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Local schools boards react to Budget 2022
Local school boards are reacting in the days following the unveiling of this year's provincial budget.Budget 2022, shared by Premier Jason Kenney last Thursday, allots about $8.4 billion annually for ...
Mar 01, 2022

Red Deer reaches union agreement for Transit and Fleet employees
The City of Red Deer and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 569 have reached an agreement affecting over 100 city employees.City council accepted and ratified at Monday's meeting a new two-year...
Mar 01, 2022

Province to propose legislation that would limit municipal public health measures
The Alberta Government is planning to introduce legislation that would block municipalities from implementing bylaws that contradict provincial public health policies.The proposed amendments to the Mu...
Mar 01, 2022

Alberta Health releases partial COVID data due to technical issues
Alberta Health says due to technical issues, full reporting of COVID-19 data for Alberta on March 1 is unavailable. The province anticipateds being able to release full numbers on Wednesday.For now, t...
Mar 01, 2022

Red Deer Hospice Society launches 50-50 Cash Lottery
Red Deer Hospice Society is excited to launch their 50-50 Cash Lottery with the winner taking home up to $50,000! All funds raised will stay in Red Deer to support end of life care at the Red Deer Hos...
Mar 01, 2022

RDP Athletics announces Athletes of the Week, playoff schedules
The Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics Athletes of the Week for Feb. 28 have been announced.Lauren France - Queens Basketball Hometown - Guildford, United Kingdom Bachelor of Arts Psychology (1st year)Lau...
Mar 01, 2022

Calgary man carrying 440 plants charged under Cannabis Act
Following a recent arrest, RCMP are reminding Albertans about the laws around buying, transporting and consuming marijuana.It was Feb. 3, 2022 when members of the Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit per...
Mar 01, 2022

Lacombe man wins 250K, WCLC seeking March 2, 2021 winner
A Lacombe man is $250,000 richer after a sweet lotto win.Robert Popick played the EXTRA on his Lotto Max ticket purchased for the Jan. 28, 2022 draw. He bought it at the Rexall in Lacombe, and wound u...
Mar 01, 2022

E-scooter minimum rider age now 16
Red Deer city council updated the e-scooter project regulations at Monday's meeting to reduce the minimum rider age to 16 years old.Earlier this month, council reviewed feedback gathered on the first ...
Mar 01, 2022

Alberta ends almost all COVID-19 restrictions
EDMONTON - Alberta has officially lifted almost all of its COVID-19 health restrictions.The changes begin today, and include an end to capacity limits and most of the masking rules.The province has al...
Mar 01, 2022