Rural Organized Crime Team
Three drug investigations involving Maskwacis lead to several out-of-town arrests
RCMP have charged several people in connection with three separate drug trafficking investigations earlier this year.In a release, it's noted that the Alberta RCMP Rural Organized Crime Team (ROCT), along with Maskwacis detachment, collected a total of $103,000 worth of drugs from the three investigations.Investigation...
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Strong culture
Old-school Rebels hockey fuelling strong start to the season
Old-school Red Deer Rebels hockey has returned.Not only have the Rebels defeated teams with plenty of depth scoring, but they're also not afraid of the physical side of the game, laying punishing hits and dropping the gloves on a regular basis.It's an organization that has always prided itself on being hard to play aga...
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Rural Organized Crime Team
Three drug investigations involving Maskwacis lead to several out-of-town arrests
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Extending the Thanksgiving table
Given in Vanier or Lancaster
Pill found in Red Deer trick-or-treater's candy
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One arrested
Ponoka RCMP charge two men after alleged assault at Royal Hotel Bar
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Red Deer and Area
Rural Organized Crime Team
Three drug investigations involving Maskwacis lead to several out-of-town arrests
RCMP have charged several people in connection with three separate drug trafficking investigations earlier this year.In a release, it's noted that the Alberta RCMP Rural Organized Crime Team (ROCT), along with Maskwacis detachment, collected a total of $103,000 worth of drugs from the three investigations.Investigation...
13h ago
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Given in Vanier or Lancaster
Pill found in Red Deer trick-or-treater's candy
Red Deer RCMP is issuing a warning after a local family found a pill inside a local trick-or-treater's chocolate bar.The item was discovered on Nov. 4 when the person was eating the chocolate bar and noticed something suspicious.The pill was not consumed, and no one was harmed, police say.The candy was collected while ...
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One arrested
Ponoka RCMP charge two men after alleged assault at Royal Hotel Bar
Ponoka RCMP have charged two men following an alleged assault in Ponoka in two months ago.Police say on Sept. 19, RCMP responded to the Royal Hotel Bar after a man had allegedly been assaulted and stabbed after an altercation with two male suspects.STARS air ambulance attended the scene and transported the victim, who ...
15h ago
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Red Deer RCMP invites residents and businesses to register surveillance cameras with CAPTURE
Red Deer RCMP is calling on local businesses and residents to register their surveillance cameras with CAPTURE (Community Assisted Policing Through the Use of Recorded Evidence).CAPTURE has been in Red Deer since 2019 and is a secure registry that records the location of surveillance cameras owned by residents and busi...
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Alberta
AB Fish & Wildlife
Fish & Wildlife asking the public to help deter bears from local communities
As winter fast approaches, Alberta Fish and Wildlife is asking people to take steps to reduce attracting bears.Fish and Wildlife says that at this time of year, bears are searching for high-calorie foods to prepare for hibernation, and this can bring them closer to residential areas, farms and campsites.Fish and Wildli...
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Health legislation changes
Alberta proposes stronger protections for patients through health legislation
The Government of Alberta is proposing legislative changes to strengthen protections for people receiving care, improve health-system accountability and clarify funding rules for medical services.Bill 39, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (No. 2), includes changes to several provincial health laws, including legi...
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Agriculture
More visitors spent a record amount of money at Alberta Open Farm Days says province
The province says there was record attendance for this year's edition of Alberta Open Farm Days. The government says the 133 host farms for the 14th edition this year had 51,061 visits. Those visitors spent a record $422,940. "The record spending we saw in 2026 demonstrates the value of connecting Albertans direct...
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Cross Border Relations
Alberta Premier Smith says U.S. midterm results 'vindicate' her approach to tariffs
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says sweeping Democrat wins in the U.S. midterm elections are a vindication of her approach to the cross-border trade war. Smith says her government has always opposed tariffs and the harms they cause on both sides of the border. The Democrats on Tuesday took control of both houses of Con...
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Strong culture
Old-school Rebels hockey fuelling strong start to the season
Old-school Red Deer Rebels hockey has returned.Not only have the Rebels defeated teams with plenty of depth scoring, but they're also not afraid of the physical side of the game, laying punishing hits and dropping the gloves on a regular basis.It's an organization that has always prided itself on being hard to play aga...
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April 8-11
Tickets now on sale for Rock League in Red Deer
Tickets are now on sale for Rock League in Red Deer, which is the world's first professional mixed-gender curling league.The competition will hit the ice at Servus Arena April 8-11, 2027, featuring top curlers from around the globe, including Red Deer's Jocelyn Peterman and her mixed doubles partner, Brett Gallant.Rock...
20h ago
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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...
Nov 3, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Liberals table budget, blue wave reaction, Kutryk spacewalk
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Here's what you need to know as the Liberals prepare to table Budget 2026 The federal Liberals will lay out next steps in their plan to fortify Canada's economy wh...
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U.S. midterm results spark joy among Canadians but trust in America remains shaky
TORONTO - Many Canadians welcome the Democratic sweep of U.S. Congress, but have mixed views on whether voters' strong rebuke of President Donald Trump's administration will change their attitude toward America amid the ongoing trade war. Trump's pun...
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Ghana thanks Carney for working to fix a 'rigged global system' for African countries
OTTAWA - Ghana's head of state praised Canada this week for advocating against what he called a "rigged global system" that keeps African countries trapped by debt and mired in climate chaos. His comments come as Canadian officials confirm Ottawa will ...
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Here's what you need to know as the Liberals prepare to table Budget 2026
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are teeing up Thursday's budget as the government's next step toward fixing long-standing problems facing Canada's economy. Budget 2026 will be the second tabled under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Budgets detail a governmen...
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Here's how the U.S. midterm election results could affect Canada
OTTAWA - Control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress will shift to the Democrats next year, after Tuesday's midterm elections saw a blue wave wash over even some of the most reliably Republican states. Here are some ways the change in the distributio...
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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk set to carry out second spacewalk
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is set to venture outside the International Space Station today for his second spacewalk in two weeks. On Oct. 29, Kutryk became the fifth Canadian to perform the feat when he and NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully...
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World
Security officer attacked and killed near Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan's capital
CAIRO (AP) - An assailant attacked and killed a security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan's capital on Thursday, authorities said. Jordan's Public Security Directorate said that a member of its forces was assaulted by a sharp...
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Indiana carries out the first of 3 US executions taking place on a single day
An Indiana man who admitted killing his girlfriend's two children was executed early Thursday in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for the same day in the U.S. Jeffrey Weisheit killed the children, ages 8 and 5, by setting fi...
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years in prison
HONG KONG (AP) - A Hong Kong court sentenced prominent activist Joshua Wong to 10 more years in prison Thursday under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say underscores the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democrac...
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