Significant rainfall
Special weather statement issued for Red Deer
Significant rainfall is expected across parts of Alberta, including Red Deer, beginning on Sunday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, total rainfall amounts of 50 to 90 millimetres are likely. However, localized amounts of over 100mm are possible.Officials say the rain will begin on Saturday night and b...
May 29, 2026
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Fight Back Now campaign
Hundreds gather in Red Deer to protest against provincial government
Approximately 200 residents gathered in Red Deer on Friday to make their voices heard in opposition to the provincial government.Chants of "Danielle Smith has got to go" were heard as protesters came together from noon to 1 p.m. at an intersection near the office of the Minister of Hospital and Surgical Healt...
May 29, 2026
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Appetite for Instruction
Youth rock band fundraiser just a few weeks away
May 30, 2026
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Podcast (Ep. 70): Deep thoughts from 'Grow Kids' + some thoughts on the violence
Significant rainfall
Special weather statement issued for Red Deer
May 29, 2026
lukaszuk visits red deer sunday
Thomas Lukaszuk speaks with The Everything Red Deer Podcast
May 29, 2026
Red Deer and Area
Appetite for Instruction
Youth rock band fundraiser just a few weeks away
The second rendition of a youth rock band fundraiser called Appetite for Instruction is set for June 16.Presented by Red Deer Public Schools and Guitarz For Kidz, the fundraiser will be held at Bo's Bar and Grill, where youth will play a series of performances beginning at 6 p.m.Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and ticket...
May 30, 2026
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Significant rainfall
Special weather statement issued for Red Deer
Significant rainfall is expected across parts of Alberta, including Red Deer, beginning on Sunday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, total rainfall amounts of 50 to 90 millimetres are likely. However, localized amounts of over 100mm are possible.Officials say the rain will begin on Saturday night and b...
May 29, 2026
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lukaszuk visits red deer sunday
Thomas Lukaszuk speaks with The Everything Red Deer Podcast
On the latest episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast: Thomas Lukaszuk, proponent of the Forever Canadian petition.Listen here: --If you ask Thomas Lukaszuk, perhaps you won't be surprised to hear that he isn't too happy with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.Smith announced last week that Albertans will go to the poll...
May 29, 2026
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may 20
Pair arrested in Gas Alley face multiple charges
Two people have been charged following an arrest in the Gasoline Alley area.On May 20, while making proactive patrols, Alberta RCMP Rural Organized Crime Team members conducted a traffic stop on a rental vehicle.Police arrested the driver and passenger, then located and seized;185.07 grams of Methamphetamine;850 ml of ...
May 29, 2026
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Alberta
Information on flood hazards
Provincial government launches flood mapping studies in 10 communities
The Government of Alberta have launched new flood mapping studies this spring that they say will provide detailed information on flood hazards.The studies will produce about 260 kilometres of new or updated flood mapping for 10 communities, such as Barrhead, Birchwood Village Greens, Didsbury, Driftpile, Eckville, Jarv...
May 29, 2026
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To take effect Monday, June 1
Alberta goverment introduces new incident reporting rules at childcare facilities
Beginning Monday, June 1, childcare facilities across Alberta will be required to post on-site notices of high-risk, potentially criminal incidents reported through their programs. Under the new rules, the notices will need to go up within one business day after incidents are reported and in an area which parents have ...
May 29, 2026
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lukaszuk visits red deer sunday
Thomas Lukaszuk speaks with The Everything Red Deer Podcast
On the latest episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast: Thomas Lukaszuk, proponent of the Forever Canadian petition.Listen here: --If you ask Thomas Lukaszuk, perhaps you won't be surprised to hear that he isn't too happy with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.Smith announced last week that Albertans will go to the poll...
May 29, 2026
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getting to know what's coming
Gov't of Alberta issues backgrounder on Oct. 19 referendum questions
The Government of Alberta issued a backgrounder on the upcoming Oct. 19 referenda.You can read it in its entirety, below:"Elections Alberta recognizes Albertans' deep interest in the upcoming referendum and will be providing important information on our website over the next weeks and months leading up to October ...
May 29, 2026
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Local Sports
Surge 2 Red Deer
Calgary Surge, Edmonton Stingers set for rematch at Centrium on Sunday
With just four days until the second-ever Surge 2 Red Deer showcase, excitement for the Calgary Surge is beginning to grow.This Sunday, May 31, the Calgary-based professional basketball team will face the Edmonton Stingers at 4 p.m. at the Centrium in a rematch.A year ago, the two clubs met in an electrifying regular s...
May 27, 2026
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Road to Redemption
Sylvan Lake Gulls set sights on WCBL title after 2025 heartbreak
Sylvan Lake Gulls baseball has officially returned to the lake.After a long winter, the Gulls are back and are motivated after their 2025 season ended heartbreakingly, falling to the Regina Red Sox in the Western Canadian Baseball League Championship Series.It was the team's first-ever trip to the league finals, and to...
May 27, 2026
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Inaugural event
'An incredible start': Westerner Park excited for future of Red Deer Pro Rodeo
Ticket sales for the Inaugural Red Deer Pro Rodeo surpassed initial expectations, according to Westerner Park.Following the three-day event at the Centrium from Thursday through Saturday last week, organizers are reporting that there was a strong community demand for professional rodeo in central Alberta."This wee...
May 25, 2026
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Canada
Tory leader takes aim at Liberals with call for emergency debate on the economy
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is stepping up his attack on Liberal policies with a call for an emergency parliamentary debate on the economy. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy contracted slightly for the second quarter in a row ...
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Woman who had to give up baby urges Ottawa to apologize for forced adoptions
Christine Nayler spent only four hours with her newborn daughter at a hospital north of Newmarket, Ont., in 1982, before her baby was taken away from her. Then a 15-year-old expectant mother living in Toronto, Nayler was sent to a relative's home north...
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New book explores the rugged adaptability of Sable Island, N.S.'s wild horses
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotian zoologist and photographer says he hopes his upcoming book on Sable Island's wild horses will help people appreciate the rugged beauty and adaptability of the isolated animals. Damian Lidgard has been travelling to Sable - a 4...
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Landmark Indigenous languages office under audit, $10M spent hosting conference
The federal government has ordered a financial audit into transactions and activities at a landmark Indigenous languages office after receiving anonymous complaints. Canadian Heritage didn't elaborate on the allegations against the Office of the Commis...
4h ago
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First Nations haven't been consulted on clean drinking water legislation: lawyer
OTTAWA - A lawyer who represented First Nations in a class-action lawsuit against Ottawa says his clients still have not been consulted on promised clean drinking water legislation - even though the lawsuit settlement directed the federal government to...
6h ago
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International competition to build Canada's next submarine fleet enters home stretch
OTTAWA - The race to build Canada's next submarine fleet is on its final lap as the federal government evaluates two rival bids for the lucrative contract. The two qualified bidders, South Korea's Hanwha Oceans and Germany's TKMS, have fought tooth and...
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World
Rescuers say a blast at a building storing explosives in Myanmar has killed more than 45 people
BANGKOK (AP) - A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports. About 70 other people were i...
2h ago
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Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The taking of Bea...
11h ago
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Claude Lemieux's brain will be donated to Boston University's CTE Center, his family says
Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop. Lemieux died of suicide at ...
14h ago
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