breaking the vicious cycle of poor health
PEP Society expanding to Red Deer to support loved ones of those experiencing addiction
The PEP Society, or Parents Empowering Parents -- a support group for loved ones of those experiencing addiction -- is expanding to Red Deer.The group's first session is April 1, and will continue to meet every Tuesday evening, from 7-9, at the YMCA in north Red Deer.PEP executive director, Lerena Greig, explains the o...
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November 2021 Incident
Drayton Valley man gets life sentence in Red Deer man's murder
A Drayton Valley man charged in the death of a Red Deer man over three years ago has been given a life sentence with parole ineligibility of 14 years and a firearm prohibition. Jordan David Ruff, 32, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on March 20, 2025, after being convicted on one count of second-degree m...
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breaking the vicious cycle of poor health
PEP Society expanding to Red Deer to support loved ones of those experiencing addiction
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Child safety
Parents raise alarm bells after speeding persists near elementary school in Blackfalds
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January 1976 Incident
Sundre man sentenced in Calgary cold case death
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Red Deer and Area
breaking the vicious cycle of poor health
PEP Society expanding to Red Deer to support loved ones of those experiencing addiction
The PEP Society, or Parents Empowering Parents -- a support group for loved ones of those experiencing addiction -- is expanding to Red Deer.The group's first session is April 1, and will continue to meet every Tuesday evening, from 7-9, at the YMCA in north Red Deer.PEP executive director, Lerena Greig, explains the o...
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Child safety
Parents raise alarm bells after speeding persists near elementary school in Blackfalds
Concerned parents are hoping to raise awareness to what they call a major safety problem on Broadway Avenue in Blackfalds.With her child attending Iron Ridge Elementary Campus, local parent Breanna Green explained that motorists rarely abide by the 30 km/hr speed limit, making crossing the street a hazardous task for y...
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January 1976 Incident
Sundre man sentenced in Calgary cold case death
A Sundre, AB, man charged with non-capital murder in connection to a 48-year-old cold case has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail. Ronald James Edwards, 75, was sentenced in Calgary Court of King's Bench on March 3, 2025. He was given pre-trial credit of 724 days, however, leaving him with four years and fi...
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Five new physicians
Committee makes progress in Stettler's doctor shortage
Stettler's doctor shortage has gotten a little less grim due to the efforts of the Health Professionals Attraction and Retention Committee (HPA&R).On Tuesday, the County of Stettler announced the committee has made progress with two new doctors practising in Stettler and an additional three more have signed on.&quo...
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Alberta
PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Premier Smith, despite criticism, set to leave for U.S. event with far-right influencer
Premier Danielle Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a "noble" leader.Smith is to make a speaking appearance this week with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at an upcoming f...
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'Into the lion's den'; Amid criticism, Alberta's Smith set to attend U.S. fundraiser
Premier Danielle Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a "noble'' leader.Smith is to make a speaking appearance this week with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at an upcoming fundr...
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Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws
CALGARY - A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert. Darla Zelenitsky says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the construction of a water pipeline. She says the species n...
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ANSWERING THE CALL
Alberta establishing working group to address unpaid oil and gas property tax challenge
In response to calls from the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) and Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) for action, the Government of Alberta is establishing a working group with municipal partners to develop an accountability strategy for unpaid oil and gas property taxes.Earlier this month, the RMA released the resu...
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Local Sports
NEXT EVENTS IN APRIL
West of the Fifth Pro Rodeo kicks off in Rimbey
Rimbey's West of the Fifth Pro Rodeo kicked off its 2025 calendar year in Canadian Professional Rodeo with two performances over the weekend of March 21-23. Cache Schellenberg, a second-year pro, put on a solid 80 point ride on Duffy Rodeo's 2L Sonora to record his first pro win in Canada ($996.40) and get the season o...
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outstanding season
Red Deer's Easton Daneault named AJHL Rookie of the Year
Red Deer's Easton Daneault has been named the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Rookie of the Year.Daneault, a 16-year-old forward with the Drumheller Dragons, was named as a finalist a couple weeks ago, alongside fellow Red Deerian Cooper Moore of the Lloydminster Bobcats.Two weeks in a row this past December, Daneault w...
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World Shoto Cup
Shotokan Karate Club of Red Deer wins big on global stage
Athletes of the Shotokan Karate Club of Red Deer returned from representing Canada on the world stage with some hardware. The World Shoto Cup, which took place last September in London, England, featured athletes from around the world to compete in a display of skill, dedication, and sportsmanship. (Supplied photo) Red...
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Canada
In the news today: Carney, Poilievre in Quebec, vacation homes prices on the rise
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals and Conservatives shifting to Quebec Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated c...
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Liberals and Conservatives taking their federal election campaigns to Quebec
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in t...
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B.C. energy minister says treaty not a 'bargaining chip' in U.S. trade dispute
VICTORIA - British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says U.S. President Donald Trump's claims about Canada supplying water through the Columbia River Treaty are "not accurate," and the U.S. can manage the water that flows over the border "however they see fit." Dix says there has been speculation...
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B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, and it is notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they stop collecting the tax as of that date. B.C. Pre...
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Record deficit, economic stimulus and other highlights of Quebec's 2025-26 budget
QUÉBEC - Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard introduced his budget on Tuesday, under a cloud of possible U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that he forecasts will average 10 per cent in the next two years. Here are some highlights: - Deficit of $13.6 billion, or 2.2 per cent of GDP, including payments of about $2.2 ...
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B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study
VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that there was no change in deaths associated with safer supply, while neither policy appeared to mitigate the opioid crisis ...
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World
Captured Ukrainians convicted on terrorism charges by Russia in what Kyiv called a sham trial
Russia on Wednesday convicted 23 captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges stemming from the war in Ukraine in a military court trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law. The defendants included current or former fighters of the elite Azov brigade, which Russia designated a terrorist group...
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South Korea's truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children's backgrounds and origins. The ...
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Democrat Dan Goughnour wins election in Pennsylvania, keeping party in control of the state House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Dan Goughnour is the winner of a special election in western Pennsylvania, keeping majority control of the state House in his party's hands. Goughnour beat Republican Chuck Davis on Tuesday for a seat in the Mon Valley region southeast of Pittsburgh. The seat became vacant in January whe...
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