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Red Deer and Area

collaborative effort
Escuela Vista Grande students paint beautiful mural
The entire student population at Red Deer's Escuela Vista Grande contributed to a new mural adorning the school's exterior.The project was supported by the Vista Grande Association, a school-based group that raises funds to enhance Spanish culture and language education at what is the city's only Spanish bilingual K-8 ...
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Red Deer D.R.I.V.E. appoints Michelle Tetreault as interim CEO
Red Deer D.R.I.V.E. has appointed Michelle Tetreault as interim CEO.Red Deer D.R.I.V.E., which stands for Developing Regional Innovation, Ventures and Entrepreneurship, launched earlier this year as an independent economic development organization."Michelle brings exactly the combination of economic development ex...
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house suite changes
Red Deer city council passes bylaw amendment that expands housing options
Red Deer city council approved a zoning bylaw amendment that will create more housing options in the community.On Tuesday, council gave final approval of an amended resolution allowing house suites in duplexes across most residential zones throughout the city, where duplexes are already permitted except for the neighbo...
13h ago
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faster processes
Red Deer County hopes to cut red tape
Red Deer County says it continues to try to reduce red tape.Hence, it's new Red Tape Reduction initiative, which is aimed at improving how residents, businesses, and industry interact with County processes, a Tuesday release says.Officials add that the initiative is focused on reducing unnecessary rules, steps, and app...
14h ago
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Alberta

Provincial Politics
Alberta bars, restaurants now allowed to serve alcohol starting at 6 AM
New liquor rules could see Albertans be able to drink up soon after they wake up. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission says licensed bars, restaurants and other establishments can now serve alcohol as early as 6 a.m. Licensed businesses and clubs used to need special permission to serve alcohol before 9 a...
22h ago
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Provincial Politics
Lobbyist, former Conservative MP to help draw Alberta electoral boundaries
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives have tapped a former federal conservative cabinet minister and lobbyist to help redraw the map marking electoral ridings across the province. Monte Solberg is one of four panel members appointed Tuesday by a legislature committee overseeing the new map-making proces...
Jun 09, 2026
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Six Wildrose cities crack Top Seven
Average rental prices in Alberta's secondary cities continue to lead the country
The latest figures from Rentals.ca continue to show that Alberta's secondary, medium-sized cities remain the most affordable places to rent anywhere in the country.In its latest survey, released Monday, four Alberta cities - Fort McMurray, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer took up the first four spots ranging in...
Jun 08, 2026
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Politics
Poilievre says Alberta needs new priorities from Ottawa, not a new country
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the easiest way to squash separatist sentiment in Alberta is for the federal government to butt out of the province's business. Poilievre, speaking in Calgary, says Albertans don't need a new country; they just need Ottawa to change its priorities. He says Albertans could benef...
Jun 08, 2026
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Canada

CP NewsAlert: Trump 'not looking to renew' CUSMA trade pact
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump is again saying the American economy does not need anything from Canada and he is "not looking to renew" the continental trade pact. Reporters asked Trump today what he expects from Ottawa during the review of the C...
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Billions of public money to battery companies poorly planned, Quebec auditor says
QUÉBEC - Quebec's auditor general says the provincial government showed poor planning in $2.2 billion of investments in various battery companies. The report released today by Christine Roy found that the investments by the Coalition Avenir Québec gove...
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Judge blocks eviction of ten people living in tents under Montreal overpass
MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has prevented the City of Montreal from dismantling an encampment under an overpass near a skate park. In a ruling Monday, Judge Alexandre Pless said the city failed to provide a safe and suitable alternative for th...
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Tory MP says 4,000 letters sent urging Carney to amend Indian Act status rules
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says more than 4,000 letters have been sent to the House of Commons committee on Indigenous issues demanding that the federal government immediately change the way First Nations status works under the Indian Act. MP Billy Mor...
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'Unthinkable': Child driver of utility vehicle, 7, and boy, 8, dead in B.C. rollover
DAWSON CREEK - Two children are dead after a utility terrain vehicle that was being driven by one of them, a seven-year-old girl, rolled in northeastern British Columbia. RCMP say the crash happened last Thursday in the Village of Pouce Coupe, about 10...
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Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care to provide guidelines on screening for things like cervical and breast cancer. It replaces a task force that was suspended in March 2025 following controver...
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