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Unemployment rate both up and down for Red Deer in March 2026
Depending on which metrics you look at, Red Deer had both a good and a not-quite-as-good March when it comes to unemployment rates.The seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate (three-month moving average) in Red Deer this March ticked up to 5.2 per cent, from 4.6 per cent in February. Unadjusted means the numbers have n...
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Blackfalds Bulldogs goalie up for BCHL Rookie of the Year
Carson Mertz, a goaltender for the BCHL's Blackfalds Bulldogs, has been named a finalist for the league's top rookie award for the 2025-26 season. Mertz is going up against Chilliwack Chiefs forward Boris Borin, and Vernon Vipers forward Dmitrii Kubantsev, both of whom are Russian. Per the BCHL: "Mertz led all roo...
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Unemployment rate both up and down for Red Deer in March 2026
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Podcast: Citizenship Judge James Clover on welcoming 122 new Canadians
March 2026 Incident
Trial date set for Red Deer man charged in downtown assaults
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Red Deer Hospital Lottery opens dream home
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Red Deer and Area
mixed bag
Unemployment rate both up and down for Red Deer in March 2026
Depending on which metrics you look at, Red Deer had both a good and a not-quite-as-good March when it comes to unemployment rates.The seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate (three-month moving average) in Red Deer this March ticked up to 5.2 per cent, from 4.6 per cent in February. Unadjusted means the numbers have n...
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March 2026 Incident
Trial date set for Red Deer man charged in downtown assaults
A trial date has been set for a man accused in a downtown altercation involving a weapon last month. Velizar Zonjic, 61, of Red Deer, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on Nov. 23, 2026. He's facing two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, four counts of assault with a weapon, and ...
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Tickets on sale
Red Deer Hospital Lottery opens dream home
The Red Deer Hospital Lottery is back for its 28th year with another beautiful dream home up for grabs.This year's dream home, built by Sorento Custom Homes, is valued at nearly $1.2 million and located in the Evergreen neighbourhood of northeast Red Deer.Chief Executive Officer of the Red Deer Regional Health Foundati...
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Red Deer selected for national tree-planting initiative
Red Deer is one of 40 Canadian communities selected to be part of an initiative called Trees for Life.Trees for Life, which is launching in alignment with Earth Week (April 19-25), aims to expand the country's urban canopy where people live, work and play, by planting 9,500 trees, the organization says.Red Deer's plant...
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Alberta
Provincial Politicas
Collecting signatures for separation vote doesn't violate treaty; Alberta's lawyers
Lawyers for the Alberta government say collecting signatures for a potential referendum on separation doesn't violate treaty rights nor would holding a vote. Neil Dobson has told an Edmonton courtroom that the need for consulting First Nations on the matter hasn't emerged because the province isn't taking action yet. M...
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Healthcare
Nurses union wants weapons screening, officers, for Alberta hospitals due to violence
The president of the United Nurses of Alberta is calling for quicker installation of weapons scanners at urban hospitals, saying her members face ``threats of violence almost daily.'' Heather Smith's call follows a stabbing last week in the emergency department at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital that left a 42-year...
Apr 09, 2026
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Education
Alberta putting $22 million toward school security, citing Tumbler Ridge shooting
Alberta's government says it's providing $22 million for school security upgrades in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. earlier this year. The province says school boards will receive funding based on student enrolment and can put it toward upgrading cameras, window coverings and other security meas...
Apr 09, 2026
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Road Safety
Alberta RCMP warns against speeding as road conditions improve
Alberta RCMP is reminding motorists to avoid speeding as the weather warms up and conditions improve.Mounties say exceeding posted speed limits is unsafe even during ideal conditions.In 2025, Alberta RCMP issued over 47,900 speeding tickets, including 4,949 in April 2025 alone.Mounties say you can avoid a ticket and st...
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Local Sports
stellar season
Blackfalds Bulldogs goalie up for BCHL Rookie of the Year
Carson Mertz, a goaltender for the BCHL's Blackfalds Bulldogs, has been named a finalist for the league's top rookie award for the 2025-26 season. Mertz is going up against Chilliwack Chiefs forward Boris Borin, and Vernon Vipers forward Dmitrii Kubantsev, both of whom are Russian. Per the BCHL: "Mertz led all roo...
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Preparation for 2026-27
Owner Brent Sutter says future is very bright for Rebels
Red Deer Rebels owner, president, and general manager Brent Sutter is optimistic about the future of his team.That's not something he may have thought in the first half of the 2025-26 campaign, where his team struggled mightily.But after several moves made before and on the trade deadline in January, the Rebels were ab...
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Three up for the award
Blackfalds Bulldogs netminder Olivér Király named finalist for BCHL's Top Goaltender
The British Columbia Hockey League announced Blackfalds Bulldogs netminder Olivér Király has been named a finalist for the Michael Garteig Trophy as the league's Top Goaltender.Other finalists include Cowichan Valley Capitals goalie Rhett Stoesser and West Kelowna Warriors netminder Angelo Zol.Stoesser pr...
Apr 09, 2026
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Canada
What securing a majority would mean for Mark Carney's Liberal government
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is on the verge of securing a majority government ahead of three byelections next week. Here's what a majority government would mean for him and for Canada. What is a majority government? A majo...
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Liberals set to debate age restrictions for social media
MONTREAL - Liberal members will grapple with the question of whether children and young teens should be barred from accessing social media accounts. Jonathan Nuss, the head of the Outremont Liberal riding association, is one of the main proponents of a...
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Minister says AI safety institute now looking at OpenAI protocols
OTTAWA - Canada's AI safety institute has now gained access to all of OpenAI's "protocols," Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Friday. Solomon added the AI Safety Institute is working on a report and promised that "we will get accountab...
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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says 'heartsick' MLA wife doesn't support DRIPA pause
VANCOUVER - A First Nations leader whose wife is a B.C. government legislator says she doesn't support Premier David Eby's plan to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and is "heartsick" over the issue. Grand Chief ...
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Davies to act as NDP parliamentary lead after Lewis announces critic roles
OTTAWA - Former interim NDP leader Don Davies will continue to act as the party's parliamentary leader in the House of Commons while new leader Avi Lewis remains outside of Parliament. The House of Commons resumes sitting Monday for the first time sinc...
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Former head of Manitoba Inuit Association facing sex assault charges in Nunavut
WINNIPEG - The former leader of an Inuit organization based in Winnipeg is facing multiple sexual assault charges in Nunavut. RCMP in the territory say 39-year-old Nastania Mullin was arrested Wednesday in Winnipeg following an investigation that began...
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World
Five people charged with murder in deadly Northern California fireworks warehouse explosion
WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) - Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at a fireworks warehouse that killed seven people, authorities said. Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clara Nabity said Friday...
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Oklahoma State's softball team stunned after team bus involved in fatal crash with a pedestrian
Oklahoma State's softball team took some time to process a fatal crash involving its team bus earlier this week and will be back on the field Friday. The team had been traveling to Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday afternoon when its bus struck and killed ...
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Prince Harry sued by charity he set up in Africa to honor late mother Princess Diana
LONDON (AP) - An African charity co-founded by Prince Harry in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year. Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Bo...
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