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Red Deer and Area

Alleged Three Hills Incident
Charge stayed against Red Deer nurse practitioner accused of sexual assault
A charge has been stayed against a nurse practitioner from Red Deer accused of sexual assault. Christopher Moon Mah, 46, had his charge stayed in Drumheller Court of King's Bench on Sept. 17, 2025. He was previously scheduled for trial in Drumheller Court of Justice from Feb. 6-12, 2026. According to the Alberta Crown ...
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Homeless community responses
United Way unveils results of survey on Project Nexus
United Way Central Alberta has released the results of its community survey on the proposed Project Nexus location. The organization gathered responses from 185 people experiencing homelessness or housing instability in Red Deer. United Way conducted the survey to ensure the people who will most likely utilize the shel...
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Feb. 12
Innisfail fire chief applauds actions of neighbours in house fire earlier this month
The Innisfail Fire Department says the cause of a fire at a former day home is unknown but believed to be accidental. On Feb. 12 at 2:40 p.m., Fire Chief Jayme Hendrick said 11 firefighters responded to a structure fire at a residence in Innisfail that previously operated as a day home. The single occupant of the house...
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Wanted for attempted murder
Man related to Tumbler Ridge shooter arrested in Sylvan Lake
A 22-year-old man who police say is related to the Tumbler Ridge shooter was recently arrested in Sylvan Lake, west of Red Deer, on a warrant for attempted murder.Alberta RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said Jacob Van Rootselaar had warrants out for his arrest from an attempted murder file that happened in Octobe...
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Alberta

Second Appeal
Alberta challenge to federal project review law being heard in court, again
Alberta is taking another run at having a court strike down federal project review legislation. The Alberta Court of Appeal is hearing the province's second challenge to Ottawa's Impact Assessment Act in Calgary this week. The act sets out a process to review the environmental, economic, health and social effects of pr...
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Labour
Alberta nurses ratify collective agreement with Covenant Health; union
The union representing Alberta's nursing care staff says a new collective agreement with Covenant Health has been ratified. In a statement Monday, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says members voted 89.2 per cent in favour of the deal. The union says the new pact will improve pay and working conditions. Highli...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta legislature set to resume ahead of new budget
The Alberta legislature is set to reconvene today, with the government's new budget to be tabled Thursday. Premier Danielle Smith announced Monday some of the first details of the budget expected to be filled with red-ink, saying the province would be boosting its spending on doctors by 22 per cent. The premier said he...
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Health
Alberta minister addresses communication concern over broad-based measles warning
Alberta's minister for primary health care says a measles warning was issued for an entire county last week after 17 people tested positive for the virus. Adriana LaGrange says that health officials made the decision to issue a broad alert for Parkland County, west of Edmonton, because they couldn't pinpoint the detail...
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Canada

Proposed Ring of Fire mine in northern Ontario clears another regulatory hurdle
TORONTO - A proposed mine in Ontario's Ring of Fire region has cleared another regulatory hurdle despite a First Nation's protest. The federal government has decided not to designate Wyloo's Eagle's Nest project for an impact assessment, which examines...
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Alberta challenge to federal project review law being heard in court, again
CALGARY - Alberta is taking another run at having a court strike down federal project review legislation. The Alberta Court of Appeal started hearing the province's second challenge to Ottawa's Impact Assessment Act in Calgary on Tuesday. The act set...
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Parti Québécois surges with 4th byelection win, as Conservatives see path to growth
MONTRÉAL - The Parti Québécois' fourth consecutive byelection win shows Quebecers are ready for profound change, leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said Tuesday, even as he sought to calm worries over his promise to hold a sovereignty referendum by 2030 i...
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Quebec father who drowned kids in 2022 wraps testimony at his murder trial
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who has admitted to drowning two of his children in 2022 has concluded his testimony at his first-degree murder trial. Kamaljit Arora, 49, was questioned numerous times by the Crown about the search history on his cellphone tha...
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Relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter is arrested in Alberta, accused of attempted murder
CALGARY - Alberta RCMP say a relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has been arrested in an attempted murder investigation. They say in a statement that Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar was arrested on an outstanding warrant last Thursday in Sy...
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Ottawa spending $3.7 billion to boost military housing stock
OTTAWA - The federal government will spend $3.7 billion to build 6,000 more housing units for Canada's military, Defence Minister David McGuinty said on Tuesday. McGuinty made the announcement at CFB Uplands in Ottawa, but could not provide a timeline ...
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