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"I know I'm not perfect": Recall petition against Jason Stephan fails
A recall petition launched three months ago aimed at unseating Red Deer-South UCP MLA Jason Stephan has failed.To Stephan's credit, that is as he predicted when interviewed last November.The organizer, Nicole Green, had until Feb. 23 to collect 14,508 signatures. In a letter to media, Green says she and volunteers coll...
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March 2024 Incident
Man sentenced in Red Deer homicide
It's 13 years in jail for one of two people charged in a Red Deer homicide two years ago. Lance Michael Bilsky, 47, of Red Deer, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on Feb. 23, 2026. He also received a lifetime firearm prohibition during his sentencing. Bilsky was convicted on one count of manslaughter/use ...
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"I know I'm not perfect": Recall petition against Jason Stephan fails
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March 2024 Incident
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Innisfail Mountie in hospital after vehicle rams unmarked police car
Mounties in Alberta say one of their officers is in hospital after an SUV rammed an unmarked police car on the side of a highway. RCMP say the officer was investigating a crash near the town of Innisfail, south of Red Deer, on Thursday night and went back to his cruiser to finish paperwork. While doing so, they say a w...
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organizer encouraged by campaign
"I know I'm not perfect": Recall petition against Jason Stephan fails
A recall petition launched three months ago aimed at unseating Red Deer-South UCP MLA Jason Stephan has failed.To Stephan's credit, that is as he predicted when interviewed last November.The organizer, Nicole Green, had until Feb. 23 to collect 14,508 signatures. In a letter to media, Green says she and volunteers coll...
27m ago
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March 2024 Incident
Man sentenced in Red Deer homicide
It's 13 years in jail for one of two people charged in a Red Deer homicide two years ago. Lance Michael Bilsky, 47, of Red Deer, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on Feb. 23, 2026. He also received a lifetime firearm prohibition during his sentencing. Bilsky was convicted on one count of manslaughter/use ...
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First step
Red Deer city council approves rezoning for Project Nexus
It was coined the longest public hearing in recent memory for Red Deer city council. After approximately 16 gruelling hours, city council voted unanimously in favour of zoning related to Project Nexus. This decision was for land use only and does not mean that Project Nexus was approved, nor does it approve shelter ope...
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Half of recall petitions against Alberta governing caucus confirmed to have failed
Elections Alberta says four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus have failed. That means half of the two dozen petitions launched against United Conservative legislature members late last year have come up short. One of the unsuccessful campaigns confirmed by Elections Alberta was ag...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta finance minister heads to Calgary to discuss budget and its $9.4B deficit
Alberta's finance minister is set to hit the road today to discuss a new provincial budget that is big on spending but also carries an eye-popping deficit of more than $9 billion. Nate Horner will discuss the budget with business leaders at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Horner tabled the spending document Thursday, ...
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Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9 billion (including $2 billion set aside as a contin...
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Bonnyville Business
Man leading Alberta's separatist movement claims to have received death threat
An Alberta man driving a separatist movement in the province says a live bullet was brought to his business as a death threat. R-C-M-P say they received a report in late January about a man bringing an item resembling a bullet to a business in Bonnyville, about 240 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. Police say they beli...
Feb 26, 2026
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Local Sports
Nearly 500 kids
Red Deer Public School students take part in annual Ski Loppet
Red Deer Schools' annual Ski Loppet returned on Tuesday afternoon.Nearly 500 students from Grades 3-12 strapped on their cross-country skis in the yearly tradition to take on the trails at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area.Colin Christensen, coordinator of the Red Deer Public Schools Ski Loppet, said the event is all...
Feb 24, 2026
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Local rivalry
Red Deer Vipers and Sylvan Lake Wranglers meet in HJHL North Division Finals
The matchup in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League North Division Finals has been set. The Red Deer Vipers and Sylvan Lake Wranglers will face off with a trip to the league finals on the line. The best-of-five series officially begins on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. in Red Deer at Servus Arena, followed by Game 2 on Su...
Feb 24, 2026
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Eyes Set On Playoffs
Rebels This Week: February 23-March 1
WEEK IN REVIEWAs February winds down the Red Deer Rebels remain in a playoff spot in the WHL's Eastern Conference despite a pair of setbacks last weekend. FEBRUARY 20 - Beckett Hamilton scored his team leading 20th goal of the season. Owen DeWitt netted his third tally of the campaign. Matthew Kondro made 26 saves. FEB...
Feb 23, 2026
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Canada
Eby credits OpenAI for coming clean after mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby is crediting artificial intelligence firm OpenAI for not trying to hide problematic interactions between the Tumbler Ridge shooter and its chatbot. But while he says the firm "did come forward" about Jesse...
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China suspends some canola, seafood tariffs on Canada after Carney visit
China's government says it will suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods following a recent visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The country's finance ministry says 100 per cent tariffs on canola meal and peas, and a 25 per cent levy on lobs...
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Politics, trade on tap for Poilievre during trip to U.K. and Germany
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is planning his first official international trip as opposition leader next week, with plans to meet with parliamentary colleagues and business leaders in both London and Germany. The trip comes just after ...
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Indigenous Peoples play a key role in national security: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Indigenous communities across the country - and particularly in the Arctic - play a vital role in Canada's national security. Speaking at the National Indigenous Defence Conference today in Ottawa, Simon said Canada c...
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Stéphane Dion named first 'diplomat in residence' at Université de Montréal
MONTRÉAL - Stéphane Dion, the former leader of the federal Liberals and most recently Canada's ambassador to France, has been named the first "diplomat in residence" at Université de Montréal, where he taught political science before starting his polit...
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Federal government reports deficit of $26.1B for its April-to-December period
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.14 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the result compared to with deficit of $21.72 billion r...
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World
Sheinbaum says FIFA will visit Mexico to assess World Cup security and mobility
MEXICO CITY (AP) - FIFA representatives will visit Mexico soon to assess security and mobility issues for the World Cup, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. The country's ability to co-host the World Cup has been under scrutiny this wee...
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Sweden says it intercepted Russian drone during visit by French aircraft carrier
STOCKHOLM (AP) - A Russian drone carried out an unauthorized flight off southern Sweden earlier this week while a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, the Swedish military said Friday. The armed forces said in a statem...
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Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that 30 more people have been indicted for allegedly taking part in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a Minnesota church. In a social media post, Bondi said 25 people had been arrested ...
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