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Garden fire in Penhold
PENHOLD- Penhold fire crews were called to a back yard on fire on Harvest Close on Tuesday afternoon. Crews arrived just before 1 p.m. to find a large flower garden adjacent to the home on fire. The f...
May 31, 2017
Red Deer Catholic schools celebrate Canada's 150th birthday
Students in Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools celebrated Canada's 150th birthday on Tuesday. At Father Henri Voisin School in Clearview, students took in a variety of activities from lacrosse to eati...
May 30, 2017
Parks Canada planning prescribed burn at Jasper
Parks Canada says it plans to ignite a prescribed fire today near the East Gate to Jasper National Park, about 30 kilometres west of Hinton. The 350-hectare fire will take place along Highway 16 east ...
May 30, 2017
Alberta giving new powers for child advocate to probe deaths of children in care
EDMONTON – Alberta is bringing in legislation to increase the powers of the child and youth advocate to investigate deaths of children in government care. Bill 18 was introduced in the legislatu...
May 30, 2017
Chamber of Commerce opens nominations for 2017 Business of the Year Awards
The Business of the Year Awards are organized by the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce and held annually in conjunction with Small Business Week. The Business Awards are presented, in four c...
May 30, 2017
Alberta RCMP warns against binary option scams
EDMONTON - Every year, thousands of Albertans fall victims to fraud, losing millions of dollars. Most people don't believe it could happen to them, but fraudsters use sophisticated ways to target peop...
May 30, 2017
Man drives vehicle off hill near Alexo
A 59-year-old man suffers minor injuries after he drove his vehicle into the woods and over a hill. According to police in a release, the incident happened Monday around 4pm, where the man was travell...
May 30, 2017
Tickets on sale for 10th annual Women of Excellence Awards Gala
Tickets are on sale for next week’s 10th annual Women of Excellence Awards Gala in Red Deer. Twenty-three exceptional women from around central Alberta have been nominated for this year's 10th a...
May 30, 2017
Spray park and Rec Centre outdoor pool opening
Get ready to make a splash when both the Blue Grass Sod Farms Central Spray Park and the Recreation Centre outdoor pool open for the season, on Thursday, June 1, weather permitting. The Blue Grass Sod...
May 30, 2017
Wetaskiwin area teacher receives ASBA Zone 4 Edwin Parr Award
INNISFAIL- Chantelle Stewart, who teaches English and Math at Pigeon Lake Regional School, was chosen from among eight school divisions in Zone 4 for this year's Alberta School Boards Association Zone...
May 30, 2017