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City posts survey for housing and homelessness plan
The City of Red Deer is inviting residents to complete a survey about housing and homelessness in Red Deer.Driven by a Council Ad Hoc Committee, the overall goal of the The City's Community Housing &a...
Jun 17, 2019
Toronto hospital says surgery program will help trans patients 'live true lives'
TORONTO - Janet Macbeth says "to be trans is to wait." The 40-year-old waited until her wife was pregnant with their second child in 2017 to come out as transgender. Then she waited&nbs...
Jun 17, 2019
Trial begins for Red Deer Mountie charged with sexual assault
Trial is underway for a Red Deer RCMP member charged with sexual assault for an incident at the downtown detachment nearly three years ago.Jason Andrew Tress, 32, has also pleaded not guilty to crimin...
Jun 17, 2019
New Sylvan Lake water reservoir to be ready next year
The Town of Sylvan Lake has broken ground on its new water reservoir and pump house.The new infrastructure will have the capacity to support a population of up to 30,000 residents and be expanded to s...
Jun 17, 2019 (Town of Sylvan Lake)
Patient info stolen during break-in at Red Deer Regional Hospital: AHS
Alberta Health Services says it is notifying thousands of people after patient information was stolen during a break-in at Red Deer Regional Hospital. In late April, AHS says two hard drives were stol...
Jun 17, 2019
UN high commissioner urges redress as Canada responds to MMIWG inquiry
OTTAWA - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says it is important for Canada to develop a plan that includes redress for victims and families of missing and murdered Indigenous women...
Jun 17, 2019
Manslaughter trial hears recording of accused praying for forgiveness
CALGARY - A trial for a Calgary man charged in the death of his grandson has heard a recording of what appears to be the accused praying for forgiveness. Allan Perdomo Lopez is cha...
Jun 17, 2019
Stay of proceedings after Jaspal Atwal accused of uttering threats
SURREY, B.C. - The BC Prosecution Service says it won't pursue a charge of uttering threats against the man who sparked a political firestorm when he attended an event during Prime Minister ...
Jun 17, 2019
Was the Acadian expulsion a genocide? New committee to explore that question
It is widely accepted that the deportation of more than 10,000 Acadians from the Maritimes in the late 1700s was a crime against humanity, even by contemporary standards. But could this traumatic...
Jun 17, 2019
Mayor’s Garden Party June 26 in City Hall Park
(Red Deer, Alberta) - Red Deerians are invited to join Mayor Tara Veer and members of City Council for an enjoyable and entertaining afternoon at the annual Mayor's Garden Party. This year's event wil...
Jun 17, 2019