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Nominations open for Parkland Airshed Management Zone's 'Blue Skies Awards'
The Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) is looking for nominees for its annual Blue Skies Awards.The awards recognize innovators, organizations, and community leaders who are driving impactful change in environmental sustainability and air quality.More specifically, this year, the awards honour those who've made a ...
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BORDER PAVING LTD.
Red Deer County awards tender for third phase of Airport Drive project
Red Deer County's council has awarded the rural portion of Phase Three of the Airport Drive project to Border Paving Ltd. at a tender price of $5,523,295.84 including GST. The motion to approve the contract was carried unanimously in the March 11 regular meeting of county council.Phase Three includes final concrete wor...
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LEONA STAPLES
Jungle Farm co-owner awarded lifetime achiever title in 2025 Women in Ag Awards
The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is excited to announce Leona Staples, co-owner and operator of The Jungle Farm, as the recipient of its Notable Lifetime Achiever distinction in the 2025 Women in Ag Awards. "I am proud and excited to be a recipient and I extend my heartfelt thanks to AFSC and ...
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MARCH 14 INCIDENT
Red Deer man arrested for alleged dangerous driving in Slave Lake
A Red Deer man has been arrested for alleged dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after it collided with a snow bank in Slave Lake. At about 9 a.m. on March 14, Slave Lake RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle that had allegedly collided with a snow bank in the Main Street area.Police report locating a dark coloure...
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Alberta

Provincial Politics
Alberta government increases support for foster and kinship caregivers
The Alberta government is increasing financial support for foster and kinship caregivers to ease cost-of-living pressures and provide stability for children and youth in care.As part of Budget 2025, the province has allocated $3.1 million to raise caregiver rates by two per cent, helping cover day-to-day expenses like ...
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Workers represented by United Steelworkers ratify new contract at CPKC
Canadian Pacific Kansas City says about 600 workers represented by the United Steelworkers union have ratified a new four-year collective agreement.The union represents clerical and intermodal employees at the railway in Canada.CPKC chief executive Keith Creel says the agreement helps provide long-term labour stability...
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Prevent the spread
Measles outbreak identified in northern Alberta
The Government of Alberta is alerting the public of a measles outbreak in the northern part of the province in an effort to halt further spread of the disease.As of March 13, health officials have confirmed six cases in the province but were all a part of the same household. Despite that, it raises concerns about the p...
Mar 15, 2025
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PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Premier Smith says Carney should immediately call election
Premier Danielle Smith says new prime minister Mark Carney should immediately call a general election as she argued his cabinet remains as hostile to Alberta as the one assembled by his predecessor. "I am extremely concerned that this cabinet includes most of same ministers responsible for the most damaging govern...
Mar 14, 2025
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Canada

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains
Manitoba RCMP confirmed Monday that a second set of remains found at a landfill north of Winnipeg have been identified as belonging to Marcedes Myran, one of two slain First Nations women who search teams have been looking for at the site since December. The remains of the other woman, Morgan Harris, were recovered fro...
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Court denies certification of $2.5-million Black class action lawsuit
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has dismissed a motion to certify a proposed class action lawsuit that was launched by Black public servants in 2020 who alleged there was systemic racism within the public service. In an "order and reasons" document, Justice Jocelyne Gagné says the case doesn't sufficien...
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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney to be featured on Canada Post stamp
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be featured on a stamp as part of Canada Post's 2025 lineup. Mulroney, who died last year, served as prime minister from 1984 to 1993. Canada Post says the stamp will pay tribute to Canada's 18th prime minister, who they say is heralded as one of the country's most &qu...
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Second set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran
WINNIPEG - A second set of remains found in a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as Marcedes Myran, who died at the hands of a serial killer in 2022, RCMP said Monday. The news came after one set of remains found during a search of the Prairie Green landfill was confirmed earlier this month to belong to anothe...
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Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec
MONTREAL - Record warm weather has sent several Quebec rivers spilling over their banks, leading to school and road closures and voluntary evacuation notices in some parts of the province. In Beauceville, Que., south of Quebec City, officials cancelled classes and opened an evacuation centre at the local arena after an...
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Marathon Vancouver airport hotel strike ends after 1,411 days
RICHMOND, B.C. - The union representing workers at the Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel says staff have ratified a new collective agreement, ending a nearly four-year-long strike. Unite Here Local 40 says the 1,411-day strike was the longest in Canadian history and the agreement provides a pathway back to work for ...
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