March 24-29
RDP to hold on-campus activities during Pride week
Red Deer Polytechnic, the Students' Association, and Pride on Campus Student Group have partnered to bring a series of on-campus events during Pride week from March 24 to 29. It all begins on March 24 with a flag raising ceremony outside the main entrance of the main campus at RDP. "At RDP, we want to ensure that ...
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Liberals to expand eligibility for dental care program
OTTAWA - The federal health minister says that as of May, all eligible Canadians will be able to apply for the federal dental care program. The program was launched initially for seniors in December 2023 and has been expanded in phases to cover children and people with disabilities. In May, the program will open to oth...
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March 24-29
RDP to hold on-campus activities during Pride week
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EBENEZER CLINIC
New family physician working in Red Deer
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April 2024 Incident
Pair sentenced in Red Deer RCMP police vehicle ramming incident
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Red Deer and Area
March 24-29
RDP to hold on-campus activities during Pride week
Red Deer Polytechnic, the Students' Association, and Pride on Campus Student Group have partnered to bring a series of on-campus events during Pride week from March 24 to 29. It all begins on March 24 with a flag raising ceremony outside the main entrance of the main campus at RDP. "At RDP, we want to ensure that ...
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EBENEZER CLINIC
New family physician working in Red Deer
Red Deer has a new family physician working in the area, practicing out of the Ebenezer Medical and Walk-in Clinic. Dr. Piriye Caleb will also be providing long term care and child and adolescent mental health support. Individuals in need of a family doctor can call 403-346-1533 or go online to arrange a meet and greet...
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April 2024 Incident
Pair sentenced in Red Deer RCMP police vehicle ramming incident
Two people charged after a Red Deer RCMP vehicle was allegedly rammed over a dozen times during an incident last spring have now been sentenced. Jared Michael Lee McLeod, 31, of Red Deer, was previously sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on June 26, 2024, to a year-and-a-half in jail, less 90 days pre-trial custody...
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INCLUDES CONDITIONS
Red Deer awarded $12 million grant through Housing Accelerator Fund
The City of Red Deer has been awarded a $12 million grant through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF2), distributed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The investment will be provided over the next three years, intended to support a range of housing initiatives aimed at increasing supply and improving...
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Alberta
SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS-OWNED BUSINESS
Alberta's 2025 budget proposes $10 million for Aboriginal Business Investment Fund
Alberta's Budget 2025 has allocated $10 million that, if passed, would support the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) to help community-owned Indigenous businesses buy or upgrade equipment and infrastructure needed to create jobs and contribute to sustainable and thriving communities. The ABIF program launched ...
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PROVINCIAL
Progress 'continues to be made' on elimination of racism in Canada, says Alberta minister
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination acknowledges that injustices driven by racial discrimination still take place every day in Canada.Muhammad Yaseen, Alberta's minister of immigration and multiculturalism, said that progress continues to be made but there is always more to do to ensure t...
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Politics
Smith says she'd form second Fair Deal Panel if Ottawa doesn't meet policy demands
Premier Danielle Smith says she would form a panel to generate ideas on what Alberta should do if her demands of Canada's next government aren't met.Smith wants an end to a number of policies that were put in place under former prime minister Justin Trudeau that she says have done nothing but harm Alberta's oil and gas...
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Alberta announces $800M investment in cancer care innovation
Alberta's government is investing $800 million over eight years in a new partnership to improve cancer care through research, new equipment, and AI.The Cancer Innovation Value Partnership, in collaboration with Siemens Healthineers and the Alberta Cancer Foundation, aims to enhance early detection, reduce wait times, a...
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Local Sports
Championship weekend
WHL alumni compete for 2025 USports Men's Hockey Championship
The Canadian Hockey League announced 176 alumni will compete at the 2025 USports Men's Hockey Championship.The tournament, that wraps up on Sunday, is currently underway at TD Place in Ottawa. According to a media release, CHL alumni make up approximately 80 per cent of the players competing at the tournament, which is...
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Historic run
Three-peat complete: RDP Kings win third-straight ACAC title
The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings hockey team have etched themselves into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) record books. On Friday night they defeated the Briercrest College Clippers 3-1 in Game 4 of the best-of-five series to win their third straight ACAC Men's Hockey Championship. They became the first-ev...
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2025 Playoffs
WHL and Victory+ partner to provide league-wide free streaming of games
Western Hockey League (WHL) fans across Canada and the world will soon have the ability to watch games for free.On Thursday the WHL and Victory+, a sports streaming service owned by A Parent Media Co. Inc., announced a multi-year deal where fans will be able to stream regular season and playoff games for free beginning...
Mar 21, 2025
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Canada
Canada says it will fund Jordan's Principle for First Nations kids through 2026
MONTREAL - The federal government says it will continue to fund Jordan's Principle to support First Nations children through 2026. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension about 24 hours before a federal election campaign is expected to kick off. No specific spending amounts were provided in the...
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Nova Scotia legislators vote unanimously to scrap electric car rebates for Tesla
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has become the latest province to scrap electrical vehicle rebates for Teslas due to the CEO's association with the U.S. administration and its trade war on Canada. The Progressive Conservative government joined with the NDP and Liberal opposition parties in a vote dropping the electric automaker ...
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Liberals to expand eligibility for dental care program
OTTAWA - The federal health minister says that as of May, all eligible Canadians will be able to apply for the federal dental care program. The program was launched initially for seniors in December 2023 and has been expanded in phases to cover children and people with disabilities. In May, the program will open to oth...
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Canada updates travel advisory for U.S., noting need to register on long stays
The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for those heading south of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors register if staying more than 30 days. The updated advisory says the registration requirement applies to Canadians and other foreign nationals travelling to the U.S. Ottawa says those wh...
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'No Canadian dream': Meet some who want to join a 51st U.S. state
EDMONTON - Jordon Kosikowie has been thinking a lot about what would happen if Alberta joined the United States. The 35-year-old works in the oil and gas industry in the Edmonton area and says life has been hard in recent years. So he's open to the idea if it brings more prosperity. "If there's an opportunity for ...
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The five senses of spring: How climate change is shaping our experience of the season
Singing frogs are looking for love. Sweet sap is flowing from the maple trees. Striking migratory birds are returning to their northerly nests. Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, ...
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World
Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, doctors say
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, after 38 days battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs, his doctors said. Gemelli medical director Dr. Sergio Alfieri said Francis will require at least two months of rest and rehabilitation as he continues recovering back at the ...
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Three killed, 14 injured in a shooting at a park in New Mexico's Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, police said Saturday. Police were asking Saturday for bystanders to share videos and other tips as they continued to seek a suspect or suspects in the attack, w...
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Israel fires on Lebanon in response to rockets fired at Israeli targets
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire. Earlier, rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel for the second time since December, sparking concern about whether the fragile ceasefire with the Lebanese mili...
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