RCMP say girl's death in Alberta lake could be criminal
WABAMUN, Alta. - Mounties say they're treating the death of a five-year-old girl pulled from an Alberta lake as a criminal matter. RCMP said Sunday that two people had been found after a canoe overturned on Wabamun Lake west of Edmonton. They said bystanders recovered the girl from the lake and, despite life-saving eff...
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Debris from fires on frozen lakes an environmental and safety issue, says Sylvan Lake mayor
The mayor of Sylvan Lake says something' has to give in the name of creating a safer environment for Alberta lakes, people who have fires on them while they're frozen, as well as summertime users.That was the subject of a Town of Sylvan Lake resolution put forth for the Alberta Municipalities conference in Red Deer las...
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Debris from fires on frozen lakes an environmental and safety issue, says Sylvan Lake mayor
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Housing increase
Red Deer housing up 115 per cent in 2024
The province has continued its progress in keeping up with the demand for housing in Alberta in 2024.In Red Deer, the community saw a 115 per cent increase from 146 to 314 homes this year, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The province as a whole is up 35 per cent from 24,904 to 33,577.However, ...
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something's got to give
Debris from fires on frozen lakes an environmental and safety issue, says Sylvan Lake mayor
The mayor of Sylvan Lake says something' has to give in the name of creating a safer environment for Alberta lakes, people who have fires on them while they're frozen, as well as summertime users.That was the subject of a Town of Sylvan Lake resolution put forth for the Alberta Municipalities conference in Red Deer las...
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Six Students
Flying high: Chinook's Edge students embark on aviation adventure
(By Chinook's Edge School Division) Six Chinook's Edge students are cleared for takeoff as they embark on a career pathway learning opportunity in aviation, which became open to Grade 11 and 12 students last spring. Chinook's Edge School Division and Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools - partners through the Central Alb...
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RDP launches two new AI programs
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is launching two new artificial intelligence (AI) programs in the fall of 2025, and applications are open now. Students can apply for the new Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Diploma or the Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Post-Baccalaureate Certificate."By fostering ...
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Upcoming changes to AgriStability program meant to save farmers time and money
Changes are coming to the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation's (AFSC) AgriStability program to address challenges like burdensome paperwork and high accounting fees that can hinder farmer productivity. According to AFSC, a new option to align AgriStability reporting with tax filing for 2025 is expected to resul...
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RCMP say girl's death in Alberta lake could be criminal
WABAMUN, Alta. - Mounties say they're treating the death of a five-year-old girl pulled from an Alberta lake as a criminal matter. RCMP said Sunday that two people had been found after a canoe overturned on Wabamun Lake west of Edmonton. They said bystanders recovered the girl from the lake and, despite life-saving eff...
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"A BILL-SPLITTING BOOM"
Albertans resorting to bill-splitting to make ends meet, MNP survey reports
According to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index, 37 per cent of Albertans report that they've turned to bill-splitting strategies in an effort to make ends meet and save money. About one in ten, or 13 per cent, indicated they are saving by cohabiting with friends, partners, family members, or by seeking out roommates o...
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OCT. 28 TO NOV. 15
Alberta Grains annual meetings offer information and input opportunities
Alberta Grains invites barley and wheat farmers to its annual regional meetings taking place across Alberta, giving them a detailed look at the commission's research, advocacy, and extension efforts funded by their checkoff dollars. The meetings will be held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 15 across six regions in Alberta."O...
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Looking ahead
This week in RDP Athletics Oct. 18-20
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Hockey team will kick off the 2024/2025 ACAC season against the SAIT Trojans. The RDP Queens Hockey team will play a home-and-series against the Trojans. Both Soccer squads will host the Ambrose University Lions in their final regular season games. The RDP Rodeo team will compe...
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5-4 OVERTIME WIN
Rebels break losing streak on Calgary Hitmen ice
The Red Deer Rebels broke their three-game losing streak after a5-4 overtime win against the Calgary Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome Oct. 16.The Rebels came out of the gate strong, with Cohen Poulin scoring his fourth goal of the season at just 5:15 into the first period, with assistance from Trae Wilke and Jake Mi...
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Weekend recap
RDP Athletics weekend recap
This past week, the RDP Queens Cross Country Running team took top spot at Running Room Grand Prix #5. The Kings placed fourth. Both Soccer teams split their weekend games. The Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Hockey team dropped a pair of close contests to the Lakeland College Rustlers. The RDP Rodeo team continued to perf...
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Canada
Amber Alert issued for five-day-old baby in Saskatchewan
RCMP in Saskatchewan have issued an Amber Alert after a newborn baby was allegedly abducted from a health centre in the community of Montreal Lake. Police say they were told this afternoon that five-day-old Koda Moccasin had been taken from the community, roughly 100 kilometres north of Prince Albert. The baby boy was ...
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Here are the key numbers in the deal proposed by three tobacco giants
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay billions of dollars to provincial and territorial governments as well as smokers across Canada as part of a corporate restructuring process set off by a legal battle over the health effects of smoking. Here are the key numbers of the proposal, based on a court filing as well as...
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Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5 billion to provinces, smokers in proposed deal
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to some 100,000 Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a corporate restructuring process triggered by a long-running legal battle. The companies - JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedg...
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RCMP say girl's death in Alberta lake could be criminal
WABAMUN, Alta. - Mounties say they're treating the death of a five-year-old girl pulled from an Alberta lake as a criminal matter. RCMP said Sunday that two people had been found after a canoe overturned on Wabamun Lake west of Edmonton. They said bystanders recovered the girl from the lake and, despite life-saving eff...
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India again rejects Canada's claims it works with gangs targeting Sikh separatists
OTTAWA - India's foreign ministry says Ottawa is trying to smear New Delhi, as the country doubles down on rejecting claims it is behind widespread crimes in Canada. The federal government ordered India's top envoy to leave the country on Monday after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a r...
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Saskatchewan Party's Moe pledges change room ban in schools; Beck calls it desperate
REGINA - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is promising a directive banning "biological boys" from using school changing rooms with "biological girls" if re-elected, a move the NDP's Carla Beck says weaponizes vulnerable kids. Moe made the pledge Thursday at a campaign stop in Regina. He said it w...
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Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge's ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and void." The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party are appealing a ruling from Fulton C...
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Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge's ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and void." The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party are appealing a ruling from Fulton C...
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Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama executed a man Thursday who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fueled rampage in 2016 and dropped his appeals to allow his lethal injection to go forward. Derrick Dearman, 36, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. Thursday at Holman prison in southern Alabama. He ple...
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