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Red Deer District Chamber, RDP, and Central Alberta First partner to address labour market challenges

The Red Deer District Chamber, Central Alberta First, and Red Deer Polytechnic have partnered to solidify a new project called Helping Central Alberta Businesses Prepare for the Future of Work.Officia...

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Alberta reviewing new plan on forcing oil companies to pay municipal taxes; minister

Alberta may soon require oil and gas companies to be on top of their municipal property taxes if they want to keep producing. It's one of more than a dozen proposals contained in a new report released...

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The perfect storm: RDP to run $12 million deficit over next two years

There's no getting around the fact that a $12 million deficit over the next two years will be a challenge for Red Deer Polytechnic. However, institution president Stuart Cullum believes his team is no...

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Market Watch: March 13

This week's highlightsPositive corporate and economic news overshadowed by Middle East conflictGlobal yields continue to climb on energy-linked inflation concernsCanada's trade deficit widens to $3.65...

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Red Deer sees big drop in unemployment

Of Alberta's seven economic regions, the Red Deer region has the province's lowest unemployment as of February.Red Deer sits at 4.6 per cent, down from 5.4 per cent in January.Edmonton: 6.8%Calgary: 6...

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Alberta landowners take stand over years of missed payments by delinquent oil company

Some Edmonton landowners are taking a stand by erecting a blockade against what they call a delinquent oil and gas company. The group says MAGA Energy hasn't paid its lease for three years and says as...

Pattison Media Mar 12, 2026 “Get the hell off my land” Landowner blockades MAGA Energy’s access to wellsite near Edmonton after three years of unpaid rent. (Image Credit: Coalition for Responsible Energy)

Landowner blockades access to wellsite after three years of alleged unpaid bills

After three years of non-payment on a lease agreement for active wells on his land, Edmonton landowner Mark Dorin is blockading the company's access to his land - and he's not alone.Officials with The...

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Rent in Red Deer up, despite Alberta topping provincial declines

Rent prices in Red Deer don't match what a large part of Alberta experienced last month.According to the latest rent report from Urbanation, Alberta saw the steepest decline in average asks for the co...

Market Watch - March 6, 2026

This week's highlightsGeopolitics, energy, and trade drove global equities lowerGlobal rates adjust to inflation signals and anticipated policy shiftsCanadian manufacturing PMI rises to 13-month high ...

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Red Deer building permit values decline in February

Officials with the City of Red Deer say building permit values totalled $2.7 million in February 2026, a decrease from $4.5 million in February 2025.The city adds that year-to-date permit values remai...

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