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Red Deer and Area

Meeting requested
Fourth site for future permanent shelter no longer on table; focus placed on province
The most recently considered site for a future permanent shelter in Red Deer is no longer on the table after city council ceased negotiations with the private landowner last week; the focus is now on the province. City officials say the site in the northeast of Red Deer, first coming onto the radar in May 2023, was det...
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well done central alberta!
'Penhold Cares' blood donor challenge wraps up
Results are in from the Penhold Cares Central Alberta Blood Drive Challenge.The initiative ran through February and in honour of Josephine Michaluk, a Penhold resident who holds the Guinness World Record for Most Whole Blood Donations by a female.The challenge pitted different parts of the Red Deer region against one a...
Mar 16, 2024
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first reading on march 18
Red Deer city council to do 'wholistic' review of 1990s-written Land Use Bylaw
Red Deer city council will consider first reading of a revised Land Use Bylaw (LUB), also known as the Zoning Bylaw, on Monday, March 18."Our current Land Use Bylaw was written in the 1990s, and while updates have occurred since that time, we have certainly not undertaken a wholistic update to the document in its ...
Mar 16, 2024
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celebrating red deerians' contributions
Nominate someone now for a 2024 Mayor's Recognition Award
The City of Red Deer is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Mayor's Recognition Awards.These awards honour individuals, groups and teams who have made a special contribution that has brought honour and recognition to Red Deer, and are a way of acknowledging and congratulating citizens for their accomplishments."...
Mar 16, 2024
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Alberta

Legislation Tabled
Alberta government aiming to protect Albertans in life leases
The provincial government says it has tabled legislation to protect Albertans and ensure consistency in contracts with life lease housing operators. Life leases are described an important, alternative form of housing aimed at supporting independent living that is often tailored toward seniors. In response to recent cha...
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Special weather statement in effect as winter makes a comeback
Spring may have sprung this past weekend, but it will not last long.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for parts of central Alberta and all of southern Alberta on March 18, 2024.They say a "significant change" in weather is coming this week with cooler temperatures and 15-25 cm of snow....
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acknowledging tremendous strength
Parkinson Association launches 'Unshakeable' campaign for upcoming awareness month
The Parkinson Association of Alberta (PAA) is sharing details of its April campaign for Parkinson Awareness Month.The organization notes April is a time to, "acknowledge the tremendous strength and resilience of Canadians living with Parkinson disease and to celebrate the contributions of researchers, health profe...
Mar 16, 2024
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three debates announced
Alberta NDP has its six leadership candidates
The Alberta NDP has finalized the list of candidates vying for party leadership.Party members will vote to elect one of the six following people:Jodi Calahoo StonehouseKathleen Ganley Sarah Hoffman Gil McGowan Naheed Nenshi Rakhi Pancholi"I extend my congratulations to all contestants for meeting the requirements ...
Mar 16, 2024
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Canada

Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, created fake records to inflate the time he claimed to have spent hearing cases. He is alleged to have billed the City...
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'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support
OTTAWA - The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre Sunday to mourn his family. Police ...
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COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden. The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by researchers at the University of B.C., is one...
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A closer look at the legacy of former prime minister Brian Mulroney
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was re-elected in 1988. On Monday, members of Parliament and federal party leaders offered their tributes to the late leader...
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More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge - but he admits the move is "cold comfort." The government launched a family reunification program in January that offers temporary refuge to pa...
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B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the potential for another destructive fire season. The Insurance Bureau of Canada issued a statement encouraging residents to...
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