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19th annual Run/Hike fundraiser for Red Deer Hospice Society returns June 7
The 19th annual Run/Hike fundraiser in support of the Red Deer Hospice Society is just over two weeks away.On Sunday, June 7, the event, which is presented by RSM Canada, will take place at 9 a.m.Those who register for the event will have the option to run or hike one, three, or five-kilometre routes along the trails a...
May 23, 2026
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Life-changing literacy program
Smile cookie campaign raises over $80,000 for Reading College
This year's annual Tim Horton's smile cookie campaign raised $80,604 locally in support of the Reading College.Reading College is a life-changing summer literacy program put on by the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools that helps Grade 2 students improve their literacy skills.They made the announcement on Friday at...
May 22, 2026
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19th annual Run/Hike fundraiser for Red Deer Hospice Society returns June 7
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Referendum on a referendum: Jeffrey Rath, Naheed Nenshi, Cindy Jefferies & more react
May 23, 2026
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Smile cookie campaign raises over $80,000 for Reading College
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$60,000 goal
19th annual Run/Hike fundraiser for Red Deer Hospice Society returns June 7
The 19th annual Run/Hike fundraiser in support of the Red Deer Hospice Society is just over two weeks away.On Sunday, June 7, the event, which is presented by RSM Canada, will take place at 9 a.m.Those who register for the event will have the option to run or hike one, three, or five-kilometre routes along the trails a...
May 23, 2026
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the everything red deer podcast
Referendum on a referendum: Jeffrey Rath, Naheed Nenshi, Cindy Jefferies & more react
LISTEN TO THE FULL UNFILTERED CONVERSATIONS WITH RATH, JEFFERIES, AND MORE ON THE MAY 22, 2026 EPISODE OF THE EVERYTHING RED DEER PODCAST! Despite what some might want to believe, this separation thing ain't no "nothing burger," says Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi. Nenshi spoke Friday during a news conferen...
May 23, 2026
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Life-changing literacy program
Smile cookie campaign raises over $80,000 for Reading College
This year's annual Tim Horton's smile cookie campaign raised $80,604 locally in support of the Reading College.Reading College is a life-changing summer literacy program put on by the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools that helps Grade 2 students improve their literacy skills.They made the announcement on Friday at...
May 22, 2026
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Moose Hide Campaign Day to be observed in Red Deer Friday
On Friday, people will gather at Red Deer's Common Ground Garden Project to observe the Moose Hide Campaign Day.The event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., was supposed to happen last week, but was postponed due to weather conditions.According to the official Moose Hide Campaign website, the movement is about recognizing tha...
May 22, 2026
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Alberta
the everything red deer podcast
Referendum on a referendum: Jeffrey Rath, Naheed Nenshi, Cindy Jefferies & more react
LISTEN TO THE FULL UNFILTERED CONVERSATIONS WITH RATH, JEFFERIES, AND MORE ON THE MAY 22, 2026 EPISODE OF THE EVERYTHING RED DEER PODCAST! Despite what some might want to believe, this separation thing ain't no "nothing burger," says Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi. Nenshi spoke Friday during a news conferen...
May 23, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence
PIA doesn't "have confidence" in provincial AI investments
The provincial government is continuing to invest in AI programs to serve Albertans in all aspects of life.Just this week, the province announced a new panel on strengthening post-secondary education to prepare students to enter an AI-driven economy.On Wednesday, May 20, they also committed $10 million over three years...
May 22, 2026
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referendum on a referendum
Premier Smith addresses Albertans; unveils separation referendum question
Premier Danielle Smith made a televised address to the province Thursday night, and there will be a media availability Friday.She revealed that among the questions Albertans will answer in a referendum this October will be this one:"Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta com...
May 22, 2026
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Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a timeline of pivotal moments in Alberta's separatism deb...
May 22, 2026
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Local Sports
Continues through Saturday
Red Deer Pro Rodeo charges out of the chute with exciting opening night
The Red Deer Pro Rodeo officially began on Thursday evening, kicking off three days of action.The family-friendly event will continue on Friday and Saturday at the Centrium at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Centrium or online at the Tickets Alberta website.The rodeo features the top athletes in the rodeo scene ...
May 22, 2026
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Local legend
Red Deer's Peter Duncan to be inducted into Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
In honour of a career that spanned from professional baseball to starting the Red Deer Riggers, Red Deer's Peter Duncan has been named among the 2026 inductees into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.Duncan joins nine inductees in the individual category, three in the team category, and one in the family category, ...
May 20, 2026
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'playing in my shoes'
All-abilities disc golf event goes May 24 at RDP course
Have you ever wanted to try disc golf, but you face personal barriers to doing so? Or perhaps you've never considered the difficulty of playing with a different level of physical ability. On May 24, join the local disc golf community at the 'Playing In My Shoes' event at the Red Deer Polytechnic course. The event is su...
May 19, 2026
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Canada
Experts explain how Indigenous rights are a major hurdle for Alberta secession
EDMONTON - Three political scientists say Indigenous treaty rights represent a significant legal hurdle for separatists in Alberta. Andre Lecours, who is with the University of Ottawa, says a decision in early May by a judge to quash a separatist petit...
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Highest proportion of people since 2017 say Canada is on the right track: poll
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians who believe the country is heading in the right direction has hit its highest percentage since 2017, according to a new poll from Abacus Data. The poll published today says that 47 per cent of people believe Canada is ...
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Western Canadian premiers set to meet in Alberta as province grapples with separatism
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to discuss business, trade and their neighbouring relationships, all while the host province stews over a monumental question of quitting Confederation. The annual w...
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Carney welcomes World Cup to Ottawa as Canada prepares to host matches next month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney may have been the first Canadian to ever hoist the FIFA World Cup trophy - an honour typically reserved for tournament winners - as he welcomed FIFA president Gianni Infantino to Ottawa Sunday. Canada is preparing t...
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Best of times, worst of times: Montreal clinic cares for pregnant women with cancer
MONTREAL - On May 15, 2024, Habalet Andrée Loblegnon learned she was pregnant for the fourth time. Two weeks later, she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. She had noticed a lump under her right armpit during her third pregnancy, but her doct...
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'This country cannot be broken:' Campaign to keep Alberta in Canada launches
EDMONTON - Hundreds of people in red-and-white clothing waved Canadian flags, cheered as honking cars passed by and sang "O Canada" at a launch event for a campaign aiming to stop Alberta from quitting Confederation. Thomas Lukaszuk, Alberta's former d...
20h ago
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World
Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
ANKARA (AP) - Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three days. It was a violent end to a standoff...
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Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday that killed at least two people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, marking the third time th...
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A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at least 23 people and wounding over 70 others, officia...
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