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Red Deer and Area

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Housing starts up 87 per cent in Red Deer
Housing starts in Red Deer were up 87 per cent in 2024.After 189 housing start in 2023, there were 354 in 2024, according to data from the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation for centres 10,000 population and over.Furthermore, in 2023 there were 79 single-detached homes started in Red Deer and in 2024 there were 96...
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Inaugural ceremony
Red Deer County honours members of protective services at awards gala
Red Deer County highlighted the contributions made by members of protective services in the community at the inaugural Protective Services Awards Gala last week.On Jan. 11 the County brought together members from all divisions of protective services, including Fire-Rescue, Emergency Management and Patrol.The local hero...
16h ago
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$374,380
Central Alberta Immigrant Women's Association receives federal grant
The Government of Canada has announced up to $40 million in funding for 170 women's and Indigenous women's organizations across Canada, and the Central Alberta Immigrant Women's Association (CAIWA) was chosen as a recipient. The organization received $374,380 this summer to fund technological upgrades including data ma...
Jan 18, 2025
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SEPT. 2022 INCIDENT
One sentenced, one to stand trial in Ponoka shooting case
One individual has been ordered to stand trial and another has been sentenced in relation to a September 2022 shooting in Ponoka. Eldon Saddleback, a 36-year-old resident of Maskwacis, was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing on Jan. 9, 2025. An official trial date has not yet been set. Meanwhile, co-accu...
Jan 17, 2025
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Alberta

tenting for less
Alberta seniors get 25% off at 142 campgrounds this summer
Alberta seniors will get a discount this summer when visiting provincial parks.The Government of Alberta shared Friday that starting May 1, those ages 65+ will enjoy 25 per cent off camping fees at select campgrounds."We live in the most beautiful place on earth, and initiatives like these will make it easier than...
Jan 17, 2025
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deadline is feb. 15
Nominate someone remarkable for the Alberta Order of Excellence
Nominations are open for Alberta's highest honour, the Alberta Order of Excellence.Albertans are encouraged to nominate remarkable community members, leaders and innovators for membership ahead of the Feb. 15 deadline.Members include Olympians, scientists, volunteers, leaders in business, and artists. A total of 220 Al...
Jan 17, 2025
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Energy
Alberta Energy Regulator lays nine charges against Imperial Oil for 2023 spill
The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid nine charges against Imperial Oil almost two years after an estimated 5.3 million litres of toxic wastewater spilled from a pond at its Kearl oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alta.The charges include failing to report the spill as soon as the company became aware of it, releas...
Jan 17, 2025
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Trades
ASET's tradesperson to CTech pathway program celebrates a decade in Alberta
The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) are providing a new opportunity for tradespersons in Alberta.ASET, which has 300 members from Red Deer, for example, is offering the tradesperson to CTech pathway program which helps a journey person earn the ASET designation of certi...
Jan 17, 2025
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Canada

Unity or 'American carnage': What tone will Trump take in second inaugural address?
WASHINGTON - John F. Kennedy inspired Americans with the words, "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." Franklin D. Roosevelt assured them there's "nothing to fear but fear itself." Abraham Lincoln sought to heal a nation divided by civil war by calling for...
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Canadian leaders descend on Washington for Donald Trump's inauguration
WASHINGTON - Canadian politicians are descending on Washington, D.C., amid threats of 25 per cent tariffs when Donald Trump returns to the White House. Many are going to an event at the Canadian Embassy, which sits on Pennsylvania Avenue between the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Here are some of the Canadians expec...
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Tariffs, deportations and 'drill, baby, drill': What to watch for as Trump returns
WASHINGTON - The looming threat of devastating tariffs slapped against Canada hangs over president-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House Monday. Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders. It's unclear what is in the massive package and how many will be signed immediately. Here are five things for Canad...
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Freeland set to launch Liberal leadership campaign ahead of Trump's swearing-in
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is set to officially kick off today her campaign to become the next Liberal party leader. She's launching her bid for the party's top job a month after quitting cabinet over a falling out with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Her campaign launch in Toronto comes just a d...
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Judge agrees to expedite legal challenge of Trudeau's move to prorogue Parliament
OTTAWA - A court has agreed to expedite its hearing of a legal challenge of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's move to prorogue Parliament. In a ruling late today, Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton says the court's usual rules on timelines will not apply, setting the stage for a hearing Feb. 13 and 14 in Ottawa. I...
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Eggs in Alberta, B.C., Ont., Man., Sask., recalled over salmonella concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall due to a possible salmonella contamination of certain brands of eggs in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and other possible provinces. The agency says the recall covers Compliments, Foremost, Golden Valley Eggs, IGA, no name and Western F...
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