Two arrested
Red Deer RCMP GIS make significant drug, firearm seizure after six-month investigation
The Red Deer RCMP General Investigative Section (GIS) has concluded a six-month investigation, which resulted in a significant drug and firearm seizure.The RCMP began their investigation in March 2026 in the Red Deer area and, over the next several months, identified two suspects and several locations of interest.On Se...
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QuickQuotes: Reaction to the Pacific Link pipeline project
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that the Pacific Link pipeline project is the first to be designated a project in the national interest under the Building Canada Act. The designation allows the federal government to streamline th...
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Red Deer RCMP GIS make significant drug, firearm seizure after six-month investigation
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oct. 19-23
Wolf Creek Public Schools marking School Bus Safety Week
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Podcast: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026, ft. Meagan Ophus
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Red Deer and Area
Two arrested
Red Deer RCMP GIS make significant drug, firearm seizure after six-month investigation
The Red Deer RCMP General Investigative Section (GIS) has concluded a six-month investigation, which resulted in a significant drug and firearm seizure.The RCMP began their investigation in March 2026 in the Red Deer area and, over the next several months, identified two suspects and several locations of interest.On Se...
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oct. 19-23
Wolf Creek Public Schools marking School Bus Safety Week
School Bus Safety Week is coming up at Wolf Creek Public Schools, but it's never too early to talk about it.The observance goes Oct. 19-23, with a program being shared with 960 students starting Oct. 2."We look forward to another successful School Bus Safety Month and helping our students develop the knowledge and...
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a day to listen
Podcast: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026, ft. Meagan Ophus
On this must-listen bonus episode of the show, journalist and host Josh Hall first speaks with special guest Meagan Ophus. In our second segment, Meagan shares her emotional story, and we LISTEN. Interspersed in this episode are some elements from the 2026 edition of 'A Day to Listen,' courtesy of our friends at the Go...
Sep 30, 2026
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Mark Carney is banking on economic reconciliation but critics say he's not on track
OTTAWA - When Wilton Littlechild was co-chairing the landmark Truth and Reconciliation Commission more than a decade ago, he thought a lot about the idea of economic reconciliation and how it could help transform Indigenous communities. "You may have t...
Sep 30, 2026
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Alberta
Crime
Edmonton man charged after online threats made against Prime Minister Carney
Mounties have charged an Edmonton man with threatening to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney. RCMP say its federal policing division made the arrest following an investigation into posts on the social media platform X. It comes after police announced last month they had arrested a Calgary man over death threats against Ca...
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Provincial Politics
Albertans could save cash at the pumps as gas tax holiday begins
Albertans filling their tanks may soon be saving cash as the province's gas tax holiday starts today. Premier Danielle Smith's government is pausing its tax of 13 cents per litre on gasoline and diesel until the end of the year to ease the pressure of high everyday costs. It comes as the oil-rich province's treasury re...
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Seniors care
As Province recognizes Older Persons Day, Friends of Medicare call for better standards
October 1st is the International Day of Older Persons and Alberta's Assisted Living minister calls seniors the foundation of our province. In a statement, Nathan Neudorf added they helped build the Alberta we know and love today, and have shaped communities we call home.The Lethbridge East MLA continued by saying senio...
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Oct. 31
Province extends deadline to apply for $100 Alberta Energy Rebate
The Government of Alberta announced they've extended the deadline to apply for the $100 Alberta Energy Rebate.As a result, citizens have an extra month to apply, with the deadline for the one-time payment set for Oct. 31."More than 1.45 million Albertans have already applied for and received the rebate. By extendi...
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Local Sports
Sask road trip
Rebels' early lead vanishes in 4-1 Loss to Raiders
The Red Deer Rebels scored first, but the Prince Albert Raiders notched four unanswered goals on Wednesday night at the Art Hauser Centre.Rebels goaltender Matthew Kondo made 34 saves on 37 shots, but Raiders forward Ben Harvey scored twice to defeat Red Deer 4-1 in Saskatchewan.Forward Cameron Kuzma scored the Rebels'...
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Two-straight wins
Rebels This Week: Sept. 28 - Oct. 4
THAT WINNING FEELING!Your Red Deer Rebels put not one, but two in the win column over the weekend!Friday, Sept. 25 - The Rebels celebrated a night of 'firsts' as they earned their first win of the season, 4-3 on the road over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Beckett Hamilton, in his first game of the season after returning f...
Sep 28, 2026
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5 points in 2 games
Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton named WHL Player of the Week
Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton has been on quite a tear.Since returning from training camp with the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche, he recorded five points in two games last week.His performances over the weekend earned him WHL Player of the Week honours as the Rebels improved to 2-1-0-1.The 18-y...
Sep 28, 2026
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Canada
Supreme Court to examine jurisdictional question in alleged cryptocurrency fraud case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look into whether an Ontario court had jurisdiction to impose a statutory freeze on cryptocurrency in an alleged fraud case. Three Nigerian citizens are accused of defrauding a person in Canada of about $65,000...
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QuickQuotes: Reaction to the Pacific Link pipeline project
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that the Pacific Link pipeline project is the first to be designated a project in the national interest under the Building Canada Act. The designation allows the federal government to streamline th...
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Health ministers say Ottawa needs to renew mental health, home care funding
OTTAWA - Health ministers from across the country say they're worried about "profound and negative" effects on patients and health-care jobs if federal funding agreements for mental health, addictions and home care are not renewed in this year's budget...
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A timeline for Pacific Link, the 'national interest' Alberta-B.C. pipeline plan
CALGARY - A new million-barrel-per-day oilsands pipeline to the West Coast is the first to be deemed a project of national interest - a key step if the proposal is to advance. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the ...
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Indigenous groups given just two months to consult on pipeline project designation
OTTAWA - Indigenous communities along the route for the newly announced West Coast oil pipeline were given just two months for consultations on whether the pipeline should be designated a project of national interest - and that was still more than the ...
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How has medical understanding of 'shaken baby syndrome' evolved?
TORONTO - An Ontario mother's acquittal in the death of her infant son is the latest display of medical evidence of shaken baby syndrome discredited in the courtroom. Jennifer Gaskin had been convicted of manslaughter in the death of her 2 1/2-month-ol...
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World
Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Hurricane Rachel has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast, according to the National Hurricane Center, as northern Mexico and parts of the U.S. Southwest were reeling from flooding and damage from the remnan...
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Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence
BOSTON (AP) - The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn't enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children. ...
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New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in en...
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