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Peavey Mart breaks ground on new 'flagship' Red Deer location
Construction is officially underway for Peavey mart's new flagship store in south Red Deer. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held on Monday at 2810 Gaetz Avenue, where the 40,000-square-f...
May 03, 2021
City urges resilience for Emergency Preparedness Week
Officials with the City of Red Deer are reminding local residents to be prepared in case of emergency.National Emergency Preparedness Week runs May 2-8, 2021.Karen Mann, Emergency Management Coordinat...
May 03, 2021
Kenney says new restrictions coming as Alberta opens vaccines to teachers, education and child care workers
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says more public health restrictions are likely to be announced Tuesday as the province begins vaccinating teachers, education and health workers for COVID-19. Kenney says...
May 03, 2021
FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week, according to a federal official and a person famil...
May 03, 2021
Red Deer with 863 active COVID-19 cases
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in the city of Red Deer has risen to 863. That's up 65 from Sunday leaving Red Deer with an active case rate of 811.1 per 100,000 people.Recoveries are up 49 to ...
May 03, 2021
Costa Rica priest sings public health message amid pandemic
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - A Roman Catholic priest better known for his outreach to the poor is winning new fans with his catchy public health-focused lyrics set to a popular 1990s salsa tune as Costa Ric...
May 03, 2021
COVID-19 cases rise in N.W.T. and Nunavut; Iqaluit declares state of emergency
IQALUIT - Nunavut's capital declared a state of emergency Monday and Yellowknife in the neighbouring N.W.T. closed its schools as news cases of COVID-19 sprang up in both territories. Iqaluit, a city ...
May 03, 2021
Canada futsal team opens World Cup qualifying at CONCACAF tourney in Guatemala City
Delayed by a year due to the pandemic, Canada finally gets its chance Tuesday to kick off qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.The Canadian men open against Haiti in a CONCACAF Futsal Championship...
May 03, 2021
G.H. Dawe enhancement work gets underway
Work on $43 million in enhancements to the G.H. Dawe Community Centre in north Red Deer is set to get underway.City officials say the enhancements will improve access, increase opportunity to moderniz...
May 03, 2021
Red Deer high school teacher awarded for Excellence in Catholic Education
Carl Fakeley, teacher at St. Joseph High School was awarded for his Excellence in Catholic Education at the 2021 Spice and Blueprints virtual conference through the Council of Catholic School Superint...
May 03, 2021