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Red Deer and Area

Red Deer Regional hospital
AHS alerts public of measles exposures in Red Deer
Alberta Health Services is alerting the public of new cases of measles in the central zone following recent exposures.AHS says there are now 22 confirmed cases of measles and many of the individual cases have been exposures in public settings in Red Deer, Two Hills, and Vegreville.Officials say individuals who were in ...
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March 2024 Incident
Jury trial scheduled in Red Deer homicide
A two-week jury trial has been scheduled for one of two people charged in a Red Deer homicide last year. Corey Duane Archer, 48, of Red Deer, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of King's Bench from April 13-24, 2026. Co-accused Lance Michael Bilsky, 47, of Red Deer, is scheduled for a jury trial in Red Deer Court...
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$1,420 AVERAGE
Red Deer still ranked in ten most affordable Canadian markets as March rental rates increase
Outside of the country's six largest markets, Red Deer was the sixth most affordable city to rent in Canada in March, with an average asking rent price of $1,420 for purpose-built and condo rentals. According to the latest National Rent Report from rentals.ca and Urbanation, asking rates for one bedroom units rose 2.9 ...
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Policing priorities
City of Red Deer opens applications for new municipal policing committee
The City of Red Deer is calling on members of the community to join the new municipal policing committee.This week they opened online applications for community members to fill out, and if chosen, will help guide local policing priorities, make sure public concerns are heard, and build a stronger connection between the...
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Alberta

Ethnocultural Grant Program
Province continues to fund program that supports multicultural initiatives
The Government of Alberta's Ethnocultural Grant Program continues to support multicultural initiatives across the province.In the most recent intake for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the province says the program provided nearly $5 million in funding to 140 community groups to support initiatives that fostered intercultur...
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NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK
Alberta continues to celebrate "unprecedented" tourism growth
According to the provincial government, data from the first three quarters of 2024 shows Alberta's tourism industry revenues have grown 10 per cent year-over-year, putting it on the path to a second record-breaking year for annual visitor spending. In 2023, Alberta's annual visitor expenditures reached $12.7 billion, s...
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Provincial Politics
Premier Smith hopes to strengthen ties in eastern Canada
Premier Danielle Smith is heading to Montreal and Ottawa from April 9 to 11 to explore avenues to enhance interprovincial and international trade and investment ties.While in Montreal, officials say Premier Smith will be focused on building connections and opportunities between Alberta and Quebec in meetings with Quebe...
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Provincial Politics
Province aiming to protect Albertans' rights during emergencies
The Alberta government is proposing amendments it says would improve how complex disasters are handled, make communities more resilient and better protect Albertans' rights during emergencies.According to provincial officials, Alberta's emergency management system regularly safeguards lives and property during wildfire...
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Canada

Legault cites capacity amid outcry from Haitian community over asylum seeker comments
MONTREAL - Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn't have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province's border with the United States. Legault told reporters today in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec's social secu...
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Saskatchewan premier says MLA terrorist remark wrong and 'very, very inappropriate'
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says one of his legislature members made inaccurate and "very, very inappropriate comments" by calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist. But Moe says Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert has publicly apologized and retracted the remark. He says the programs ...
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Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman's parents
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life for attempted ...
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Statistics Canada data shows drop in Canadians making return trips from U.S.
OTTAWA - New travel numbers suggest Canadians made fewer return trips from the United States last month compared to the same time last year, with a sharp decline in trips by car. Statistics Canada says the number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by car was down almost 32 per cent compared to March 2024, the third c...
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In the news today: Federal rivals campaign in GTA, tariffs targeting Canada unchanged
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in the GTA today The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and m...
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Carney, Poilievre taking their campaigns to the GTA today
OTTAWA - The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and meet with supporters and volunteers in Hamilton, Ont., in the afternoon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press c...
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