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Red Deer and Area

VALUES HIGHER THAN EXPECTED
Sylvan Lake town council to make budget adjustment following property assessments
The Town of Sylvan Lake has received its final 2025 property assessments, and in response to higher values than expected, town council is considering multiple options to adjust the budget. Assessments increased by 8.5 per cent, while the draft budget estimated an increase of three per cent, and estimated a 3.38 per cen...
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Liquidation Sales
Red Deer Hudson's Bay location to close along with 73 others across Canada
Liquidation sales have officially begun at Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) stores across Canada, including in Red Deer.'Store closing' and 'entire store on sale' signs can be seen in front of the location at Bower Place in Red Deer as of Tuesday.This comes as the company announced in a media release on March 28 that sales b...
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crosswalk incident
Police respond after vehicle hits person riding a scooter
The Red Deer RCMP responded to an incident on Monday afternoon where an individual was hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter.Police say the incident took place at the intersection of 77 Street and Gaetz Avenue at approximately 6:16 p.m.Mounties say the person on the scooter crossed a crosswalk when a driver allegedly...
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LAST SEEN MARCH 25
Missing: Ruby Toutsaint, 35, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating missing 35-year-old Ruby Toutsaint. Ruby was last seen in Red Deer on March 25, police report, adding there is concern for her well-being. Ruby Toutsaint is described as:5 feet 4 inches and approximately 130 poundsMedium complexionBrown hair (recently shaved...
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Alberta

Agriculture
Host farms invited to sign up for Alberta Open Farm Days
Registration is now open for any place that wants to be a host farm for Alberta Open Farm Days.This year's edition is set for August 16 and 17.The weekend gives people a chance to visit farms and ranches, see food production first-hand and try and buy locally produced products.The theme this year is Water, The Lifebloo...
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ECONOMY
Brooks food plant receives $1.8M from Alberta government for new access road
One of Alberta's biggest food plants will receive a new access road built with $1.8 million in provincial funding part of a broader strategy to support the agrifood sector.The planned route connecting JBS Foods Plant and Highway 873 will cut down commuting time and provide a safer option for thousands of JBS employees,...
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LICENCE STATUS, COSTS, ETC.
New registry to improve transparency in private career college options
Alberta is launching a Private Career College Registry to increase transparency about compliance actions taken against private career colleges, following increased student complaints about the sector. According to the Government of Alberta, private career colleges have seen significant growth in recent years, along wit...
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MORE HOURS REQUIRED
Commercial truck driving sees updates to licensing process
Following changes made to Class One drivers' licensing and training in March last year, as of April 1, drivers will need to complete that training through the new made-in-Alberta Class One Learning Pathway. This pathway uses flexible, apprenticeship-style training that includes up to 133 hours of instruction, including...
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Canada

Trump to unveil latest tariff plans at 'Make America Wealthy Again' event Wednesday
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to lay out his plans to realign global trade through "reciprocal" tariffs Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET in the White House Rose Garden. A news release from the White House calls it a "Make America Wealthy Again Event." Trump has called Wednesday "Liberat...
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U.S. lists Quebec's language law in annual report on 'foreign trade barriers'
MONTREAL - The United States government has listed Quebec's French-language reform as a barrier to trade, as President Donald Trump prepares to impose new tariffs on Canada. The office of the U.S. trade representative released a report on Monday listing "foreign trade barriers" and included Quebec's Bill 96. ...
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Quebec becomes last province with a price on carbon, but how long will it last?
MONTREAL - As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the provincial government could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country. There has long been a broad consensus in Quebec on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the province's cap-and-t...
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In the news today: Campaigning continues as more Trump tariffs loom
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is exp...
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Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom
OTTAWA - Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is expected to impose "reciprocal" tariffs by increasing U.S. duties to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports. Tomorrow, Trump...
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Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm
Ontario's provincial utility says power has been restored to more than half a million customers since the start of a weekend ice storm but that some hard-hit regions may have to wait until the end of the week. Hydro One says more than 280,000 homes and businesses were still without power as of Tuesday morning. Official...
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