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Nova Chemicals acquired for $13.4 billion in international merger
Polyethylene producer Nova Chemicals, which operates a plant in Joffre, Alberta, east of Red Deer, was recently announced as part of an international merger.The merger is primarily between Austria-based OMV and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the U.A.E.Meantime, ADNOC entered into a share purchase agreement t...
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Mark Carney is the new Liberal leader. What happens now?
OTTAWA - Mark Carney was elected to lead the Liberal party on Sunday and will soon become Canada's next prime minister. Carney captured 85.9 per cent of the Liberal vote - far ahead of opponents Chrystia Freeland (who got eight per cent), Karina Gould (3.2 per cent) and Frank Baylis, who came in last with three per cen...
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Red Deer city council sets public hearing date to explore Municipally Controlled Corporation
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Red Deer utility bills see reduction due to Extended Producer Responsibility program
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Nova Chemicals acquired for $13.4 billion in international merger
Polyethylene producer Nova Chemicals, which operates a plant in Joffre, Alberta, east of Red Deer, was recently announced as part of an international merger.The merger is primarily between Austria-based OMV and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the U.A.E.Meantime, ADNOC entered into a share purchase agreement t...
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EXPECTED JUNE 23
Red Deer city council sets public hearing date to explore Municipally Controlled Corporation
Red Deer's city council has scheduled a public hearing for June 23 to discuss the possibility of transitioning the City's electric utility to a Municipally Controlled Corporation (MCC) model. Setting a public hearing date is a legislated part of this exploration process and prompts administration to create a business p...
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RECYCLING FEE SAVINGS
Red Deer utility bills see reduction due to Extended Producer Responsibility program
As of April 1, Red Deer residents will start to see savings on the recycling portion of their monthly utility bills. The City has signed an 18-month contract with Circular Materials to remain as the service provider for recycling collection and sorting under the province's Extended Producer Responsibility policy, it an...
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drug and stolen property charges
Trio from Olds and Calgary arrested near Halkirk
Three people have been charged following an incident near Halkirk, in east-central Alberta.Coronation RCMP say that on March 7, they were dispatched to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near an ATCO site on Township Road 400, north of the village.The complainant indicated that there appeared to be leaking fluids ...
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Provincial Politics
Newly independent MLA Scott Sinclair disappointed, but not ruling out return to UCP
A rural United Conservative backbencher kicked out of caucus last week for opposing the government's budget says he's disappointed but isn't ruling out a return to the party.Scott Sinclair, the now-independent legislature member for Lesser Slave Lake, has been critical of the proposed budget for spending more on Edmont...
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Provincial Politics
'Despicable'; NDP calls on Smith to cancel PragerU appearance with Ben Shapiro
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing calls to cancel a speaking appearance with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at a fundraiser for Florida-based PragerU.PragerU, a conservative content company, describes itself as an educational media platform devoted to furthering U.S. values.Its content, which a numbe...
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Provincial Politics
Registered Nurses in Alberta sign new tentative agreement
More than 33,000 healthcare workers could be on their way to securing a new contract. United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) says it has reached a tentative agreement for its Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses. They work for employers such as Alberta Health Services (AHS), Recovery Alberta, Primary Care Albert...
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"Team Canada approach"
AFL President calls out Premier Smith during tariff tension
The Alberta Federation of Labor President, Gil McGowan reached out to the EverythingGP newsroom on Friday, March 7 to speak about the trump tariffs. A number of topics were discussed under the tariff umbrella; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her UCP's tariff response, local effects on Alberta's various economies, on...
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WEEKEND RESULTS
RDP Athletics Recap: Mar. 7-9
This past week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Volleyball team won gold at the 2025 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Volleyball National Championship. The RDP Queens Hockey team picked up one win against the Rustlers in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Women's Hockey Championship Fin...
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Innisfail Eagles lead Lacombe Generals 1-0 in NCHL Final
The Innisfail Eagles are up 1-0 in their NCHL Senior Men's AA Final after a hard-fought 5-3 victory on Saturday over the Lacombe Generals.The Eagles (7-1-2 regular season) and Gens (6-1-0) were tied a couple times, but Innisfail never trailed in the game.Tied 3-3 late in the third, Eagles defenseman Zachary Evans-Renau...
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Central Sport announces 2024 Sport Award Winners
Central Sport unveiled the 2024 Sport Awards winners on Saturday.Prior to the Red Deer Rebels game against the Swift Current Broncos at the Centrium all five award winners took to the ice to be honoured in front of the home crowd."We were extremely impressed with all the nominees this year and it just goes to show...
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Canada
Yukon signs $7.4m school food program agreement with Ottawa
WHITEHORSE - Yukon and the federal government have reached a $7.4-million agreement to improve school food for students in the territory. The agreement will see the federal government invest the funding over the next three years through the National School Food Program to Yukon, where about 6,200 students currently use...
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Trudeau pushes for RCMP reform during final days in office
OTTAWA - During his final days in office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing for long-promised reform to the RCMP. A government report released Monday, which highlights concerns about Canada's capacity to meet "the new threat environment," says it's time to modernize the police service to focus on "...
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Mark Carney is the new Liberal leader. What happens now?
OTTAWA - Mark Carney was elected to lead the Liberal party on Sunday and will soon become Canada's next prime minister. Carney captured 85.9 per cent of the Liberal vote - far ahead of opponents Chrystia Freeland (who got eight per cent), Karina Gould (3.2 per cent) and Frank Baylis, who came in last with three per cen...
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Eby: B.C. will remove consumer carbon tax as promised once federal barrier is down
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will move as quickly as it can to remove the consumer-based carbon tax once the federal law upholding it is removed. Eby's response comes after Mark Carney won the federal Liberal leadership race and reiterated during his speech Sunday that he will rever...
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B.C. Mountie tells hearing that 'dark humour' in group chats was to relieve stress
A B.C. RCMP officer says he showed a "lack of judgment" and regrets comments he made in police group chats, but using "dark humour" was a way to vent frustrations about the stressful job of policing. Port Coquitlam RCMP Const. Ian Solven is one of three officers from the detachment facing allegation...
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Conservative candidate drops out of race for Ontario seat as election looms
OTTAWA - The Conservative candidate for a northern Ontario riding has dropped out just weeks ahead of an expected election, citing issues with the local electoral district board. Cassidy Villeneuve, who was nominated to run for the Tories in Nipissing-Timiskaming, says in a letter posted to social media that she's been...
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World
At least 60 Ukrainian drones shot down over Moscow in a massive attack, city's mayor says
MOSCOW (AP) - At least 60 Ukrainian drones targeting the Russian capital have been shot down in a massive attack on Tuesday morning, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Flights have been restricted in and out of two Moscow airports, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky. No casualties have been reported, but the attack damaged the r...
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Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by police at Manila's international airport Tuesday on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him, the Philippine government said. Duterte was arrested after arriving ...
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New York State fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state's correctional system, but said enough officers had come back on the job to declare the illegal work stoppage over. "After 22 days of an illegal strike, the...
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