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Red Deer Homeless Foundation Leadership Luncheon set for Oct. 2
The Red Deer Homeless Foundation, in partnership with Dress for Success Central Alberta and the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre, will host its Leadership Luncheon next month.On Friday, Oct. 2, at Exhibition Hall in Westerner Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., those in attendance will hear from keynote speaker Joe Rober...
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season opener this week
Rebels add a defenceman, move goaltender in pair of trades
The Red Deer Rebels announced multiple trades ahead of the season opener this week.On Monday, the organization announced they traded for defenceman Kaden Meyer from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft.The 18-year-old from Delta, B.C., played in 38 games for the Hitmen ...
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local treasures
Kick it to the Curb Week in Ponoka returns Oct. 2-7
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now accepting new clients
More than a clinic: Reform Health + Wellness redefines patient care
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Red Deer Homeless Foundation Leadership Luncheon set for Oct. 2
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TD Tree Day
Restoration: Volunteers plant 250 trees & shrubs at Kerry Wood Nature Centre
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Red Deer and Area
local treasures
Kick it to the Curb Week in Ponoka returns Oct. 2-7
The Town of Ponoka announced that Kick It to the Curb Week returns in October.From Oct. 2-7, Ponoka citizens are invited to turn their unwanted items into someone else's treasure.During the week, citizens can place items they wish to give away in their front yard with a 'FREE' sign attached to them."People can the...
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Red Deer Homeless Foundation Leadership Luncheon set for Oct. 2
The Red Deer Homeless Foundation, in partnership with Dress for Success Central Alberta and the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre, will host its Leadership Luncheon next month.On Friday, Oct. 2, at Exhibition Hall in Westerner Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., those in attendance will hear from keynote speaker Joe Rober...
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TD Tree Day
Restoration: Volunteers plant 250 trees & shrubs at Kerry Wood Nature Centre
Volunteers planted 250 trees and shrubs at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre over the weekend.The TD Tree Days event, put on by TD Bank, is part of the second phase of a multi-year habitat restoration project.The most recently planted foliage will strengthen wildlife habitat along the east side of 45 Avenue, from the Parkla...
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In China
RDP welding apprentice heads to WorldSkills Competition this week
Red Deer Polytechnic welding apprentice Lucas Stang is preparing to compete in the upcoming 2026 WorldSkills Competition in China.The competition, which begins on Sept. 23 in Shanghai, will feature the top apprentices globally.Stang earned his spot after winning gold medals at both the Skills Canada Alberta Provincial ...
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Alberta
HEALTH CARE
Alberta expands publicly funded RSV protection for high-risk residents starting Oct. 1
Alberta is expanding publicly funded protection against respiratory viruses this fall, including new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) coverage for vulnerable adults and antibodies for newborns.The province's program covers influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, with appointments available to book starting on Oct. 5."We all...
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strengthen grid reliability
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and NWT sign MOU to advance collaboration on nuclear generation technologies
The Government of Alberta has partnered with Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories to strengthen grid reliability.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, alongside Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson, signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the framework to advance colla...
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Belief there's enough private sector interest
Premier says Crown corporation for natural gas 'unlikely' after leaked report
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday that it's "unlikely" her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural gas pipelines in the province.Smith, speaking on her provincewide radio call-in program "Your Province Your Premier" on QR Calgary and 880 CHED, said the governme...
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9/11
Alberta woman remembers September 11, 2001 vividly on 25th anniversary of terrorist attacks
While many of us remember where we were when the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened, for one Lethbridge woman, the day hit too close to home.Community advocate Chelsey Peat was 16 at the time, and was flying to the U.S. for a medical procedure when things escalated quickly."I was on my way to Boston when the first pl...
Sep 13, 2026
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Local Sports
Week 2
Football Alberta Weekly Top-10 Rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...
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16-year-old
Rebels sign goaltender Chase Nielson to WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement
The Red Deer Rebels have signed goaltender Chase Nielson to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.From Fort MacLeod, Alta., he just took part in his second training camp with the Rebels since he was selected by the team in round three, 56th overall at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.After he appeared in one preseaso...
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season opener this week
Rebels add a defenceman, move goaltender in pair of trades
The Red Deer Rebels announced multiple trades ahead of the season opener this week.On Monday, the organization announced they traded for defenceman Kaden Meyer from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft.The 18-year-old from Delta, B.C., played in 38 games for the Hitmen ...
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Canada
Day one of investment summit sees billion-dollar announcements, changes to tax policy
OTTAWA - Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are in Toronto this week for Canada's first-ever national investment summit. Prime Minister Mark Carney has set an ambitious goal of attracting $1 trillion in new investment to Canada over the n...
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Bell AI data centre expansion in Sask. announced at investment summit
TORONTO - Bell Canada intends to quadruple the size of its planned data centre project in Saskatchewan, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced at Canada's first-ever investment summit on Monday. Carney said the project ...
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Man arrested after Vancouver convenience store clerk shot during doorway conversation
VANCOUVER - Video surveillance shows a Vancouver convenience store clerk sitting behind a counter speaking to a man standing in the doorway before the suspect appears to calmly shoot the clerk. The gun isn't visible, but there's a flash of the muzzle a...
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Fact File: Trump claim that Canada stalled Gulfstream approval misleading
Days after trade talks between Canada and the United States collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a series of claims about the countries' trade relationship on the Truth Social platform. Among them was the statement that Canada had n...
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EU announces Ottawa office for more parliamentary exchanges with Canada
OTTAWA - The European Union is planning on more parliamentary exchanges between Canada and the 720 politicians representing its member states. Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, says a new office in Ottawa will help to facilitate ex...
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Why Canada is moving closer to the European Union, and how it is doing it
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing a new form of economic partnership with the European Union and both sides are talking about an agreement spanning multiple areas. Here's what we know. A 'unique' arrangement with Europe EU Ambassador to C...
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World
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states...
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McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized after a fall in his home. McConnell's three-month absence from the Senate generated ...
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Maduro ally Alex Saab expected to plead guilty in federal money laundering case
MIAMI (AP) - A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case that accused him of bribing officials to win lucrative contracts to import food at a time of widespread hardship in the South ...
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