and it came on Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline Day.The 25-year-old Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is now a Texas Ranger after being dealt by the club Monday for infielder Josh Smith and minor league pitcher Josh Stefan.Macko, who made his major league debut May 18th a...
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Aug. 3-8
Red Deer's Brock England to suit up for Team Canada at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Red Deer's Brock England has been named to Canada's national men's summer U18 team roster.From Aug. 3-8 at Rogers Place and the Downtown Community Arena in Edmonton, England will suit up for Team Canada in pursuit of the gold medal at the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup alongside his 21 teammates."After a competitive trai...
Jul 31, 2026
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July 27-30
Innisfail's Brae Rogalczyk finishes tied for 6th at Canadian Amateur Championship
Innisfail's Brae Rogalczyk finished the 121st Canadian Amateur Championship tied for sixth place.The four-day tournament, which took place at the Heritage Pointe Golf Club in Calgary from July 27-30, featured the best amateur golfers from across the country and the United States.In the final round on Thursday, Rogalczy...
Jul 31, 2026
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Canada
Canadian astronaut prepares for NASA mission to International Space Station
Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of going to space though he never thought it would happen. But a few months after Artemis II's lunar flyby, the 44-year-old is preparing for a mission to the Interna...
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'The fire was just raging' evacuee describes fleeing Okanagan wildfires
VERNON - Atlyn Becker remembers the hills glowing orange around her on Saturday as her truck edged north to safety from fires burning around British Columbia's Okanagan Lake. She and her family are among thousands who fled their homes over the weekend ...
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Duelling symbols: Alberta and Canada flags creating division ahead of referendum
EDMONTON - Sarah Batchelor says it started a few weeks ago when a large blue flag bearing Alberta's shield of arms appeared on her neighbour's window in Airdrie, a city north of Calgary. The 49-year-old music teacher, who has lived in the province fo...
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WestJet, CUPE reach tentative deal as passengers scramble amid flight disruptions
CALGARY - WestJet and the union representing some 4,400 flight attendants reached a tentative deal Monday to resume work after a brief work stoppage, but neither side is sharing specifics yet. The airline had said Sunday it had proposed a 13 per cent p...
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Some Canadians tell Carney Ottawa's spelling protocol should lean British
OTTAWA - It seems some Canadians feel quite at home with the federal government's preference for British spelling. Messages to Prime Minister Mark Carney on the matter indicate several correspondents see the affectation as a way of countering U.S. cult...
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Hundreds protest Meta's plan for massive data centre in northern Alberta county
MORINVILLE - Hundreds of protesters chanted "Down, down with corporations" outside a northern Alberta county office on Sunday to voice their opposition to tech giant Meta's plan to build a data centre. The morning protest took place in Morinville, a to...
Aug 02, 2026
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World
New talks are 'last chance' for Iran to forge a deal and avoid escalation of US strikes, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war - but this time, he insists it's different. The president on Monday said that new talks between Washington and Tehran are the "last chanc...
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Europe's hot, dry summer takes its toll with fires in France and Greece, and drought in the UK
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe Monday, as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilize a blaze in Provence, and much of the U.K. recor...
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Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red Cross
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the Red Cross' representative in the capital on Monday, the military-backed government said, a rare moment of contact with the outside world for th...
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