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Red Deer and Area

april 1
Pair arrested after search warrants at north Red Deer hotel
Red Deer RCMP have made multiple arrests following a series of search warrants executed on April 1.That day, RCMP were notified of an individual, allegedly wanted on outstanding warrants, believed to be in the Red Deer area.Officers located the person's vehicle at a north end hotel, and arrested the suspect under a Fee...
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not bankrupt
Sunterra Quality Food Markets Inc. files for bankruptcy protection
Sunterra Quality Food Markets Inc., an Alberta-based company with multiple arms, including a line of grocery stores, has filed for bankruptcy protection.More precisely, the company filed a notice of intention to make a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, with Harris & Partners Inc. appointed as the co...
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cost of trip worth it, says mla stephan
Red Deer-South MLA supports Premier Smith's approach to tariffs
The majority of Canadian goods have avoided a slam of U.S. tariffs following President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" on April 2, a boon Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's been advocating for, for months. Energy, minerals, agricultural products, potash and many more exports remain unaffected, however,...
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no threat to the public
RCMP says human remains discovered near Kerry Wood Nature Centre
Red Deer RCMP say human remains have been discovered near the Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Members responded to a call on March 29 at 4:30 p.m., where they confirmed the findings and turned it over to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Police say they continued to search area for anything additional, and that searc...
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Alberta

2024 RANKINGS
Alberta ranks number one in beverage container recycling
Alberta has risen through the ranks to be Canada's number one recycler, with residents returning more than two billion cans, bottles and other containers in 2024. This represents about 85 per cent of all non-refillable beverage containers, the highest return rate in the country, the provincial government reported on Th...
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RCMP
Alberta RCMP cautioning against speeding as road conditions improve
Alberta RCMP is reminding drivers to slow down.As the weather gets warmer, and roads become clear, police say it is important to keep in mind the dangers of speeding. Unsafe speeds can risk collision and serious injury for all road users.In 2024, Alberta RCMP issued 48,600 speeding tickets, and 4,283 in the month of Ap...
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20 per cent raise over term of deal
Alberta nurses overwhelmingly ratify 4-year agreement
Alberta's nurses have ratified a four-year collective agreement paying them nearly a 20 per cent raise over the term of the deal.The new agreement, which nurses affirmed overwhelmingly, makes workers in this province the highest paid anywhere in the country.The United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) noted 95.74 per cent of tho...
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POLITICS
Ex-MLA urges Premier Smith to lower referendum threshold
Former Medicine Hat-area legislator Drew Barnes says Premier Danielle Smith should lower the threshold for Albertans to force an independence referendum after Smith said she doesn't see herself putting the question to a ballot. -"The door is open, but only by the slimmest of margins," Barnes said Wednesday. C...
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Canada

Bill 40: Court of Appeal sides with English boards over Quebec government reforms
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has upheld a lower-court ruling that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violated English-language minority education rights. The Quebec English School Boards Association called today's decision a recognition of the anglophone community's constitutional right to manage an...
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Judge finds Ottawa man guilty on terror, hate charges related to neo-Nazi propaganda
OTTAWA - A Superior Court judge has found Ottawa-area graphic designer Patrick Macdonald guilty on three counts of terror and hate-related charges related to the production of antisemitic propaganda for the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division. Superior Court Justice Robert Smith found Macdonald guilty this week on all t...
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Quebec government tables bill to combat election disinformation and interference
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has introduced a bill to preserve the integrity of the electoral process by tackling deliberate disinformation and election interference. The bill tabled today by the province's minister for democratic institutions would make it an offence to knowingly spread false information to i...
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Quebec premier throws support behind 'targeted' response to U.S. tariffs
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault is endorsing Ottawa's response to U.S. tariffs, saying any retaliation must be targeted to avoid doing more damage to Canadian industries. Legault says Canada was "relatively spared" by U.S. President Donald Trump's move on Wednesday to levy tariffs on most co...
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Rise in retail theft, worker safety prompts Vancouver security task force
VANCOUVER - A spike in retail theft, in what the City of Vancouver says is led by organized crime and repeat offenders, has prompted the launch a retail security task force. Vancouver council passed a motion creating the initiative aimed at curbing the thefts and improving safety for businesses and their employees. May...
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Lawsuit dropped against Quebec teacher, school board over student art posted online
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area school board says it's no longer being targeted by a lawsuit that had alleged student artwork was being sold online by a teacher without their knowledge. Ten Montreal-area parents filed a lawsuit in March 2024 against the board and one of its teachers because they thought their children's art...
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