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Red Deer encourages active living in February Fitness Challenge
The City of Red Deer invites residents to stay active and healthy this winter by joining the February Fitness Challenge, running from Feb. 1-28. The initiative encourages Red Deerians to build healthy habits through recreation activities offered at local facilities. Whether it's swimming, skating, fitness classes, or d...
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NOMINATIONS CLOSE MARCH 31
Sylvan Lake opens nominations for Youth Spark Awards
The Town of Sylvan Lake is encouraging residents to nominate an outstanding youth that shows leadership and determination for the Youth Spark Award. The award gives the community an opportunity to recognize youth who make a positive impact, and winners of each category will be entered to win the Youth Excellence Citize...
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50 AVENUE AND 43 STREET WORK
Red Deer reports upcoming traffic disruptions
The City of Red Deer would like to inform residents of two upcoming traffic disruptions beginning Jan. 29. From 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 29 to 5 a.m. on Jan. 30, utility services will be working along 50 Avenue from 46 Street to 42 Street. As a result, three lanes of 50 Avenue (Gaetz Avenue) will be closed in the southbound l...
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July 2024 Incident
Man sentenced in stolen vehicle seizure
It's six months in jail for a central Alberta man charged with several offences following the seizure of a stolen vehicle last summer. Isaiah Okeynan, 29, a resident of Maskwacis, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on Jan. 28, 2025. The sentencing also included an order that all items seized by police be forf...
Jan 29, 2025
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Alberta

Alberta investing $53 million to expand child care spaces
The Alberta government is investing $53 million to expand child care spaces in the province.With growing demand for affordable child-care spaces in Alberta, the funding will go to the the Building Blocks Capital Grant Program. According to officials, the program will create more affordable, high-quality spaces where Al...
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Alberta expands $15/day childcare to all full-time licensed facilities
The Alberta government says many parents of young children are set to save more money on their childcare costs.As part of the $3.8 billion Canada-Alberta Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, the province will soon provide approximately 85 per cent of licensed daycare facilities and family day home programs with a f...
4h ago
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Provincial Politics
Smith announces new Crown corporation to oversee Alberta's rainy day fund
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced a new Crown corporation to oversee the province's rainy day fund. The Heritage Fund Opportunities Corporation is to direct policy for the Heritage Fund, which will still be managed by the Alberta Investment Management Corp., or AIMCo. The Crown corporation is also mandated t...
21h ago
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Provincial Politics
Alberta doctors warn obstetrician-gynecologist shortage could mean more preemies
The group representing Alberta doctors says a shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists in rural and urban areas could mean more babies are being born prematurely and could have ongoing health issues.The Alberta Medical Association says expectant mothers can't access services in towns and cities across the province becaus...
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Canada

B.C. court finds Criminal Code first-degree murder parole provision unconstitutional
The B.C. Supreme Court has found a section of the Criminal Code unconstitutional because it treats all offenders convicted of first-degree murder the same, regardless of the number of people they kill. The court ruled in a decision released this week that the code's provision requiring first-degree murderers be sentenc...
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Liberal leadership candidate Gould wants to hike corporate taxes, slash GST
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says she would lower the GST by a point to four per cent for a year to give struggling Canadians some tax relief. Gould appeared at a campaign event at an independent Ottawa bookshop today, where she also promised to increase the corporate tax rate from 15 to 17 per ce...
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Alberta Premier Smith pitching joint Canada-U.S. NORAD military base in Arctic
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. NORAD base in northern Canada to bolster Arctic security. Smith says she pitched the idea at a recent meeting with fellow premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. She says the base could be similar to the Canadian NORAD Region headquarters ...
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Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin says online hate helped push her out of federal politics
FREDERICTON - Jenica Atwin is leaving federal politics for the "time being" in part because of the online hate she receives, saying the level of toxicity she's had to face has been surprising. The Fredericton member of Parliament was first elected in 2019 with the Green Party before crossing the aisle to join...
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B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board in a dispute over a safety plan where the board barred police from schools except in emergencies. Minister Lisa Beare says student safety is at risk in the district and she has appointed a lone trustee to oversee the district un...
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Montreal tightens rules for short-term rentals, including primary residences
MONTREAL - Montreal is further tightening restrictions around short-term vacation rental platforms by boosting the number of inspectors and limiting when people can rent out their primary residences. The city announced today that residents will only be allowed to rent their primary residences on platforms such as Airbn...
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