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Red Deer and Area

RECONCILI-ACTION
Red Deer Polytechnic cuts the ribbon on first Indigenous Student Centre
Students, staff and members of the Red Deer community gathered together on Jan. 23 for a grand opening ceremony of Red Deer Polytechnic's (RDP) first dedicated Indigenous Student Centre. Located across from the merchandise shop in the main campus building, RDP's Pónokaisissáhta centre houses the school's ...
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kuusamo Close
Blaze extinguished at industrial building in Red Deer County
Crews responded to a fire at a commercial industrial building Thursday morning in Red Deer County.Sylvan Lake Fire Department responded to the call shortly after 10 a.m. on Kuusamo Close, but the county led the investigation.Fire Chief at Red Deer County, Drayton Bussiere, said the fire, which was located minutes west ...
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PowerSchool
Red Deer Public Schools updates parents on data breach
Red Deer Public Schools (RDPSD) provided an update on the PowerSchool data breach reported earlier this month.In a letter to parents Thursday, RDPSD said PowerSchool will begin notifying students and parents over the next couple of weeks whose personal information was compromised in the breach.PowerSchool had been work...
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Trafficking investigation
Ontario man facing charges after Red Deer drug bust
Red Deer RCMP have made an arrest following a drug trafficking investigation.On Jan. 22, police arrested 36-year-old Ermias Yohannes from Ontario, who's been charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000.Po...
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Alberta

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...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi acclaimed as party's candidate for Edmonton seat
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has been acclaimed as the party's candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona. Nenshi didn't face any competition for the nomination and, if elected, would become the third NDP leader to represent the riding. It's the latest hurdle for the former Calgary mayor to get a seat in the legislature afte...
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Government cuts $500K in funding to Alberta disability organization
Another disability advocacy organization says its funding has been cut by the Alberta government.Trish Bowman, chief executive of Inclusion Alberta, said Wednesday the government informed her earlier this month it was cutting some of the grant funding that the group has received for decades.She said the cut totals more...
Jan 22, 2025
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FEB. 5, 2025
Albertans challenged to embrace the cold with Winter Walk Day
Alberta Blue Cross is challenging Albertans to embrace the cold and participate in Winter Walk Day on Wednesday, Feb. 5. On Winter Walk Day, everyone is encouraged to walk at least 15 minutes outside in an effort to promote and inspire a healthy culture across the province. "Winter Walk Day is a great initiative t...
Jan 22, 2025
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Canada

Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 with a $50,000 deposit towards a $350,000 fee to enter the race. The winner will be named on March 9. Here's a quick look at who's in and w...
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Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Five things about Quebec's contentious secularism law
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, was challenged in court as soon as it was adopted more than five years ago. With the Supreme Court of Canada announcing Thursday it will hear arguments on the validity of the law, here's a look at some of the issues behind the legislation. What is Bill 21? Adopted i...
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Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with Donald Trump's new secretary of state next week in Washington. Trump is threatening to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada starting on Feb. 1 though Joly says things are still in t...
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Freeland says she's abandoning capital gains tax change because of Trump
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland says her promise to repeal changes to the capital gains tax was made in response to Donald Trump's election in the United States. Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal party and the next prime minister. She was responding to reports earlier this week...
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Quick quotes: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, which prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols on the job. Here are some quotes from politicians, advocacy groups and ...
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Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead
MONTREAL - Quebec's maple syrup producers are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports next month. Joël Vaudeville, spokesman for Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, says his group's 13,500 members expect sales wi...
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