Reading College
'Reading is everything': Summer literacy program helps students find their confidence
Just 10 days into Reading College, and the students are already reaping the benefits of the program.On Thursday, the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools, who put on the month-long summer literacy program for Grade 2 students, hosted local media and family members to see Reading College in action at Red Deer Polytech...
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Experienced coach
Rebels name Brent Kisio as new head coach
The Red Deer Rebels have hired Brent Kisio as their new head coach.He joins the Rebels after serving three seasons as an assistant coach with the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League."I'm very excited to be coming back home and joining a great organization in the Red Deer Rebels," Kisio said...
Jul 09, 2026
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Decade of service
The Mustard Seed to celebrate 10-year anniversary on July 13 in Red Deer
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First location in Western Canada
Highly visual 'Museum of Illusions' opens at West Edmonton Mall
rimbey Tornado warning over
Thunderstorm watches for Rimbey, Red Deer County & Stettler areas
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Risk of tornado
ENDED: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Red Deer and area
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Red Deer and Area
Decade of service
The Mustard Seed to celebrate 10-year anniversary on July 13 in Red Deer
The Mustard Seed will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in central Alberta next week.On Monday, July 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be a celebration at The Mustard Seed Community Support Centre located at 6002 54 Avenue in Red Deer.The event will include a free barbecue, live entertainment, family-friendly a...
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rimbey Tornado warning over
Thunderstorm watches for Rimbey, Red Deer County & Stettler areas
A previous tornado warning for RIMBEY/PONOKA COUNTY has ENDED. -- RIMBEY/PONOKA COUNTY - THUNDERSTORM WATCH (ORANGE) At 9:41 PM MDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts, golf ball to tennis ball size hail and heavy rain. The severe thunderstor...
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Risk of tornado
ENDED: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Red Deer and area
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Red Deer and area.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.Officials say there is also a risk of a tornado and th...
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Reading College
'Reading is everything': Summer literacy program helps students find their confidence
Just 10 days into Reading College, and the students are already reaping the benefits of the program.On Thursday, the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools, who put on the month-long summer literacy program for Grade 2 students, hosted local media and family members to see Reading College in action at Red Deer Polytech...
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Alberta
"massive"
Three sent to hospital after tornadoes touch down in Alberta, campground evacuated
CHAUVIN - Two tornadoes touched down in Alberta on Wednesday, toppling trees, tearing up trailers in a campground and sending three people to hospital.Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in central Alberta, near the Saskatchewan boundary, was evacuated and campers were told to head to the nearby village of Chauvin, Alta.Nei...
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Fake data
Elections Alberta alerts public to spoofed website
Elections Alberta announced they recently identified a website that appears to be attempting to represent itself as Elections Alberta.The government says the spoofed URL of electionsab.ca was designed to mislead by mimicking the legitimate website URL of elections.ab.ca, and exploit concerns about the recent unauthoriz...
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issued late wednesday
Updated Amber Alert: Beaverlodge RCMP expand search area for 6-year-old boy
RCMP are expanding an Amber Alert and the search area for Lanakai Morrison, offering several updates late Thursday. The boy is the subject of an Amber Alert issued late Wednesday night out of Beaverlodge, which is a half hour west of Grande Prairie. The alert originally applied to a 200 km radius from Beaverlodge; howe...
Jul 09, 2026
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Reasonable use of force
ASIRT completes investigation into in-custody death of Lethbridge man in Spring 2025
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has concluded its findings into the Spring 2025 death of a man while in police custody. In its report, released Wednesday, it said the incident in question centred around the arrest of an unwanted guest from a home on Scenic Drive. Lethbridge Police were called just before mid...
Jul 09, 2026
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Local Sports
Experienced coach
Rebels name Brent Kisio as new head coach
The Red Deer Rebels have hired Brent Kisio as their new head coach.He joins the Rebels after serving three seasons as an assistant coach with the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League."I'm very excited to be coming back home and joining a great organization in the Red Deer Rebels," Kisio said...
Jul 09, 2026
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Valuable experience
RDP names new head coach for Queens soccer and futsal programs
Red Deer Polytechnic has named a new head coach for its Queens soccer and futsal programs.Devin Simon, a former student-athlete on the Medicine Hat College Rattlers men's soccer team and assistant coach on the Olds College Broncos men's and women's soccer teams, has been hired to replace departing head coach Mahziar Pe...
Jul 09, 2026
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BCHL schedule release
Blackfalds Bulldogs home opener set for September 18
On Monday, the British Columbia Hockey League released the full schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season.The regular season of the Junior A league will officially open on Friday, September 18, when the Blackfalds Bulldogs face the Brooks Bandits at 7 p.m. at the Eagle Builders Centre.The Bulldogs will then head out on ...
Jul 07, 2026
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Canada
Supreme Court restores minimum sentence for obtaining sexual services from a minor
The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the mandatory minimum sentence for offenders who obtain or solicit sexual services from a minor in exchange for money. In doing so, the country's highest court overturns a May 2024 decision by the Quebec Court...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because t...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in June. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 8.2 per cent (9.6) _ Prince Edward Island 7.6 per cent (...
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National employment numbers for June from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's June employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.7) Participation rate: 65.0 per cent (65.0) Number unemployed: 1,469,200 (...
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In the news today: U.S.-Iran tensions, B.C. wildfires, positivity in Ontario town
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal The United States has launched new airstrikes against Iran, and Tehran responded ...
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'It's infectious': Optimism a priority for Ontario town's chief positivity officer
NEWMARKET - When Newmarket Mayor John Taylor appointed a few dozen people to serve as positivity ambassadors in the southern Ontario town during the COVID-19 pandemic, he wanted someone at the centre of the effort. Longtime customer service supervisor ...
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World
Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in passing a strict voter ...
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Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many Jewish adults feel unsafe in the United States, a new AP-NORC poll finds, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The survey from The Associated Press-NO...
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One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing
MADRID (AP) - One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country. Several victims of the fire in the southern province of Almeria, a pop...
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