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Young central Albertan to perform solo with Red Deer Symphony Orchestra Feb. 1
A young musician from the Red Deer area is going to have quite the evening on Feb. 1.That's when 18-year-old Evangeline Kure will perform solo for the first time, and she gets to do it in concert with the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra.The concert, entitled 'Surprisingly Symphonic', will be RDSO's fourth main show of thei...
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Blizzard conditions in central Alberta led to collisions and power outages
An Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)-issued wind warning and blowing snow advisory yesterday in central Alberta later developed into a blizzard that wreaked havoc across the province. Alberta RCMP reported Thursday evening they had responded to multiple collisions because of extremely poor road conditions. T...
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SEPT. 2022 INCIDENT
One sentenced, one to stand trial in Ponoka shooting case
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Grant funding
Upgrades funded by provincial government coming to Red Deer Public Schools' facilities
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Math achievement on the rise at Red Deer Public Schools, division shares
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SEPT. 2022 INCIDENT
One sentenced, one to stand trial in Ponoka shooting case
One individual has been ordered to stand trial and another has been sentenced in relation to a September 2022 shooting in Ponoka. Eldon Saddleback, a 36-year-old resident of Maskwacis, was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing on Jan. 9, 2025. An official trial date has not yet been set. Meanwhile, co-accu...
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Grant funding
Upgrades funded by provincial government coming to Red Deer Public Schools' facilities
The Red Deer Public Schools board of trustees solidified the 2024-25 facility maintenance plan on Jan. 15, which has a number of projects to upgrade schools throughout the year.The projects are completed using provincial grant funding from two separate sets of funding including the Infrastructure Maintenance and Renewa...
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Math achievement on the rise at Red Deer Public Schools, division shares
Red Deer Public Schools (RDPSD) says math scores have notably been trending upward since January 2023.Highlights include a six per cent increase in Math 30-1 diploma results last June, with Red Deer Public students achieving an average four per cent higher than the rest of the province.There was a three per cent jump i...
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Young central Albertan to perform solo with Red Deer Symphony Orchestra Feb. 1
A young musician from the Red Deer area is going to have quite the evening on Feb. 1.That's when 18-year-old Evangeline Kure will perform solo for the first time, and she gets to do it in concert with the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra.The concert, entitled 'Surprisingly Symphonic', will be RDSO's fourth main show of thei...
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Alberta
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Alberta seniors get 25% off at 142 campgrounds this summer
Alberta seniors will get a discount this summer when visiting provincial parks.The Government of Alberta shared Friday that starting May 1, those ages 65+ will enjoy 25 per cent off camping fees at select campgrounds."We live in the most beautiful place on earth, and initiatives like these will make it easier than...
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deadline is feb. 15
Nominate someone remarkable for the Alberta Order of Excellence
Nominations are open for Alberta's highest honour, the Alberta Order of Excellence.Albertans are encouraged to nominate remarkable community members, leaders and innovators for membership ahead of the Feb. 15 deadline.Members include Olympians, scientists, volunteers, leaders in business, and artists. A total of 220 Al...
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Energy
Alberta Energy Regulator lays nine charges against Imperial Oil for 2023 spill
The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid nine charges against Imperial Oil almost two years after an estimated 5.3 million litres of toxic wastewater spilled from a pond at its Kearl oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alta.The charges include failing to report the spill as soon as the company became aware of it, releas...
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Trades
ASET's tradesperson to CTech pathway program celebrates a decade in Alberta
The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) are providing a new opportunity for tradespersons in Alberta.ASET, which has 300 members from Red Deer, for example, is offering the tradesperson to CTech pathway program which helps a journey person earn the ASET designation of certi...
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Local Sports
Struggles continue
Rebels losing streak extended to 10 games in loss to Pats
The Red Deer Rebels pushed until the end but fell just short in a 4-3 loss to the Regina Pats on Wednesday evening.The loss in Regina at the Brandt Centre marked Red Deer's 10th straight loss ec. 14The Pats scored the opening goal after forward Keets Fawcett beat goaltender Chase Wutzke off the pass from Cohen Klassen....
Jan 16, 2025
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In the Hunt
Innisfail Eagles look to solidify playoff seeding in final weeks of regular season
Coming down the home stretch of the season, the Innisfail Eagles are in prime playoff position but are hoping for better.With just two games left in the North Central Senior AA Hockey League (NCHL) regular season, the Eagles are in third place in the standings, trailing the second place Wetaskiwin Longhorns by one poin...
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WEEKEND PREVIEW
This week in RDP Athletics: Jan. 17-19
This week, Red Deer Polytechnic Kings and Queens Futsal teams will begin the ACAC season. The RDP Basketball teams will play the St. Mary's University Lightning twice. The Kings and Queens Hockey teams will meet the NAIT Ooks. The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings, Queens and Mixed Curling teams will look to continue their st...
Jan 15, 2025
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Canada
Liberal leadership race: A look at the potential candidates
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by Jan. 23 and pay a $350,000 fee to enter the race. The winner will be named on March 9. Here's a quick look at who's in and who's out. Who's in Chandra Arya Arya...
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Supreme Court to decide next week whether to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada will announce next week whether it will hear a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. The groups seeking leave to appeal say they have been informed the country's highest court is expected to publish its decision on Thursday. In 2024 the Quebec Court of Appeal uph...
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Group says disability benefit at risk unless Ottawa moves quickly on regulations
OTTAWA - An organization advocating for people with disabilities says the new federal disability benefit could be delayed beyond the promised July 1 payment date because the government still hasn't approved the regulations. March of Dimes Canada is launching a campaign today urging Persons with Disabilities Minister Ka...
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Saint John police review up in the air a year after two men exonerated in murder case
FREDERICTON - More than a year after the Saint John, N.B., police chief announced a review of his officers' conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there is no sign of the promised report. On Jan. 12, 2024, Chief Robert Bruce said he had ordered a "comprehensive review" of the investiga...
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Ahead of U.S. TikTok ban, Canadians flock to Chinese 'RedNote' app
OTTAWA - With TikTok facing an imminent ban in the United States, many Canadian users are moving to rival Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu - also known as RedNote - pushing it to the top of download charts in Canada. The ban is being driven by security concerns about TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. C...
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Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre applies to enter Quebec Liberal leadership race
QUÉBEC - Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has officially applied to enter the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. Coderre announced last June that he would run for the leadership, but has struggled to get ahead of media reports that he owes roughly $400,000 to the federal and provincial tax agencies. He sa...
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World
Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) - Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in President Joe Biden's foreign policy, including on the Middle East and Ukraine. But in an wide-ranging interview Friday on his last workday as Amer...
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles, more than d...
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles, more than d...
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