May 31 and June 1
Red Deer and District 4-H beef show is back for 2026
The Red Deer and District 4-H beef club will be holding its annual beef show and sale May 31 and June 1. Four 4-H clubs will take part -- Red Deer East, Bow-Inn, Red Deer West and Delburne -- with members showing off their steers and heifers ready to be sold. Organizer Chloe Bellerive says it's been a good year for loc...
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Seasonal celebration
Spring on the Farm at Sunnybrook set for Saturday
Sunnybrook Farm Museum is set to host its annual Spring on the Farm celebration this weekend.This Saturday, May 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., residents are invited to bring their kids to a fun family event, which will include baby animals.Some of the furry friends set to be at the event include donkeys, horses, calves, ch...
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May 31 and June 1
Red Deer and District 4-H beef show is back for 2026
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Seasonal celebration
Spring on the Farm at Sunnybrook set for Saturday
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May 25
RCMP searching for suspect after armed robbery in East Hill Shopping Centre
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Red Deer and Area
May 31 and June 1
Red Deer and District 4-H beef show is back for 2026
The Red Deer and District 4-H beef club will be holding its annual beef show and sale May 31 and June 1. Four 4-H clubs will take part -- Red Deer East, Bow-Inn, Red Deer West and Delburne -- with members showing off their steers and heifers ready to be sold. Organizer Chloe Bellerive says it's been a good year for loc...
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Seasonal celebration
Spring on the Farm at Sunnybrook set for Saturday
Sunnybrook Farm Museum is set to host its annual Spring on the Farm celebration this weekend.This Saturday, May 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., residents are invited to bring their kids to a fun family event, which will include baby animals.Some of the furry friends set to be at the event include donkeys, horses, calves, ch...
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May 25
RCMP searching for suspect after armed robbery in East Hill Shopping Centre
Red Deer RCMP are searching for a man allegedly responsible for a robbery in the East Hill Shopping Centre and are asking for the public's help as they investigate the incident.Police say they responded to the Centre in Red Deer on May 25 at 12:02 a.m. following a 911 call reporting the robbery.After attending the call...
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Water service repair ongoing in Lacombe
Water service repair is going on in Lacombe today.The City reported a water break this morning at the corner of Opal Close and Hanging Stone Drive, just west of the airport."Early assessment indicates that a water service line has separated from the water main, directly affecting two properties and reducing water ...
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Alberta
many alberta groups to receive dollars
395 agencies to advance gender equality through federal funding
A total of 395 organizations across Canada, including many in Alberta, are receiving funding from the federal government to advance gender equality.The funding totals more than $77.5 million, and is being distributed through the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) via three streams.$44.4 million for 218 organi...
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may water supply outlook
Alberta river flows looking strong, provincial gov't says
The Alberta government says the province's water supply outlook is promising with summer just around the corner.The May Water Supply Outlook report shows conditions are on track to be much better than last year, with strong snowpack and multiple spring snowstorms."Most of Alberta is heading into the summer season ...
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Amidst Melanoma Awareness Month
Primary Care Alberta reminds public of sun safety
In recognition of Melanoma Awareness Month, Primary Care Alberta is reminding Albertans of the importance of protecting themselves from the sun, whether working or playing outside.Officials say that melanoma is not only the most serious type of skin cancer but the fifth most diagnosed type of cancer in Alberta. Melanom...
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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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Local Sports
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...
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Alberta Golf Tour to host two tournaments in central Alberta this weekend
A pair of Alberta Golf Tour tournaments will take place this weekend in central Alberta.On Saturday, May 30, the Battle at the Bend will take place at the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area.The stroke play tournament, which will begin as a shotgun start at 2 p.m., will feature approximately 120 players.Meanwhile, on S...
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June 3 deadline
Applications now open for Red Deer Games Foundation grant program
The Red Deer Games Foundation reports that applications are now open for local athletes looking for financial assistance.The application deadline is Wednesday, June 3, and the grant is intended for individuals living in Red Deer and area who demonstrate a high level of ability and strong dedication to their sport.The a...
May 25, 2026
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Canada
Inclusion groups sign open letter calling on Ottawa to halt MAID for mental illness
OTTAWA - Inclusion Canada and dozens of other disability and mental health organizations are calling on Ottawa to call off a planned expansion of access to medical assistance in dying next year. People whose sole underlying condition is a mental illnes...
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As Alberta battles with separation, Saskatchewan's Moe affirms party wants to stay
KANANASKIS - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta - and even in his own province -- his party stands with Confederation. "We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation ...
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In the news today: Tumbler Ridge memo, Western premiers meeting ends, Stratford adieu
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government ...
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Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings
OTTAWA - Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that online sentiment was shifting from collective grief toward "emerging accountability narratives" - including questio...
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South Korean submarine in B.C. is floor model in sales pitch to supply Canada's fleet
VICTORIA - The flagship of South Korea's submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it's serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation's pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it. The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel...
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Anand says Israel's 'mistreatment' of Canadians in flotilla violated UN treaty
OTTAWA - Israel's mistreatment of Canadians participating in a flotilla trying to reach Gaza violated the Vienna Convention, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday. In a social media post, Anand said she spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Gi...
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World
Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans
Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama's plan to use a congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the midterm elections. A three-judge panel in the state's long-running redistricting case iss...
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A train collides with a minibus of children in Belgium and 4 people are dead
BUGGENHOUT, Belgium (AP) - A train traveling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium on Tuesday, killing four people, including two children, and badly injuring five other children in what officials called one of the worst rail accide...
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Israel and Hezbollah clash along a strategic Lebanese river after overnight strikes
BEIRUT (AP) - Israel's military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group on Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, days ahead of talks in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli delegati...
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