As of 10 a.m. Monday
Red Deer County lifts fire restriction
Red Deer County has lifted its fire restriction due to the recent substantial rainfall.The county says it was lifted as of 10 a.m. on Monday after the restriction was originally put in place at the end of April.Fire permits are now available online at rdcounty.ca. The county requires a fire permit for all open fires ye...
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Food Banks Canada says employment insurance doesn't serve modern workforce
Food Banks Canada says Canada's employment insurance no longer serves the broader and shifting workforce as more people take up gig work or part-time jobs. In its latest poverty report card, the organization says the labour market has shifted toward pa...
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Appetite for Instruction
Youth rock band fundraiser just a few weeks away
May 30, 2026
Significant rainfall
Updated: Rainfall warning remains in effect for Red Deer
May 29, 2026
Red Deer and Area
As of 10 a.m. Monday
Red Deer County lifts fire restriction
Red Deer County has lifted its fire restriction due to the recent substantial rainfall.The county says it was lifted as of 10 a.m. on Monday after the restriction was originally put in place at the end of April.Fire permits are now available online at rdcounty.ca. The county requires a fire permit for all open fires ye...
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Appetite for Instruction
Youth rock band fundraiser just a few weeks away
The second rendition of a youth rock band fundraiser called Appetite for Instruction is set for June 16.Presented by Red Deer Public Schools and Guitarz For Kidz, the fundraiser will be held at Bo's Bar and Grill, where youth will play a series of performances beginning at 6 p.m.Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and ticket...
May 30, 2026
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Significant rainfall
Updated: Rainfall warning remains in effect for Red Deer
Significant rainfall is expected to continue across parts of Alberta, including Red Deer, on Monday. Per ECCC: Heavy rain continues, with total amounts of 50 to 100 mm expected. Localized total amounts in excess of 100 mm are possible. Rain will become lighter starting Tuesday evening. Areas along the Saskatchewan bord...
May 29, 2026
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lukaszuk visits red deer sunday
Thomas Lukaszuk speaks with The Everything Red Deer Podcast
On the latest episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast: Thomas Lukaszuk, proponent of the Forever Canadian petition.Listen here: --If you ask Thomas Lukaszuk, perhaps you won't be surprised to hear that he isn't too happy with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.Smith announced last week that Albertans will go to the poll...
May 29, 2026
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Alberta
'The perfect trap'
Archeologist reflects on decades at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Renowned Alberta archeologist Bob Dawe has stood at this spot, near the windy, windswept craggy sandstone cliff of the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in southern Alberta, thousands of times during his career.But his mind always goes back to what it was like at the site of what was basically an early abattoir for thousand...
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Warnings in effect for almost two-thirds of Alberta
No 'let up' in rain until at least Tuesday: Environment & Climate Change Canada
Rainfall warnings issued early Sunday by Environment & Climate Change Canada for more than half of the province remain in place heading into the evening hours.The weather agency is forecasting between 50 and 100 millimetres of precipitation before conditions are expected to improve sometime Tuesday.With the excepti...
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Information on flood hazards
Provincial government launches flood mapping studies in 10 communities
The Government of Alberta have launched new flood mapping studies this spring that they say will provide detailed information on flood hazards.The studies will produce about 260 kilometres of new or updated flood mapping for 10 communities, such as Barrhead, Birchwood Village Greens, Didsbury, Driftpile, Eckville, Jarv...
May 29, 2026
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To take effect Monday, June 1
Alberta goverment introduces new incident reporting rules at childcare facilities
Beginning Monday, June 1, childcare facilities across Alberta will be required to post on-site notices of high-risk, potentially criminal incidents reported through their programs. Under the new rules, the notices will need to go up within one business day after incidents are reported and in an area which parents have ...
May 29, 2026
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Local Sports
Surge 2 Red Deer
Calgary Surge, Edmonton Stingers set for rematch at Centrium on Sunday
With just four days until the second-ever Surge 2 Red Deer showcase, excitement for the Calgary Surge is beginning to grow.This Sunday, May 31, the Calgary-based professional basketball team will face the Edmonton Stingers at 4 p.m. at the Centrium in a rematch.A year ago, the two clubs met in an electrifying regular s...
May 27, 2026
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Road to Redemption
Sylvan Lake Gulls set sights on WCBL title after 2025 heartbreak
Sylvan Lake Gulls baseball has officially returned to the lake.After a long winter, the Gulls are back and are motivated after their 2025 season ended heartbreakingly, falling to the Regina Red Sox in the Western Canadian Baseball League Championship Series.It was the team's first-ever trip to the league finals, and to...
May 27, 2026
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Inaugural event
'An incredible start': Westerner Park excited for future of Red Deer Pro Rodeo
Ticket sales for the Inaugural Red Deer Pro Rodeo surpassed initial expectations, according to Westerner Park.Following the three-day event at the Centrium from Thursday through Saturday last week, organizers are reporting that there was a strong community demand for professional rodeo in central Alberta."This wee...
May 25, 2026
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Canada
Poilievre accuses Carney of ducking questions about Canada's sluggish economy
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney is avoiding accountability after recent data showed the Canadian economy contracted again. Statistics Canada said Friday that real gross domestic product declined on an annua...
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Government poll finds nearly half of Canadians think 'too many immigrants' are coming
OTTAWA - A survey commissioned by the federal government late last year suggests nearly half of Canadians believe the country is admitting too many immigrants. The survey found 47 per cent of respondents believe "too many" immigrants are coming to Cana...
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Congolese Montrealers have plans upended by Canada's Ebola travel restrictions
MONTREAL - An international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo says she was blocked from returning to Montreal due to Ebola-related travel restrictions. Merdie Sanga says she had believed the measure wouldn't apply to her since she hadn't be...
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Quebec opens investigation into police response after officer shot and killed teen
MONTREAL - Quebec's domestic security minister has opened an investigation linked to the police shooting of a 15-year-old boy in September on Montreal's South Shore. Ian Lafrenière says the administrative investigation will examine the actions of Longu...
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Algoma Steel would supply material for land vehicles: Hanwha
OTTAWA - South Korean defence firm Hanwha says it has reached a deal with Algoma Steel to supply military-grade steel for the possible manufacturing of land defence vehicles in Canada. Hanwha said in April it had reached a separate agreement with Canad...
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Food Banks Canada says employment insurance doesn't serve modern workforce
Food Banks Canada says Canada's employment insurance no longer serves the broader and shifting workforce as more people take up gig work or part-time jobs. In its latest poverty report card, the organization says the labour market has shifted toward pa...
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World
Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence
DENVER (AP) - Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado's Democr...
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A new trove of Mandelson files brings more bad news for Keir Starmer
LONDON (AP) - Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would "never regret" appointing him as ambassador to the United States, according to documents released on Monday, a pledge that was dramatically proven wrong within months. ...
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Pro-Trump candidate takes lead in Colombia's presidential race with promise of crime crackdown
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) - Bombastic pro-Trump lawyer Aberaldo de la Espriella pulled ahead as a leader in Colombia's race for the presidency in the first round of elections over the weekend, capitalizing on a growing appetite for heavy-handed crackdowns ...
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