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Red Deer and Area

May 31 and June 1
Red Deer and District 4-H beef show is back for 2026
The Red Deer and District 4-H beef club will be holding its annual beef show and sale May 31 and June 1. Four 4-H clubs will take part -- Red Deer East, Bow-Inn, Red Deer West and Delburne -- with members showing off their steers and heifers ready to be sold. Organizer Chloe Bellerive says it's been a good year for loc...
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Seasonal celebration
Spring on the Farm at Sunnybrook set for Saturday
Sunnybrook Farm Museum is set to host its annual Spring on the Farm celebration this weekend.This Saturday, May 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., residents are invited to bring their kids to a fun family event, which will include baby animals.Some of the furry friends set to be at the event include donkeys, horses, calves, ch...
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May 25
RCMP searching for suspect after armed robbery in East Hill Shopping Centre
Red Deer RCMP are searching for a man allegedly responsible for a robbery in the East Hill Shopping Centre and are asking for the public's help as they investigate the incident.Police say they responded to the Centre in Red Deer on May 25 at 12:02 a.m. following a 911 call reporting the robbery.After attending the call...
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Water service repair ongoing in Lacombe
Water service repair is going on in Lacombe today.The City reported a water break this morning at the corner of Opal Close and Hanging Stone Drive, just west of the airport."Early assessment indicates that a water service line has separated from the water main, directly affecting two properties and reducing water ...
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Alberta

many alberta groups to receive dollars
395 agencies to advance gender equality through federal funding
A total of 395 organizations across Canada, including many in Alberta, are receiving funding from the federal government to advance gender equality.The funding totals more than $77.5 million, and is being distributed through the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) via three streams.$44.4 million for 218 organi...
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may water supply outlook
Alberta river flows looking strong, provincial gov't says
The Alberta government says the province's water supply outlook is promising with summer just around the corner.The May Water Supply Outlook report shows conditions are on track to be much better than last year, with strong snowpack and multiple spring snowstorms."Most of Alberta is heading into the summer season ...
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Amidst Melanoma Awareness Month
Primary Care Alberta reminds public of sun safety
In recognition of Melanoma Awareness Month, Primary Care Alberta is reminding Albertans of the importance of protecting themselves from the sun, whether working or playing outside.Officials say that melanoma is not only the most serious type of skin cancer but the fifth most diagnosed type of cancer in Alberta. Melanom...
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the everything red deer podcast
Referendum on a referendum: Jeffrey Rath, Naheed Nenshi, Cindy Jefferies & more react
LISTEN TO THE FULL UNFILTERED CONVERSATIONS WITH RATH, JEFFERIES, AND MORE ON THE MAY 22, 2026 EPISODE OF THE EVERYTHING RED DEER PODCAST! Despite what some might want to believe, this separation thing ain't no "nothing burger," says Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi. Nenshi spoke Friday during a news conferen...
May 23, 2026
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Canada

Inclusion groups sign open letter calling on Ottawa to halt MAID for mental illness
OTTAWA - Inclusion Canada and dozens of other disability and mental health organizations are calling on Ottawa to call off a planned expansion of access to medical assistance in dying next year. People whose sole underlying condition is a mental illnes...
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As Alberta battles with separation, Saskatchewan's Moe affirms party wants to stay
KANANASKIS - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says while separatist agitation bubbles away in Alberta - and even in his own province -- his party stands with Confederation. "We support a strong and growing province of Saskatchewan with the united nation ...
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In the news today: Tumbler Ridge memo, Western premiers meeting ends, Stratford adieu
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government ...
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Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings
OTTAWA - Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that online sentiment was shifting from collective grief toward "emerging accountability narratives" - including questio...
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South Korean submarine in B.C. is floor model in sales pitch to supply Canada's fleet
VICTORIA - The flagship of South Korea's submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it's serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation's pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it. The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel...
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Anand says Israel's 'mistreatment' of Canadians in flotilla violated UN treaty
OTTAWA - Israel's mistreatment of Canadians participating in a flotilla trying to reach Gaza violated the Vienna Convention, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday. In a social media post, Anand said she spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Gi...
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