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Red Deer's Eileen Park tied for 154th after opening round at CPKC Women's Open
Red Deer's Eileen Park is tied for 154th after shooting eight over par in the opening round of the 2026 CPKC Women's Open.She's set to open the second round of the four-round LPGA tournament at 2:05 p.m. on Friday at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton.Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita is at the top of the leaderboard...
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Celebrate 25 years of Red Deer's Safety City
Red Deer Safety City is inviting the public to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special event on Saturday, Aug. 22.From 12-6 p.m., central Albertans are welcome to come and learn about the longstanding non-profit, which has, for a quarter-century, provided families with essential safety skills to protect themselve...
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Forever Canadian Unity Bus to stop in Sundre on September 4
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'Gone on far too long': Red Deer MP Burton Bailey weighs in on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations
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family-friendly event
Forever Canadian Unity Bus to stop in Sundre on September 4
The Forever Canadian Unity Bus will be rolling into Sundre on Friday, September 4.The family-friendly event will run from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gazebo across from the Town of Sundre building and is aimed at encouraging people to vote in the upcoming referendum.The event will feature a photo op with a large Forever Canadia...
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Cosmos Bottle Depot Ltd. opens two drive-up windows to further community impact
Cosmos Bottle Depot Ltd. is celebrating continued efforts to give back to the community.On Friday morning at its second Red Deer location on Orr Drive, the social enterprise opened two new drive-up windows.Becky Braconnier, executive director of Cosmos Bottle Depot Ltd., said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony that it is t...
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Fair deal needed
'Gone on far too long': Red Deer MP Burton Bailey weighs in on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations
The clock is ticking.Red Deer MP Burton Bailey says the longer trade negotiations between Canada and the United States linger, the more it will hurt Red Deer businesses.As of Friday morning, the federal government has until midnight to strike a deal with our neighbours south of the border.If not, U.S. President Donald ...
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august 22
Celebrate 25 years of Red Deer's Safety City
Red Deer Safety City is inviting the public to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special event on Saturday, Aug. 22.From 12-6 p.m., central Albertans are welcome to come and learn about the longstanding non-profit, which has, for a quarter-century, provided families with essential safety skills to protect themselve...
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Firing line of fury for Alberta's technology minister at AI data centre town hall
Alberta's technology minister faced a firing line of fury at the government's second town hall on its plan for artificial intelligence data centres. Nate Glubish was peppered with profanity from audience members at the Thursday event in Redwater, north of Edmonton, in Sturgeon County. Tech giant Meta announced plans to...
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Environment
Alberta launches next round in fight against invasive species
Alberta's government says it is relaunching a task force to defend the province from aquatic invasive species, including invasive mussels and fish.The re-established provincial task force will be led by Eric Bouchard, MLA for Calgary-Lougheed, and will bring together partners to strengthen Alberta's approach to aquatic...
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Alberta government aiming to strengthen early intervention supports
The Alberta government says it is investing more than $3 million to help families access supports before a crisis happens.Provincial officials say grant applications are now open for Family Resource Network programs to provide prevention and early intervention services that support Alberta families, including children ...
Aug 20, 2026
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Alberta government investing $5.5 million toward human trafficking prevention efforts
The Alberta government has announced an investment of $5.5 million to help combat and prevent human trafficking, while supporting victims and survivors across the province.Provincial officials point out that human trafficking is a violation of fundamental human rights that exploits vulnerable individuals, strips them o...
Aug 20, 2026
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Red Deer Tennis Club hosts over 300 at recent tournaments
The Red Deer Tennis Club is proud to have hosted two significant tournaments this summer.First was the Tennis Alberta Junior Provincial Championships, followed by the Alberta Open Tennis Championships. The last time Red Deer hosted these tournaments was in 2024 and 2007, respectively.In total, approximately 320 players...
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Red Deer's Eileen Park tied for 154th after opening round at CPKC Women's Open
Red Deer's Eileen Park is tied for 154th after shooting eight over par in the opening round of the 2026 CPKC Women's Open.She's set to open the second round of the four-round LPGA tournament at 2:05 p.m. on Friday at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton.Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita is at the top of the leaderboard...
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BCHL to host Road Show event featuring Blackfalds Bulldogs in Cold Lake
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) announced they'll host their upcoming Road Show event in Cold Lake, Alta.On Feb. 12 and 13, 2027, the Blackfalds Bulldogs will face the Sherwood Park Crusaders in two regular season games at the Cold Lake Energy Centre.In addition, the event will feature some community engageme...
Aug 20, 2026
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Canada
Jivani's U.S. connections continue to create 'clap back' for Poilievre: strategist
OTTAWA - Some Conservative strategists say there is little to take away from U.S. Vice President JD Vance's apparent mockery of Leader Pierre Poilievre in a fundraising speech this week. But Tim Powers, Summa Strategies chair and a former Conservative ...
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Voters have until Tuesday to apply for a special ballot for federal byelections
OTTAWA - Canadians planning to vote in upcoming federal byelections have until Tuesday to apply for a special ballot. Three byelections are set for Aug. 31 in the ridings of North Vancouver-Capilano, Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec and Beaches-East York...
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Yukon First Nations firefighters say they haven't been called to help in B.C.
Fire crews with Yukon First Nations Wildfire say they are ready, willing and able to help with out-of-control fires burning in B.C. and are wondering why they haven't received the call. Statements from the organization posted online say its crews are t...
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Charred road to recovery for residents, businesses in B.C.'s south Okanagan
While the immediate threat of wildfire has subsided for Summerland, B.C., a provincial wildfire official said there was much work ahead on the road to recovery as fire crews relocated their command post out of the community. Stefan Hood, incoming incid...
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Driver 'shouldn't be here' after crash with plane in B.C. speared rod through seat
Jaime Pawliuk said he didn't hear anything as the plane flew just over his SUV on busy Foothills Boulevard in Prince George, B.C. Then there was "a whistling sound and metal twisting and glass shattering." Pawliuk said he was lucky to be alive after th...
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'Shameful': Canada, U.K., Australia rebuke Israel for decision on aid workers' deaths
OTTAWA - Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom denounced on Friday Israel's decision not to pursue criminal charges over a military strike that killed a convoy of humanitarian aid workers in 2024. The strike killed seven aid workers, including three...
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World
Tropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) - Tropical Storm Moke formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said, on track to bring another round of heavy rain and wind to Hawaii as residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala. Moke was l...
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Plane crashed on its second attempt to land in heavy fog in Alaska, killing all 8 aboard
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A small plane crashed on its second attempt to land in heavy fog at a remote military airport in Alaska, killing all eight people aboard, federal investigators said Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board sa...
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Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump's $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration's emergency request to in...
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