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Red Deer and Area

MIXED AGENDA
Red Deer city council recap: trail lighting and borrowing bylaws
In the Jan. 27 regular meeting, Red Deer's city council appointed two new committee members, passed and amended borrowing bylaws, and updated its Electric Utility Bylaw. First, council unanimously passed first reading of tax and fleet borrowing bylaws, enabling the City to borrow when required. The City says the timing...
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FIRST UPDATE SINCE 1997
Red Deer updates Traffic Bylaw and General Penalty Bylaw
The City of Red Deer now has an updated Traffic Bylaw and General Penalty Bylaw for the first time in about 28 years, bringing changes to fine amounts and various rules within the city. In the regular meeting on Jan. 27, city council unanimously passed second and third reading of an updated General Penalty Bylaw and se...
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effective immediately
Red Deer changing start times for playground zones
The start time for playground zones and school zones in Red Deer is changing.The city of Red Deer says that in a bid to increase safety, start times are shifting from 8 a.m. to 7 a.m., effective immediately.In Red Deer, most of these zones are designated as playground zones, as opposed to school zones, with just a coup...
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2023 Investigation
New trial dates for man accused in Red Deer drug and firearms seizure
New trial dates have been set for one of three people charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation which turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle. Brandon Caleb Robertson, 29, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of King's Bench from Jan. 12-16, 2026. He was previously scheduled for trial in May of...
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Alberta

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Peavey Industries confirms closure of 96 stores across Canada
Peavey Industries has confirmed that it will close 90 Peavey Mart locations and six MainStreet Hardware locations across Canada. The Red Deer-based company issued a statement just after 8 p.m. Monday after a day of speculation, which followed a report by website Retail Insider. 'Store closing' signs have been up at the...
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Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful 'anti-science'
EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta physicians is calling out a government panel's COVID-19 report as "anti-science." Dr. Shelley Duggan, head of the Alberta Medical Association, says the report sows distrust by going against proven preventive health measures while promoting fringe methods. She s...
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third around this size in the last year
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake detected near Lake Louise
Earthquakes Canada is reporting there was a 4.5 magnitude earthquake which struck 30 km ENE of Lake Louise Sunday morning.The quake was detected at 4:39 a.m. with a depth of 1.0 km, and was lightly felt in both Lake Louise and Banff. No reports of damage have been received.The largest quake in the area, according to Ea...
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Agriculture
Service charge increase, Peace farmers assume roles of board chair and vice-chair at Alberta Canola AGM
Alberta Canola says that growers attending the organization's annual general meeting in Red Deer Wednesday approved an increase in the service charge.It will go to &1.75 a tonne as of August 1 this year, pending Marketing Council approval. It had been $1 per tonne. A release says the increase comes after what Alber...
Jan 24, 2025
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Canada

Navy identifies sailor who died after small boat capsized in Halifax harbour
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Navy has identified the sailor who died Friday after a small boat capsized in the north end of Halifax harbour. Commodore Jacob French, commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic, says Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin was one of two sailors who were thrown into the cold water at around 10 p...
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Canada stops letting cross-border hikers enter B.C. via Pacific Crest Trail
OTTAWA - The Canadian Border Services Agency says hikers on a trail that crosses into British Columbia from Washington state will no longer be allowed to proceed without first entering Canada through a designated entry point. The agency has announced it will stop issuing permits for people to enter Canada on the Pacifi...
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Police divers recover body from sunken vehicle after Yukon ice-fishing tragedy
WHITEHORSE - Yukon RCMP say one person is dead after a vehicle plunged into a lake in an ice-fishing tragedy over the weekend. Police say in a news release they received a call around 1 a.m. on Saturday that the vehicle carrying three people "drove into open water" on Lake Laberge, about 50 kilometres north o...
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Quebec police chiefs calling for increased caution in school zones as accidents rise
MONTREAL - An association representing Quebec's police chiefs is sounding the alarm that the number of collisions involving children transported by school bus has climbed back to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say that in 2023, 320 children in the province were involved in collisions related to sch...
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B.C. firm seeks injunction stopping capital gains hike proposed by federal Liberals
A law firm acting on behalf of a B.C. company is seeking an injunction stopping the Canada Revenue Agency from enforcing a proposed capital gains tax hike that has yet to pass in Parliament. Thorsteinssons LLP says the challenge it filed in Federal Court last week on behalf of Pelco Holdings Inc. aims to stop the gover...
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Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful 'anti-science'
EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta physicians is calling out a government panel's COVID-19 report as "anti-science." Dr. Shelley Duggan, head of the Alberta Medical Association, says the report sows distrust by going against proven preventive health measures while promoting fringe methods. She s...
10h ago
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