The Central Region, along with the South, is showing better than the rest of the province in terms of the percentage of major crops rated good-to-excellent.That is according to the Aug. 21 Alberta Crop Report, issued by the Government of Alberta and the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC).Central Region s...

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...

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...

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 ...

The Government of Alberta has increased grant funding to help more Albertans with mobility challenges afford home modifications.Officials have increased the maximum grant available through the Residential Access Modification Program (RAMP) from $7,500 to $12,000 per person each benefit year and from $15,000 to $24,000 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

One of Canada's top female amateur golfers wasn't quite on top of her game this week, missing the cut at the CPKC Canadian Women's Open on Friday. Eileen Park of Red Deer is just 17 and was playing in the tournament for the first time after earning an exemption by impressively winning last month as an amateur in the PG...

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...

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...

RIGA - As Russian threats escalate in Latvia, a Canadian-led NATO mission is strengthening its presence near the Russian and Belarusian borders. The Canadian Press observed the increasing tensions on the ground. In the early hours of Aug. 14, resident...

OTTAWA - Canada is preparing to hit the U.S. with dollar-for-dollar tariffs in response to new 50 per cent duties on $28 billion worth of Canadian products that took effect when talks between the two nations collapsed as negotiations neared the finish ...

Several premiers across Canada showed a united front on Saturday after waking up to find their country in a trade war with the United States. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said after a virtual meeting with premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney that ther...

CACHE CREEK - More evacuation orders and alerts are in place for properties in B.C.'s south Cariboo region as the massive Pear Lake wildfire continues to grow. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued the order for two properties along Highway 99 ...

Modern vehicles have become complex digital hubs that constantly track and record what you do. Those are the findings published in a new report by Quebec's commission on ethics in science and technology. "We wanted to map out the risks and challenges a...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month after Canada walked away from what he called a "bad deal." The U.S. introduced new 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian exports on Satu...

RIGA - As Russian threats escalate in Latvia, a Canadian-led NATO mission is strengthening its presence near the Russian and Belarusian borders. The Canadian Press observed the increasing tensions on the ground. In the early hours of Aug. 14, resident...

GENEVA (AP) - Gianni Infantino defied a request by one of his FIFA vice presidents to stay away from an Under-14 soccer event in the Caribbean and instead made a rare public appearance during the global furor over his failed plan to sell future World C...

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...