# Red Deer Advocate Central Alberta News Page: Feed: --- ## [RODE: Queens soccer looking forward to ACAC season](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/20/rode-queens-soccer-looking-forward-to-acac-season/) _2026-08-20 · none_ Devin Simon joined the RDP Queens soccer team a little late this summer, so it did affect his recruiting a bit.But not as much as it could have.He still put \[…\] ## [Central Alberta RCMP officer arrested for intimate partner violence](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/19/central-alberta-rcmp-officer-arrested-for-intimate-partner-violence/) _2026-08-19 · Susan Zielinski_ A Blackfalds RCMP officer faces charges of assault, uttering threats, unlawful confinement, and intimidation after allegations of intimate partner violence. Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said on July 9 \[…\] ## [Alberta gas tax should be chopped: Canadian Taxpayers Federation](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/19/alberta-gas-tax-should-be-chopped-canadian-taxpayers-federation/) _2026-08-19 · Paul Cowley_ Alberta should drop its failed energy rebate program and chop gasoline taxes instead, says the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). Kris Sims, CTF Alberta director, was in Red Deer on Wednesday \[…\] ## [Red Deer remains vigilant for Dutch Elm Disease](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/19/red-deer-remains-vigilant-for-dutch-elm-disease/) _2026-08-19 · Paul Cowley_ An increase in identified cases of Dutch elm disease in Edmonton has the Red Deer parks department staff extra vigilant. Since 2024, 16 cases – just over half identified this \[…\] ## [Albertans encouraged to do survey on economic abuse](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/19/albertans-encouraged-to-do-survey-on-economic-abuse/) _2026-08-19 · Susan Zielinski_ Economic abuse is the subject of a new online survey launched by Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters. Albertans across the province are encouraged to participate, regardless of whether they are \[…\] ## [Preventing mail theft in Alberta](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/19/preventing-mail-theft-in-alberta/) _2026-08-19 · none_ Mail theft can lead to further crimes such as identity theft, so preventing it is important ## [United Way Central Alberta organizing Tools for School](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/19/united-way-central-alberta-organizing-tools-for-school/) _2026-08-19 · Susan Zielinski_ United Way Central Alberta is accepting backpacks filled with school supplies, as well as monetary donations, for the Tools for School program to prepare students for the new school year. \[…\] ## [Three pro-Khalistan activists in B.C. & Ontario receive ‘duty to warns’ from police](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/19/three-pro-khalistan-activists-receive-duty-to-warns-from-police/) _2026-08-19 · none_ The men are from Surrey, Abbotsford and Ontario ## [Wetaskiwin RCMP responds to fatal collision involving a train](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/19/wetaskiwin-rcmp-responds-to-fatal-collision-involving-a-train/) _2026-08-19 · none_ A deceased man was located south of Wetaskiwin city limits ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JJWGRnbIkSGe) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Red Deer Flyathon combines running with fishing](https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/08/18/red-deer-flyathon-combines-running-with-fishing/) _2026-08-19 · none_ Red Deer will get its first look at a Flyathon next month. The Sept. 12 fundraiser that starts at Capstone’s Canada 150 Square and ends at Troubled Monk Brewery combines \[…\]