Provincial Politics
Alberta doctors say province seeks to slash $400M in cuts to billing fees
The Canadian Press The Alberta government wants to cut more than $400 million in the fees it pays to doctors, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Canadian Press. The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta Medical Association head Dr. Shelley Duggan to member physicians, says Alberta's health ministry seeks cuts to ...
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MILLIONS OWED
Rural Municipalities of Alberta call for government action on unpaid oil and gas property taxes
Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) is calling on the Government of Alberta to establish a working group to create a Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS) to address an ongoing issue of unpaid oil and gas property taxes. For seven consecutive years, the RMA has conducted a member survey that's found oil and gas...
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mentzelopoulos fires back
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SCHOOL MODERNIZATIONS
Red Deer Public identifies three-year capital plan priorities
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Applied research
RDP holds fourth Annual Research Showcase
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Red Deer and Area
mentzelopoulos fires back
Alberta health minister files statement of defence in relation to AHS procurement scandal
The Government of Alberta, represented by its health minister, has filed its statement of defense in relation to what's been dubbed the 'CorruptCare' scandal.The matter, which is currently under RCMP investigation, centres around Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, who is also MLA for Red Deer-North.Former AHS CEO Athana...
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SCHOOL MODERNIZATIONS
Red Deer Public identifies three-year capital plan priorities
Red Deer Public Schools' Board of Trustees has identified its priorities for the 2026-2028 Capital Plan. Approved during the March 12 meeting, the priorities include: The modernization of Oriole Park Elementary School (full mechanical, electrical, architectural and functional). A new Grade 6-8 school in northeast Red D...
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Applied research
RDP holds fourth Annual Research Showcase
Red Deer Polytechnic celebrated its achievements in applied research at its fourth Annual Research Showcase this week.On March 12, those involved in research at the Polytechnic shared their innovative projects at the showcase, which included three poster displays and 18 presentations about various subjects."The Re...
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Crime reduction team
Red Deer resident facing charges in separate incidents involving stolen vehicles
Red Deer RCMP have arrested and charged a 24-year-old female resident in a pair of incidents that involved stolen vehicles that occurred earlier this month.The first incident ocurred on March 4 when the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle.When police arrived, they found thr...
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Alberta
mentzelopoulos fires back
Alberta health minister files statement of defence in relation to AHS procurement scandal
The Government of Alberta, represented by its health minister, has filed its statement of defense in relation to what's been dubbed the 'CorruptCare' scandal.The matter, which is currently under RCMP investigation, centres around Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, who is also MLA for Red Deer-North.Former AHS CEO Athana...
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Event for sky watchers
Lunar eclipse to start Thursday night, end Friday morning
We might get to see a lunar eclipse Thursday night into Friday morning if the sky is clear.The website timeanddate.com says the eclipse will start at 9:57 p.m. Alberta time Thursday night.Totality, the time when the moon is completely obscured by the Earth, will start at 12:26 a.m. Friday and end at 1:31 a.m.The eclips...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta doctors say province seeks to slash $400M in cuts to billing fees
The Canadian Press The Alberta government wants to cut more than $400 million in the fees it pays to doctors, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Canadian Press. The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta Medical Association head Dr. Shelley Duggan to member physicians, says Alberta's health ministry seeks cuts to ...
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Improvements Still Needed
Alberta's Auditor General highlights progress implementing recommendations
Auditor General Doug Wylie tabled five reports in the Alberta Legislative Assembly this week."I am pleased with the progress made by the various organizations we audit in implementing the recommendations of my office," said Auditor General Doug Wylie."However, the work of my office continues to highlight...
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Local Sports
Going for Gold
U15 AAA Hockey Alberta Provincial Championship around the corner in Red Deer
The U15 AAA Red Deer Rebels are having a season to remember.Led by 13-year-old forward Madden Daneault, who led the Alberta Elite Hockey League with 93 points in 33 games, they finished in second place in the south division standings with a 27-6-0-1-0 record.In the playoffs, they've continued that success defeating the...
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COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
This week in RDP Athletics: March 14-16
This week, the RDP Queens Hockey team will continue the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Women's Hockey Championship Final at home. The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Hockey team will kick off the ACAC Men's Hockey Championship in Saskatchewan. The Kings and Queens Indoor Track teams will be in the hunt for meda...
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3-2
Rebels hunt for the playoffs continues with win over Broncos
The Red Deer Rebels kept their playoff chances alive with a big 3-2 win over the Swift Current Broncos on Wednesday.Trailing the Broncos for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Rebels captured the road victory to stay in the mix.The Rebels scored first when forward Jaxon Fuder ripped a shot...
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Canada
B.C. nurse committed unprofessional conduct for transgender comments, committee finds
A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The panel's decision released Thursday says Amy Hamm's statements made across "various online platforms" betwe...
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B.C. court grants production order to man defrauded out of $26 million in bitcoin
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted production orders to name cryptocurrency account holders to a man who claims he lost $26 million in bitcoin in a fraud connected to a person who claimed to live in Vancouver. The court ruling posted Thursday was issued last month involving Lixiao Wang, who petitioned t...
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Walmart Canada moves to stop machete sales in wake of new Manitoba law
WINNIPEG - Walmart Canada says it will stop selling long-bladed weapons such as machetes across the country, both in-store and online. The move came after Manitoba passed a law last year to ban in-store sales of machetes and other long-bladed items to minors, and asked online retailers, who are not covered by the law, ...
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RCMP code of conduct hearing schedule upended over 'unresolved' disclosure issues
An RCMP code of conduct hearing in Surrey, B.C., has been delayed indefinitely due to "unresolved issues" over evidence disclosure and an unspecified "situation" involving an officer who is alleged to have lied during his testimony. RCMP Constables Ian Solven, Mersad Mesbah and Philip Dick are stati...
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CP NewsAlert: Heath Minister Mark Holland not running in coming election
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he will not run again in the coming federal election. Prime minister-designate Mark Carney and his new cabinet will be sworn in Friday. More coming. The Canadian Press
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CP NewsAlert: Vancouver police issue an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old boy
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have issued an Amber Alert for two-year-old Theodore Lim. Police say the boy is believed to have been abducted at a location on East Broadway by Davis Lim, but don't say what the relationship is between the two. They say Theodore is two feet tall and weighs about 35 pounds. Police say the b...
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World
Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated. In a campus-wide email sent Thursday, the university said its judicial boar...
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Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona dies from complications from cancer treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday from complications from cancer treatments, his office said. Grijalva, who was 77, had risen to chair the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and was the to...
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Columbine victim's death from health problems related to 1999 school shooting ruled a homicide
DENVER (AP) - The death of a woman who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting has been ruled a homicide, raising the death toll of the 1999 attack to 14. Anne Marie Hochhalter died Feb. 16 of sepsis - a reaction to infection - and complications from her paralysis were a "significant contribu...
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