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Red Deer and Area

2024 COMMUNITY REPORT
Sylvan Lake Urgent Care Committee shares 2024 highs and lows
Sylvan Lake's volunteer Urgent Care Committee (UCC) was busy last year, fundraising over $79,000 to support the Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (AACS), which saw 20,247 patients in 2024. Patient numbers are provided to the UCC by Alberta Health Services (AHS), which says the level of demand seen last year may have occ...
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July 2022 Incident
New trial dates set for Red Deer nurse practitioner accused of sexual assault
New trial dates have been set for a nurse practitioner from Red Deer accused of sexual assault. Christopher Moon Mah, 45, is scheduled for trial in Drumheller Court of Justice from Feb. 6-12, 2026. He was previously found guilty of the charge in Drumheller Court of Justice on July 14, 2023, following his original trial...
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bonspiel
Red Deer Curling Centre celebrates 125 years
The Red Deer Curling Centre is celebrating a major milestone this month.On Feb 21-22, they'll hold a bonspiel and social at the Pidherney Centre to celebrate its 125th anniversary of being a fixture in Red Deer and central Alberta.The Red Deer Curling Centre is the largest club in Alberta with over 900 members, 19 curl...
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MARCH 16, 2022 INCIDENT
ASIRT investigation leads to assault charge following Samson Cree First Nation incident
An Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) investigation has found an officer's use of force against a person in custody while on the Samson Cree First Nation to be unjustified, leading to a charge for the officer. ASIRT reports that evidence gathered during the investigation provided reasonable grounds to belie...
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Alberta

Environment
5.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Peace Region Thursday morning
Earthquakes Canada is reporting a seismic event occurred at approximately 8:41 a.m., on Thursday February 20, 2025. The earthquake shook at a magnitude of 5.2, stemming 63km NE of Grande Cache. It came from 8.5 km within the earth.People in Edson, Grande Prairie, Whitecourt, and even Prince George, B.C. have reported i...
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Ingenious Challenge
Rideau Hall Foundation challenging local youth to "turn ideas into impact"
The Ingenious Challenge is tasking Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta youth, with turning their "ideas into real-world opportunities."Over a quarter of a million dollars in prizes will be given away to successful students submitting a project in one of five categories; community and civic engagement, climate ...
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MARCH 19 DEADLINE
Submissions open for RCMP's Name the Puppy Contest
The RCMP is pleased to announce the return of its annual "Name the Puppy Contest," for the German shepherd puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail. Each year, PDSTC asks children ages four to 14 from across Canada to send in names for the RCMP's future police dogs. This yea...
Feb 20, 2025
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premier: "i was not involved"
Premier Smith, Minister LaGrange stand by denials of wrongdoing in AHS corruption case
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is removing her government's deputy health minister but bucking calls for a public inquiry into allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts.Smith says Andre Tremblay is to be replaced, but will continue as head of Alberta Health Services (AHS).The former head of ...
Feb 19, 2025
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Canada

PM speaks with Zelenskyy, repeats call for Ukraine's involvement in U.S.-Russia talks
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Washington and Moscow talk about a possible end to Russia's war. Trudeau says Canada "will always stand in defence of Ukraine" and adds that Europe cannot have sustainable peace without security for Ukraine. He ...
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A look at outgoing Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King
CHARLOTTETOWN - Dennis King, Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative premier, has announced he will step down Friday. Here is a look at the 33rd premier of the Island. Age: 53 Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I., to Catherine (Cattie) Rachel Stevens and Lionel MacKenzie King. Educatio...
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Liberals increase Sudan war refugee quota as Quebec bars relatives from resettlement
OTTAWA - The federal government is increasing the number of refugees it plans to resettle as a result of Sudan's civil war, with changes that could see 7,000 more people reach Canada through various programs. But Ottawa says it remains impossible for Quebecers to sponsor relatives from Sudan to resettle in that provinc...
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Service slower, more costly after IT overhaul at Quebec auto insurance board: auditor
QUÉBEC - Service is slower and more costly after a $1.1-billion overhaul of the information technology system at Quebec's auto insurance board. That's the conclusion of the province's auditor general in a report released today. The provincial board, which enforces the Highway Safety Code, thought it would save h...
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As Trump flags timber tariffs soon, B.C. minister says impact would be 'devastating'
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the expectation of more duties and additional tariffs piled onto Canadian softwood lumber would "absolutely be devastating" for the country's industry. Parmar says they expect the U.S. Commerce Department will issue anti-dumping duties by Friday of as much a...
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Poilievre's proposed incentives for First Nations water, resource projects draw fire
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would incentivize First Nations to support natural-resource projects through industry taxes and revisiting how much sway Indigenous Peoples and environmental considerations have over approving projects. The proposals drew some swift criticism from experts and resear...
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