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Red Deer Pro Rodeo charges out of the chute with exciting opening night
The Red Deer Pro Rodeo officially began on Thursday evening, kicking off three days of action.The family-friendly event will continue on Friday and Saturday at the Centrium at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Centrium or online at the Tickets Alberta website.The rodeo features the top athletes in the rodeo scene ...
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Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services
Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange grateful for new role on cabinet
Newly appointed Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, Adriana LaGrange, says she's grateful for her new role.LaGrange, who also serves as the MLA Red Deer-North, previously served as Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services and before that was Minister of Health.However, on Thursday, Premier Da...
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Moose Hide Campaign Day to be observed in Red Deer Friday
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Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA named to Premier Smith's cabinet
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Last seen May 18
Missing: Amy Roan, 33, of Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding missing 33-year-old Amy Roan.Police say Roan was last seen in Wetaskiwin, Alta., on May 18 and they are worried for her well-being.She is described as five feet five inches tall and 170 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes, and a medium complexion.If you have any...
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at common ground garden
Moose Hide Campaign Day to be observed in Red Deer Friday
On Friday, people will gather at Red Deer's Common Ground Garden Project to observe the Moose Hide Campaign Day.The event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., was supposed to happen last week, but was postponed due to weather conditions.According to the official Moose Hide Campaign website, the movement is about recognizing tha...
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Tara Sawyer
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA named to Premier Smith's cabinet
Rookie MLA for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, Tara Sawyer, was part of Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet shuffle on Thursday.Sawyer, who was elected in a byelection last summer, will now serve as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation.In a social media post, Sawyer had this to say:"Agriculture in Alberta has a profound...
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United Way Central Alberta to hold interactive poverty simulation
United Way Central Alberta is hosting a poverty simulation in June.The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon on June 17 at the Northside YMCA in Red Deer.Per United Way:Step into the Poverty Simulator to experience the tough choices many Central Alberta families face each month. This impactful experience, hosted by Central...
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Alberta
Artificial Intelligence
PIA doesn't "have confidence" in provincial AI investments
The provincial government is continuing to invest in AI programs to serve Albertans in all aspects of life.Just this week, the province announced a new panel on strengthening post-secondary education to prepare students to enter an AI-driven economy.On Wednesday, May 20, they also committed $10 million over three years...
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Premier Smith addresses Albertans; unveils separation referendum question
Premier Danielle Smith made a televised address to the province Thursday night, and there will be a media availability Friday.She revealed that among the questions Albertans will answer in a referendum this October will be this one:"Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta com...
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Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a timeline of pivotal moments in Alberta's separatism deb...
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Post-secondary institutions
Province launches panel to help students prepare for AI future
The Government of Alberta is set to launch an expert panel dedicated to ensuring post-secondary institutions prepare students for an economy that's driven by artificial intelligence (AI).The province says employers are seeking graduates who have practical AI skills.As a result, they're establishing the panel to make su...
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Continues through Saturday
Red Deer Pro Rodeo charges out of the chute with exciting opening night
The Red Deer Pro Rodeo officially began on Thursday evening, kicking off three days of action.The family-friendly event will continue on Friday and Saturday at the Centrium at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Centrium or online at the Tickets Alberta website.The rodeo features the top athletes in the rodeo scene ...
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Red Deer's Peter Duncan to be inducted into Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame
In honour of a career that spanned from professional baseball to starting the Red Deer Riggers, Red Deer's Peter Duncan has been named among the 2026 inductees into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.Duncan joins nine inductees in the individual category, three in the team category, and one in the family category, ...
May 20, 2026
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'playing in my shoes'
All-abilities disc golf event goes May 24 at RDP course
Have you ever wanted to try disc golf, but you face personal barriers to doing so? Or perhaps you've never considered the difficulty of playing with a different level of physical ability. On May 24, join the local disc golf community at the 'Playing In My Shoes' event at the Red Deer Polytechnic course. The event is su...
May 19, 2026
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Canada
Former F1 driver Gilles Villeneuve named historic figure in Quebec
MONTRÉAL - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has named the late Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve a historic figure of Quebec. Fréchette made the announcement Friday as the Canadian Grand Prix weekend kicked off in Montreal. "It was a long-overdue ...
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Ottawa to pay tax bill imposed on Laval, Que., after corrupt ex-mayor's fraud
MONTREAL - The federal government has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a Canada Revenue Agency tax bill imposed on a Montreal suburb for funds the city recovered from a corrupt ex-mayor. A spokesperson for Finance Minister François-Philippe Champag...
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Former budget watchdog Page says Ottawa can't rag the puck on NATO 2035 spending math
OTTAWA - Former federal spending watchdog Kevin Page remains unconvinced by the prime minister's explanation of why Ottawa hasn't yet presented a fiscal road map to meet the new NATO spending commitments. Page, who was Canada's first parliamentary budg...
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Motion Picture Association slams CRTC rules on Canadian content investment
OTTAWA - The Motion Picture Association has slammed new streaming revenue rules in Canada, saying they impose unprecedented, unnecessary and discriminatory investment obligations on U.S. streaming services. Canada's broadcast regulator, the CRTC, said ...
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Chief justice says farewell to retiring Martin, reflects on top court's relocation
OTTAWA - Chief Justice Richard Wagner paid tribute to a departing judge today and bid a temporary farewell to the Supreme Court's stately home. Wagner praised the contributions of retiring Justice Sheilah Martin before the top court considered a crimin...
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Drowning deaths of mother and son: Quebec coroner emphasizes swimming lessons
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is emphasizing the importance of swimming lessons in a report into the drownings of a mother and her three-year-old son. The report says the 34-year-old woman was spending time near the pool at her Montreal home last June wh...
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World
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's health
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump's second term. ...
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Congo suspends funeral wakes and big gatherings in Ebola outbreak, as WHO upgrades risk assessment
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pus...
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Man convicted of killing a woman and her 4-year-old daughter is executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing his cousin's girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter was put to death Thursday evening, becoming the seventh person executed by the state this year. Richard Knight, ...
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