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Red Deer city council talks bylaw updates, new zoning, and community service planning
Red Deer city council's first regular meeting of 2025, held on Jan. 13, included loan and penalty bylaw updates, a report on the Community Services Master Plan, a notice of motion, and a public hearing. City council passed second and third reading of an amended Bylaw 3673/A-2024, which manages a loan agreement with the...
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Stettler emergency department fills some gaps, but still facing repeated closures this week
The emergency room in Stettler will experience repeated closures this week, but some gaps have been filled, according to Alberta Health Services.Overnight coverage gaps on Jan. 16 and 18 have been resolved, and a 24-hour coverage gap beginning the evening of Jan. 19 has also been reduced. The ED will continue to be tem...
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Nominations now open for 2025 Red Deer municipal election
And so it begins...The nomination period for the 2025 municipal election in Red Deer is officially open.Prospective candidates can submit their nomination packages from now until noon on Sept. 22, with the election scheduled for Oct. 20.Voters in Red Deer will elect one mayor, eight councillors, plus seven trustees for...
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Suspect in alleged robbery at Rosedale business sought by Red Deer RCMP
Red Deer RCMP are seeking public assistance in identifying a robbery suspect, in relation to an incident on Dec. 22.It was 6:32 a.m. that day when RCMP received a report of a panic alarm at a business located on Reichley Street. Police attended and learned that an unknown male had allegedly entered the business with a ...
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Alberta

Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley joins labour-focused law firm
Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley is returning to her legal roots, joining western Canadian law firm Southern Butler Price.Notley, who was the NDP premier from 2015 to 2019, resigned her seat at the end of 2024 after close to 17 years in the legislature.She was a labour lawyer before entering politics.Notley says sh...
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43% of Albertans $200 away from being unable to pay bills & debt
Albertans are growing more worried about the state of their personal finances and where they see things going in the future.That is according to a new report from MNP. Their latest Consumer Debt Index has found that 43 per cent of Albertans (down one point over the last quarter) are $200 or less away from insolvency. T...
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No indication Trump will back down on tariffs, but retaliating not the answer: Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she received no indication from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend that he plans to back down on implementing hefty tariffs on Canadian products. But Smith says cutting off oil and gas exports to the south in retaliation, which is something the federal gove...
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Minister says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and B.C. to deploy in California
OTTAWA - Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and British Columbia will help fight wildfires in California, and the federal government is co-ordinating efforts with the provinces to deploy resources. Sajjan says in a social media post that 60 firefighters from the two p...
Jan 12, 2025
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Canada

In the news today: Champagne to announce leadership intentions today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Champagne to announce leadership intentions today Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne plans to reveal his intentions for the Liberal leadership race today. So far, Ontario MP Chandra Arya and former Montreal MP Fr...
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Ecotour grizzlies less likely to encounter conflict with humans, B.C. study suggests
Grizzly bears that visited ecotourism areas along a river on the province's central coast were less likely than others to encounter conflict with people in communities downstream, a new study by British Columbia-based researchers has found. Jason Moody with the Nuxalk Nation's fisheries and wildlife program said the re...
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CBC needed with Elon Musk 'meddling' in Canadian politics: heritage minister
OTTAWA - Elon Musk's increasing "meddling" in politics and recent changes at Meta to eliminate fact-checking make Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's promise to defund the CBC even more consequential, said Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge. She said the issue isn't about left or right-wing politics, or &qu...
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Industry minister Champagne to announce Liberal leadership intentions today
OTTAWA - Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne plans to reveal his intentions for the Liberal leadership race today. So far, Ontario MP Chandra Arya and former Montreal MP Frank Baylis are the only two to officially join the contest. However, The Canadian Press confirmed that former finance minister Chry...
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Carney talks tariffs, Trudeau, Liberal leadership in Daily Show interview
OTTAWA - Mark Carney went on late night television in the U.S. Monday night to talk Trump, tariffs and carbon tax, but played coy on any plans to seek the Liberal leadership. The former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor appeared on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart for a 20 minute sit-down interview...
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Environmentalists claim 'setback' for species protection in B.C. port expansion case
A Federal Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge by environmental groups that claimed allowing the expansion of a massive container facility on British Columbia's waterfront would threaten the survival of southern resident killer whales and salmon. The David Suzuki Foundation, the Georgia Strait Alliance, the Rai...
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