Until conditions improve
Maskwacis RCMP advise public to avoid travel due to poor road conditions
Maskwacis RCMP are advising the public of poor road conditions and limited visibility on Highways 2, 2A, and 611 near the community.In a media release sent out late on Tuesday night, Mounties say motorists should avoid unnecessary travel until conditions improve.According to 511 Alberta, at 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday, there...
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Feeding those who need it
Hope Mission holds easter banquet at temporary emergency shelter
Hope Mission held its first-ever easter banquet on Monday for Red Deer's most vulnerable citizens.Held at Red Deer's temporary emergency homeless shelter, located in the Cannery Row building, they provided a warm meal for those in attendance.Senior communications advisor for Hope Mission, Brenton Driedger, said a core ...
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April 7
Sylvan Lake RCMP investigating death at home on Harper Drive
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episode 65
Podcast: Say what? Central Alberta got crazy on April Fools' Day!
March 19
Red Deer RCMP seize drugs, weapons after month-long investigation
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serious two-vehicle crash
Red Deer RCMP asking for public's help in collision investigation
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April 7
Sylvan Lake RCMP investigating death at home on Harper Drive
The Sylvan Lake RCMP are investigating a "sudden death" after they were called to a home on Harper Drive in the community on Tuesday.Cpl. Matthew Howell, public information officer for the Alberta RCMP, said they were called to the home at 1:59 p.m. yesterday, where six officers responded, and found the indiv...
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March 19
Red Deer RCMP seize drugs, weapons after month-long investigation
Red Deer RCMP General Investigation Section arrested two people and seized multiple weapons and drugs after a month-long drug trafficking investigation.Police say Red Deer RCMP GIS and the Crime Reduction Team executed a search warrant on March 19 at a private residence in the north end of Red Deer after receiving info...
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serious two-vehicle crash
Red Deer RCMP asking for public's help in collision investigation
Red Deer RCMP are asking for witnesses or those who have video footage of a serious two-vehicle collision that occurred on April 2. Police say last Thursday at 2:36 p.m., they received a report of the collision between a black SUV and a green SUV. The drivers were the only occupants of their vehicles and were taken to ...
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Council says no to city status
Sylvan Lake to remain a town for the foreseeable future
The Town of Sylvan Lake will remain a town, at least for now.At Sylvan Lake town council's governance and priorities meeting held on Tuesday, they decided not to pursue city status at this time.The town administration presented council with a 21-page report that outlined all the details including the pros and cons of m...
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Alberta
Road Safety
Alberta RCMP warns against speeding as road conditions improve
Alberta RCMP is reminding motorists to avoid speeding as the weather warms up and conditions improve.Mounties say exceeding posted speed limits is unsafe even during ideal conditions.In 2025, Alberta RCMP issued over 47,900 speeding tickets, including 4,949 in April 2025 alone.Mounties say you can avoid a ticket and st...
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$28 Million
Alberta government announces support for communities against drought and floods
Alberta's government has announced an investment of more than $28 million to help protect families, communities and the economy from future floods and drought.Government officials acknowledge that many communities face challenges keeping up with water demand, drought-proofing their infrastructure or preventing floodwat...
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Provincial Politics
Court hearing on possible injunction to stop Alberta separation movement begins
An Alberta First Nation is in court looking to get a petition urging the province to quit Canada put on ice. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is in Edmonton asking a Court of King's Bench judge to suspend the petition campaign on the grounds that First Nations' consent is required. It's alleging a failure by Alberta, the ...
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Open Until April 20, 2026
Transport Canada launches survey on headlight glare
Transport Canada is asking Canadians to weigh in on headlights.The agency has launched an online survey to collect feedback from drivers and pedestrians about their experiences with headlight glare.The survey will remain open until April 20.The agency says feedback will remain anonymous, and the data will be used for r...
Apr 07, 2026
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Local Sports
Ryan Tobler
Blackfalds Bulldogs head coach named finalist for BCHL Coach of the Year
The British Columbia Hockey League announced Blackfalds Bulldogs head coach Ryan Tobler has been named a finalist for the Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy for Coach of the Year.He was nominated alongside West Kelowna Warriors head coach Simon Ferguson and Cowichan Valley Capitals head coach Cam Keith.Tobler is in his first ...
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Playoff experience gained
'On the cusp of something really good here': Rebels head coach optimistic of the future
Red Deer Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid felt his team gave it their all despite falling to the Prince Albert Raiders in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.Red Deer's season came to an end on Friday after falling 4-3 in overtime in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series."They gave us everything and that's all you c...
Apr 07, 2026
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five-pin bowling
Special Olympics Olds to host bowling tournament on Saturday
Special Olympics Olds & District is set to host a five-pin bowling tournament this weekend. On Saturday, April 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. athletes of all abilities and skill levels are welcome to participate for $40 per person. The tournament will take place at The Bowl, 5-Pin & 10-Pin House located at 5327 5...
Apr 07, 2026
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Canada
Quebec immigration minister under investigation for alleged ethics breach
QUÉBEC - Quebec's immigration minister says he will fully collaborate with an investigation by the legislature's ethics commissioner into whether he violated conflict of interest rules. Jean-François Roberge is being investigated for allegedly sharing ...
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Former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim admits guilt in B.C. plane hijacking
RICHMOND - Federal prosecutors say a British Columbia man has pleaded guilty to two terrorism offences after he stole a small plane on Vancouver Island last July, triggering a security incident at Vancouver airport that spurred Norad to scramble fighte...
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Almost 4,000 federal public servants apply for early retirement program
OTTAWA - Thousands of federal public servants have applied for early retirement since the program was launched late last month. Mohammad Kamal, spokesperson for the Office of the President of the Treasury Board, says 3,700 federal workers have applied ...
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Quebec legislature prorogued as CAQ set to name new leader who will become premier
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has prorogued the legislature as the Coalition Avenir Québec gets ready to choose a new leader this weekend. The cabinet of outgoing Premier Francois Legault says the national assembly will return with a new session - and...
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Tax cuts not the only way to help Canadians as gas prices rise: economists
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling on Ottawa to return some of the revenue from higher gasolines prices to give Canadians a break at the pumps - but some economists say cutting gas taxes isn't the only way to deliver relief. Prime Minister ...
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Photo gallery: A decade of death - B.C. counts drug emergency's cost
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia's drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving friends and families, former policy makers, medical wo...
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World
Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Everest, dies at 97
SEATTLE (AP) - Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker's 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Everest came 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay fi...
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California Supreme Court orders sheriff to pause investigation and preserve seized ballots
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge agains...
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Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murder charges and admits he killed 8 women in the Gilgo Beach case
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. ...
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