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Sylvan Lake receives additional Housing Accelerator Fund grant
The Town of Sylvan Lake has been awarded a $540,000 grant from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to support new home developments.On March 18, town council approved a resolution directing the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to finalize negotiations on the funding. The grant became available due to...
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"UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS"
Red Deer's Integrity Commissioner and Ethics Advisor reports only one complaint in first year
Red Deer's city council has received its first annual report from the City's Integrity Commissioner and Ethics Advisor, Steven Phipps. Council passed the Council Code of Conduct Bylaw in September 2023 and it took effect on Feb. 1, 2024. This bylaw set out the standards of ethical behaviour for members of council and c...
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Sylvan Lake receives additional Housing Accelerator Fund grant
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MPC RECOMMENDATIONS POSTPONED
Zoning bylaw changes to be considered by Red Deer city council in April
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TOP PERFORMING COMMUNITY
Sylvan Lake receives additional Housing Accelerator Fund grant
The Town of Sylvan Lake has been awarded a $540,000 grant from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to support new home developments.On March 18, town council approved a resolution directing the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to finalize negotiations on the funding. The grant became available due to...
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MPC RECOMMENDATIONS POSTPONED
Zoning bylaw changes to be considered by Red Deer city council in April
Recommendations from the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) around basement suite regulations will be considered by Red Deer's city council in April, when it receives a report on other zoning bylaw implementation updates. During council's regular meeting on March 24, it received a resolution from the MPC recommending ...
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MORE MONEY INTO PROGRAM
Red Deer city council adjusts administrative fees for Indigenous stream of Reaching Home
Red Deer city council has amended a Budget 2025 decision by reducing administrative fees to 10 per cent of funding, from 15 per cent, for the Indigenous stream of the Reaching Home program. Sarah Tittemore, General Manager of Community Services, explained that decreasing the administrative fees as recommended will free...
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"UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS"
Red Deer's Integrity Commissioner and Ethics Advisor reports only one complaint in first year
Red Deer's city council has received its first annual report from the City's Integrity Commissioner and Ethics Advisor, Steven Phipps. Council passed the Council Code of Conduct Bylaw in September 2023 and it took effect on Feb. 1, 2024. This bylaw set out the standards of ethical behaviour for members of council and c...
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Alberta
Alberta bill proposes 'care-first' auto insurance system
The Government of Alberta is promising "better, faster, cheaper auto insurance."The Automobile Insurance Act has been introduced into the legislature.Finance Minister Nate Horner says the changes would give Alberta drivers the "best benefits of any system in Canada" if they need medical care and reh...
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Province
New Primary Care Physician compensation model launches April 1
The Alberta government's new compensation model for primary care physicians is on track to launch next month.The new model is designed to not only support physicians in their work but also enhance access to family doctors across the province.It was developed in partnership with the Alberta Medical Association and is se...
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SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS-OWNED BUSINESS
Alberta's 2025 budget proposes $10 million for Aboriginal Business Investment Fund
Alberta's Budget 2025 has allocated $10 million that, if passed, would support the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) to help community-owned Indigenous businesses buy or upgrade equipment and infrastructure needed to create jobs and contribute to sustainable and thriving communities. The ABIF program launched ...
Mar 21, 2025
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PROVINCIAL
Progress 'continues to be made' on elimination of racism in Canada, says Alberta minister
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination acknowledges that injustices driven by racial discrimination still take place every day in Canada.Muhammad Yaseen, Alberta's minister of immigration and multiculturalism, said that progress continues to be made but there is always more to do to ensure t...
Mar 21, 2025
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Local Sports
capping off great seasons
Three central Alberta teams win provincial hockey gold
Three local hockey squadrons had golden weekends at their respective provincial championships.The Red Deer U15 AAA boys won gold on home ice, the U15 AA girls won the title in Lloydminster, and north in Lacombe, the hometown U13 B Rockets team secured the championship.For the U15 AAA Rebels, the team lost just one game...
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4-1
Rebels drop regular-season finale in Edmonton
The Red Deer Rebels wrapped up the 2024-25 season on Sunday falling 4-1 to the Edmonton Oil Kings on the road.Forward Kalan Lind scored the lone goal for the Rebels and goaltender Chase Wutzke made 34 saves on 38 shots.The bright spot for the Rebels on Sunday came on the penalty kill as they held the Oil Kings scoreles...
Mar 24, 2025
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NCHL Championship
Innisfail Eagles win first-ever Vanberg Cup title
The Innisfail Eagles captured the Vanberg Cup in their first season in the North Central Senior AA Hockey League.On Saturday in Lacombe they defeated the defending champion Lacombe Generals 7-2 in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series."When you can go in and deliver a victory over the defending champs in their own ba...
Mar 23, 2025
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Canada
Science in steel boxes: how research teams hitched a ride with navy to Antarctica
HALIFAX - Scientists who went aboard a Royal Canadian Navy mission to Antarctica say the trip demonstrated how portable labs and gear can effectively probe the ocean depths. Marine scientists have traditionally relied on specialized vessels, but there's been a scarcity of such research ships in Canada, particularly sin...
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Border officials offer rare look inside Canada's largest immigration holding centre
TORONTO - When Osama Al-Hadad arrived from Yemen and applied for asylum at Toronto's Pearson airport, he was taken into custody because he lacked documentation to prove his identity. He spent over a month in Canada Border Services Agency's immigration holding centre near the airport and was released on Feb. 19 after hi...
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In the news today: Poll suggests Liberal lead over Conservatives is growing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll A new poll suggests that the federal Liberals are widening their lead over the Conservatives. The poll, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, suggests that 44 per ce...
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Quebec budget expected to include record deficit, measures to address tariff threats
QUÉBEC - Quebec's finance minister is set to table a budget today with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers as U.S. tariff threats continue to sow economic turmoil. Eric Girard has confirmed the budget for the coming fiscal year will include a projected deficit of more than $11 billion, surpassing the re...
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Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec
MONTREAL - Foreign nurses recruited to Quebec through a provincial government program faced "major obstacles" upon their arrival, including a lack of housing, child care and transportation, according to an internal report. A rigorous training schedule, culture shock and fear of failure caused severe stress am...
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Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support, and almost one in two Canadians surveyed said they think the Liberals will win the election, a new poll suggests. The survey, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, reports that 44 per cent of decided voters surveyed woul...
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World
Sudan aid groups say 54 killed in an airstrike blamed on the miliary in Darfur
CAIRO (AP) - An airstrike blamed on the Sudanese military hit a local market in Sudan's western region, igniting a huge fire and killing at least 54 people, aid groups said Tuesday. The military denied targeting civilians. The strike took place Monday in the village of Tora, north of el-Fasher, the capital city of Nort...
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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted again at second trial of financial wrongdoing at FIFA
MUTTENZ, Switzerland (AP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini won again in court Tuesday and now lead 2-0 in trial verdicts against Swiss federal prosecutors. The former FIFA president and former UEFA president were acquitted for a second time on charges of fraud, forgery, mismanagement and misappropriation of more than ...
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A Japanese court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church, report says
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a revocation, NHK television said. Tokyo District Court's revocation of the church's legal status means it will lose its tax-exempt privilege and must liquidate its assets. The church can st...
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