Two-year contract
Former Rebels captain Kai Uchacz making most of opportunity after signing pro contract
Since the first time he picked up a hockey stick, the goal for Kai Uchacz has always been to one day play professional hockey.That dream became a reality this season for the former captain of the Red Deer Rebels, who signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League.The ...
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National Defence
Carney announces plans to boost Canada's military footprint in the Arctic
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed Forces' presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia's over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries such as China and Russia.Carney is also pledging $253 million in new funding for Indigenous reconciliation initiatives in the North...
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130 UNITS SOLD IN FEB.
Home sales in Red Deer show promising start to 2025
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Nominations open for Parkland Airshed Management Zone's 'Blue Skies Awards'
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BORDER PAVING LTD.
Red Deer County awards tender for third phase of Airport Drive project
Mar 17, 2025
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130 UNITS SOLD IN FEB.
Home sales in Red Deer show promising start to 2025
Red Deer's home sales are off to a positive start in 2025, showing month-to-month growth as well as higher numbers than the same point last year.According to the latest Market Update from Central Alberta Realtors Association, the number of units sold in February 2025 rose to 130, up from 96 in January. This is also hig...
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deadline is april 25
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...
Mar 17, 2025
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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 ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Alberta
Annual inflation rate jumps to 2.6% in February with tax holiday end: StatCan
The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government's temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.That marks a sizeable jump from the 1.9 per cent increase seen in January, when Canadians saw GST and HST taken off a variety of household...
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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...
Mar 17, 2025
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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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Local Sports
Two-year contract
Former Rebels captain Kai Uchacz making most of opportunity after signing pro contract
Since the first time he picked up a hockey stick, the goal for Kai Uchacz has always been to one day play professional hockey.That dream became a reality this season for the former captain of the Red Deer Rebels, who signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League.The ...
53m ago
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EILEY MORRISON AND RYAN COLLETT
Athletes of the Week: March 14-16
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Eiley Morrison (Queens Indoor Track) and Ryan Collett (Kings Rodeo) as the RDP Athletes of the Week: Eiley Morrison Queens Indoor Track Program - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (first year) Hometown - Lacombe, AlbertaThis past weekend, Lacombe's Eiley Morri...
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WEEKEND RESULTS
RDP Athletics recap: March 14-16
This past week, the RDP Queens Hockey team earned an Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) silver medal. The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Hockey team captured a two games to one lead in the ACAC Men's Hockey Championship Final. The Queens Indoor Track team won gold at the ACAC Indoor Track Championships. The Kings ...
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Canada
Axworthy calls on Poland, Baltic states to abide by treaty banning landmines
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Canada should work to convince eastern European countries alarmed by Russian aggression to abide by a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel landmines. Poland and the three Baltic nations say they want to withdraw from the international treaty banning landm...
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List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO - Finalists for the National Newspaper Awards include four nominations for the national news agency The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne. Here's look at the categories and contenders: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT -Richie Assaly, Toronto Star, for his portfolio of stories about musicians Mustafa, John Kameel Farah ...
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Carney hopes recovering remains from Winnipeg landfill bring families closure
IQALUIT - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he hopes recovering the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer from a Manitoba landfill brings closure to their families. RCMP have confirmed two sets of remains discovered at the Prairie Green landfill in the past month belong to Morgan Harris and Marce...
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Ford says energy surcharge remains on table but he won't 'antagonize' U.S. in talks
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is keeping the possibility of reintroducing a surcharge on electricity exported to the United States in his back pocket, but for now he doesn't want to "antagonize" American officials. Ford was speaking today about the meeting he had last week with U.S. Secretary of...
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Two years after fatal fire, Montreal tightens rules on short-term rentals like Airbnb
MONTREAL - Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city's housing crisis. City council adopted a new bylaw today to allow people to rent their homes for short stays only between June 10 and Sept. 10. The new rules come two years after seven people di...
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National Defence
Carney announces plans to boost Canada's military footprint in the Arctic
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed Forces' presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia's over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries such as China and Russia.Carney is also pledging $253 million in new funding for Indigenous reconciliation initiatives in the North...
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World
Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year, the three governments said. The meeting between Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's P...
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Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administrati...
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Pentagon aims to cut up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department, but fewer than 21,000 workers who took a voluntary resignation plan are leaving in the coming months, a senior defense official told reporters Tuesday. To reach the goal of a 5% to 8% cut in a civilian workforce of more than...
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