Edmonton Oilers seek to shore up porous defence ahead of Game 4 against Anaheim Ducks
ANAHEIM - NHL star Connor McDavid and top forward Leon Draisaitl were given a breather Saturday while the Edmonton Oilers plotted ways to plug a leaky defence. The Oilers, who reached the Stanley Cup final each of the last two years, trailed the Anahei...
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Power outage hits north Red Deer after object strikes line Thursday
A power outage that took place in north Red Deer on Thursday night has been restored. The City of Red Deer says at 4:31 p.m., the neighbourhoods of Riverside Meadows, Highland Green, and parts of downtown Red Deer were impacted until power was restored hours later. Todd Schick with the City of Red Deer said it was a si...
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Voyent Alert!
Lacombe County introduces new notification system aimed at improving community safety
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April 20
Two central Alberta residents arrested in Oyen
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Red Deer and Blackfalds RCMP make multiple arrests on outstanding warrants
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Voyent Alert!
Lacombe County introduces new notification system aimed at improving community safety
Lacombe County announced they've implemented a new multi-purpose communication service called Voyent Alert!The County says it's been introduced to keep the community informed and safe.Citizens can now sign up to receive notifications about fire bans, fire restrictions, and fire advisories. Furthermore, they'll also rec...
Apr 24, 2026
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April 20
Two central Alberta residents arrested in Oyen
Two men from central Alberta have been arrested after they fled from police in Oyen. The Oyen RCMP say on April 20, officers responded to a residence after a concerned resident reported that two people were on her property unlawfully. When Mounties arrived, the two suspects fled on foot but were caught nearby and arres...
Apr 24, 2026
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April 10
Red Deer and Blackfalds RCMP make multiple arrests on outstanding warrants
Multiple Red Deer and Red Deer County residents were arrested on outstanding warrants following an investigation into a suspicious vehicle.Police say on April 10 at 2:19 p.m., the Red Deer Crime Reduction Team located a suspicious vehicle in Gasoline Alley, and after a quick investigation, they recovered a stolen dirt ...
Apr 24, 2026
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Restored after multiple hours
Power outage hits north Red Deer after object strikes line Thursday
A power outage that took place in north Red Deer on Thursday night has been restored. The City of Red Deer says at 4:31 p.m., the neighbourhoods of Riverside Meadows, Highland Green, and parts of downtown Red Deer were impacted until power was restored hours later. Todd Schick with the City of Red Deer said it was a si...
Apr 24, 2026
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Education
Alberta government announces changes to get more instructors into classrooms
Alberta's government is making some changes to get more instructors into classrooms. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has introduced four new expedited teaching certificates to help qualified individuals enter classrooms sooner. The new certificates will allow bachelor of education students in their final year o...
Apr 24, 2026
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Albertanaut!
Astronaut from Alberta set to go to space after another was part of Artemis II
An Albertan will be the next Canadian in space.The Canadian Space Agency says in a social media post that Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to the Crew-13 mission that will go to the International Space Station.The agency says the flight will not launch before September of this year.The post also says that Kutryk will &q...
Apr 23, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta launches website pushing referendum proposals on immigration, Constitution
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a website to put the weight of the government's persuasive powers behind getting a democratic mandate for sweeping immigration reform. Smith says it's about ensuring Albertans have the information they need to understand the impact of a yes vote on her government's nine refer...
Apr 23, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta tables bill to bump legislature seat count to 91 for boundaries redraw
Alberta is formally moving to boost its number of legislature seats. Premier Danielle Smith's government has introduced legislation to increase the number of seats to 91 from the current 87. The change was recommended by the chair of a panel tasked with redrawing the election map to match Alberta's rising population ah...
Apr 23, 2026
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Local Sports
4-3 in OOOOOOVERTIME!
Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs win Esso Cup
In their first trip to the Esso Cup final since hosting it in 2015, the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs beat Ontario's Stoney Creek Sabres to claim a national championship on Saturday in Dieppe, New Brunswick.The Chiefs ended up going undefeated in the tournament, winning all five games in preliminary round play (one in OT...
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Will play for national title
Sutter Fund Chiefs erase deficit to advance to gold medal game at Esso Cup
The U18 AAA Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs have advanced to the gold medal game at the 2026 Esso Cup.On Friday, they erased a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Northern Selects 7-4 in the semifinals at the U18 Women's National Club Championship tournament in Dieppe, New Brunswick.The undefeated Chiefs will play for the gold medal...
Apr 24, 2026
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semifinals are next
Sutter Fund Chiefs finish 5-0 in preliminary play at Esso Cup
The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs have locked up first place in the standings at the 2026 Esso Cup. On Thursday, they defeated the Stoney Creek Sabres from Ontario 3-1 to finish preliminary action with a perfect 5-0 record in the tournament in Dieppe, New Brunswick. Red Deer's Rylee Cruse scored the opening goal for the ...
Apr 23, 2026
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Canada
Liberals must show results in spring economic update: former PBO
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be under pressure to show results from his economic agenda when his government tables an update to its fiscal outlook on Tuesday. The spring economic statement comes one year to the day after the party secured a...
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Church in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. becomes unlikely Habs playoff watch hub
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU - The sound of singing rises up from the packed pews of St-Jean-l'Évangéliste Cathedral in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. But the congregation is dressed in blue, white and red Montreal Canadiens jerseys, and the song they're s...
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Manitoba premier says social media ban coming for kids, like Australia
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government will move to ban children from using social media accounts and artificial intelligence chatbots, Premier Wab Kinew told fellow New Democrats on Saturday night. Kinew told some 900 people at a party fundraiser that the...
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Toronto man's HIV no longer detectable after bone marrow transplant
TORONTO - A Toronto patient who has been living with HIV for 27 years is in remission - and potentially cured, according to his doctors - after a bone marrow transplant from a donor naturally resistant to the virus. If he remains in remission for abou...
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Montreal airport installs memorial to Air Canada pilots who died in LaGuardia crash
MONTREAL - Montreal's airport authority has installed a memorial to two Air Canada pilots who died in a runway collision at LaGuardia Airport last month. The memorial at the Jacques-de-Lesseps plane spotting park states that Antoine Forest and Mackenzi...
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Governor General travelling to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after deadly mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Governor General Mary Simon will be in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., next week to support the community's "ongoing healing journey" months after a deadly mass shooting claimed eight lives. The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General say...
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World
Accused gunman at correspondents' dinner was believed to be targeting top officials, Blanche says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives traveled across the country before the event and is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump adm...
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Sabastian Sawe of Kenya becomes first person to run a sub-2-hour marathon to win in London
LONDON (AP) - Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon. In a huge moment in sports history, Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in ...
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An explosive device kills 13 and injures 38 on a bus in southwestern Colombia as violence persists
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) - An explosive device killed 13 people traveling on a bus in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, an attack the country's army chief described as a "terrorist act" that also left at least 38 injured as violence linked to drug traffi...
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