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Red Deer and Area

$2.4-million equipment replacement project
Work begins to replace CT scanner at Red Deer hospital
Work begins this week to replace the oldest of two computed tomography (CT) scanners at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre with a new, state-of-the-art model, which is expected to be operational in early spring.Officials say the $2.4-million equipment replacement project is funded by Alberta Health Services (AHS) th...
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FEB. 1-28
Red Deer releases automated traffic enforcement locations for February
The City of Red Deer has updated its automated traffic enforcement (ATE) locations for the month of February. The ATE program includes photo laser, red light cameras and intersection speed cameras. The City says these measures will be operated in areas where there has been an identifiable, documented history of collisi...
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OVER 1,000 DONATIONS MADE LAST YEAR
Penhold encourages blood donations in central Alberta February challenge
Central Albertan residents are invited to roll up their sleeves and make a difference as the Town of Penhold and Canadian Blood Services launch their second annual Penhold Cares Central Alberta Blood Drive Challenge for the month of February. Penhold is challenging everyone in central Alberta to book an appointment and...
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TAKING APPOINTMENTS
City of Lacombe welcomes new family physician
A new family physician has been recruited to Lacombe and is available to take on patients in the area. Dr. Monir Ali is working out of Mainstreet Medical Services in Lacombe and provides hospitalist, emergency, and long-term care coverage at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre. Individuals in need of a family doctor c...
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Alberta

Agriculture
2024 edition of Alberta Open Farm Days breaks attendance record
Organizers with Alberta Open Farm Days say attendance broke a record in 2024. They say Open Farm Days attracted 52,000 visitors in 2024 compared to 36,000 in 2023."We were very excited about Alberta Open Farm Days 2024. We saw a notable increase in the number of participating farms, with more than 150 farms openin...
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Alberta cuts funding to gambling support group as it eyes private online betting
Alberta's government has ended a funding contract for a non-profit organization that provides education and resources for gambling addiction.Ray Reshke, executive director of the Edmonton-based Problem Gambling Resources Network, says without the funding the organization will likely have to shut its doors.He said the n...
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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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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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Canada

Federal Politics
Trump says tariffs on Canada coming Saturday, still considering oil levies
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will decide Thursday night whether to include oil in his tariff plan as he confirmed his intention to impose devastating duties on Canadian imports on Saturday."Because they send us oil, we'll see," Trump told reporters while signing executive actions in the Oval Office Thu...
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Calls for major changes to landmark tobacco settlement too late: Imperial Tobacco
TORONTO - Imperial Tobacco is rejecting what it says are major changes to a landmark $32.5-billion settlement that would see it and two other tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and ex-smokers in Canada. A lawyer for Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. told an Ontario Superior Court hearing today that changes ...
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RCMP deploys helicopters to patrol Canada-U.S. border amid tariff threats
MONTREAL - RCMP in Quebec today showed off a Black Hawk helicopter added to their fleet to beef up security at the United States border. The display in St-Antoine-Abbé, Que., comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on Canadian exports for what he has called Canada's failure to curb the i...
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Federal lawyer characterizes Abdelrazik's case against Canada as 'elaborate theory'
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer denies government responsibility for Abousfian Abdelrazik's detention in Sudan, saying his lawsuit against Canada is an elaborate theory crafted from snippets of evidence. In closing arguments today in Federal Court, lawyer Andrew Gibbs says speculation and innuendo are not enough to establish...
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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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