Home opener this weekend
Young and hungry: Rebels ready for 2026/27 season
Red Deer Rebels hockey is back.This weekend, the Rebels will begin the 2026-27 Western Hockey League campaign with the season opener on Friday against the Calgary Hitmen at the Saddledome, followed by the home opener on Saturday at the Centrium, when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings at 6 p.m.Rebels head coach Brent Kis...
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da Vinci surgical system
Red Deer surgeons embrace transformative robotic technology
Surgeons at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre are now in possession of advanced technology that has changed the way surgery is performed.Since May, four physicians in Red Deer have performed 81 robot-assisted surgeries using the da Vinci surgical system.The surgeries that have been performed in Red Deer using the t...
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opening fall 2027
Community members get peek inside new Blackfalds K-4 school
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creating good habits
Innisfail students recreate accident in safety exercise
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in honour of jack donald
Aspen Heights MicroSociety receives $30,000 donation
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Red Deer and Area
opening fall 2027
Community members get peek inside new Blackfalds K-4 school
Families in Blackfalds finally got their first look inside the town's brand-new K-4 school this week.St. Veronica Catholic School will open in fall 2027, but folks were able to get a sneak peek during a recent community info expo."It was an absolute joy to meet so many enthusiastic families and community members a...
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creating good habits
Innisfail students recreate accident in safety exercise
A mock incident took up a portion of the day for students in grades four and five at Innisfail Middle School, John Wilson Elementary School, and St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School on Thursday.The exercise was a joint one between Chinook's Edge and Red Deer Catholic school divisions, and organized by the Parkland ...
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in honour of jack donald
Aspen Heights MicroSociety receives $30,000 donation
Red Deer's Aspen Heights Elementary MicroSociety Program is receiving a substantial donation.In honour of the late entrepreneur Jack Donald, Kathy and Peter Lacey are giving the program $30,000.The program has, for many years, taught students entrepreneurial skills and other business-oriented education around giving ba...
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changing landscape
Adaptability crucial as United Way Central Alberta launches 2026 campaign
It's a changing world, and United Way Central Alberta (UWCA) is adapting with it.The organization, which has a goal of raising $1.7 million this year for agencies in the region, held its annual campaign kickoff on Thursday.Partners and community members came together for the event to learn about this year's theme: 'Tog...
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Alberta
all preventable
Life and death: Alberta RCMP warn 2026 could be worst for traffic fatalities in a decade
If numbers keep pace, 2026 could be the worst in a decade for traffic fatalities, warn Alberta RCMP.Mounties are therefore urging motorists to make safer choices on the roads.As of Aug. 31, Alberta RCMP had recorded 192 such deaths, compared with 144 by that point of 2025.There are typically 82 more between September a...
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more tourism opportunities
Part of Canmore area's Mount Lady MacDonald designated 'all-season resort area'
An area of Crown land on Mount Lady MacDonald, near Canmore, has been designated an 'all-season resort area' by the provincial government.By doing so, the government says it is opening the door for Albertans to enjoy more outdoor spaces year-round.They add that it could help create 1,750 new jobs and $238 million in vi...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta independence leaders say their efforts won't end with referendum vote
Leaders in Alberta's independence movement say the fight for provincial separation doesn't end with the referendum vote in October. Albertans will vote in about five weeks on whether to remain in Canada or embark on a journey toward a binding vote on secession. Premier Danielle Smith has said that a vote to remain in C...
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Oct. 19, referendum
Elections Alberta says over 500K mail-in referendum ballots requested so far
Elections Alberta says it has now seen more than 500,000 requests for mail-in ballots for the Oct. 19 referendum. The agency is expecting a record voter turnout, and the number of mail-in ballot requests has continued to climb since the application period opened, totaling just over 509,000 to date. Elections Alberta al...
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Local Sports
Home opener this weekend
Young and hungry: Rebels ready for 2026/27 season
Red Deer Rebels hockey is back.This weekend, the Rebels will begin the 2026-27 Western Hockey League campaign with the season opener on Friday against the Calgary Hitmen at the Saddledome, followed by the home opener on Saturday at the Centrium, when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings at 6 p.m.Rebels head coach Brent Kis...
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WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
WHL announces three rule changes for 2026-27 season
Three new rules are coming to the Western Hockey League at the start of the 2026-27 season, changing how goals are challenged, major and match penalties are reviewed, and overtime is played.The changes are aimed at enhancing the fan experience, speeding up play and ensuring scoring plays are ruled correctly.Coach chall...
Sep 16, 2026
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From Minnesota
Rebels sign American forward Soren Saumweber
The Red Deer Rebels have signed forward Soren Saumweber to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.From Roseville, Minnesota, Saumweber was selected by Red Deer in the sixth round, 122nd overall, at the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft."We are really excited to get Soren signed as he is a big part of our future,"...
Sep 15, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Carney caucus meeting, BC election speculation, IKEA affordability
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... PM Carney to deliver remarks at caucus meeting in Ottawa today Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address his Liberal caucus in Ottawa today. The Liberal caucus...
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Clutch moments galore, on friends' epic road trip from Vancouver to Arctic and back
VANCOUVER - When Jaden Konishi rolled his 1986 Porsche 944 into Vancouver after an 8,000-kilometre road trip to the Arctic Circle, he had a surplus of new memories but no clutch. It had died about 3,000 kilometres earlier, somewhere in the Yukon's Tomb...
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Premier Eby will speak to local politicians amid snap election speculation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby will speak to local politicians at their annual convention today just as he contemplates disrupting their upcoming municipal elections with his own provincial vote. The premier's annual speech to delegates...
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Von der Leyen's pitch for EU security council involves Canada, but it's not clear how
OTTAWA - A proposed new European security forum would include Canada, Britain and Ukraine as partners - but defence experts here say it's not clear what the council, or Ottawa's involvement, ultimately would look like. European Commission President Urs...
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PM Carney to deliver remarks at caucus meeting in Ottawa today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address his Liberal caucus in Ottawa today. The Liberal caucus retreat comes just before the fall sitting of the House of Commons gets underway on Monday. Among the Liberals' first bills of the sitting wil...
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Canadian Medical Association updates code of ethics to address racism, discrimination
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association has updated its code of ethics to clarify how doctors are expected to address racism and discrimination in health care. The CMA says the updates give physicians clearer guidance on providing culturally safe, tr...
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World
Alabama carries out execution of Jeffery Lee for 1998 double murder at pawnshop
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama executed a man by lethal injection on Thursday for a 1998 double murder, three months after a judge's ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas. Jeffery Lee, 49, was pronounced dead a...
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Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
WASHINGTON (AP) - The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump's effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court ...
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The driver who slammed into an LA bus before a news helicopter crash is charged with murder
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged her with murder. ...
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