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Lacombe mayor taking optimistic approach during fight to save research centre

The task force fighting to save the Lacombe Research and Development Centre, and with it over 100 local jobs, offered an update this week on their efforts to force a review.This story has been covered...

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Two-year conditional sentence for man convicted in Ponoka robbery

A two-year conditional sentence has been given to a man convicted in a Ponoka robbery last year. Preston Terrance Saddleback, 36, of Ponoka, was also given three years of probation to follow his two-y...

Pattison Media Mar 18, 2026

Red Deer's Dr. Tristina Anderson named finalist in the 2026 Women Changing the World Awards

A Red Deer resident has been named a finalist in the 2026 Women Changing the World Awards.Dr. Tristina Anderson will head to Paris, France, in April for the international awards ceremony that, accordi...

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Red Deer Public Schools Board of Trustees identify priorities in 3-year capital plan

Red Deer Public Schools Board of Trustees has identified six priorities in its three-year capital plan for 2027-29.The plan was approved on March 13 during the board's monthly meeting, which had to be...

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Man arrested after reported break-and-enter in Gasoline Alley

Blackfalds RCMP arrested a 32-year-old man following a break-and-enter at a hotel room in Gasoline Alley. Police say it was just after 8 p.m. on March 15 when they received the report of a break-and-e...

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WCPS appoints Melissa Rogers as director of people services

Wolf Creek Public Schools has appointed Melissa Rogers as the new director of people services.Rogers, who currently serves as the principal of J.S. McCormick School in Lacombe, has over two decades of...

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Selection of location for new Lacombe fire hall is en route

There continues to be positive movement on the Lacombe fire station relocation file.The search for a new home has been on since 2022, with the downtown facility aging and no longer suited for the size...

Pattison Media Mar 17, 2026

Judicial Inquiry Board suspends Red Deer judge 30 days without pay

Alberta's Judicial Inquiry Board (JIB) has ordered a judge serving in Red Deer suspended for a month without pay for an incident that happened inside a courtroom in late 2024. The sanctions primarily ...

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Trial date set for Red Deer man facing child pornography-related charges

A trial date has been set for a Red Deer man facing child pornography-related charges. Jason Leone, 51, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on May 17, 2027. He's among seven indiv...

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Red Deer RCMP charge 61-year-old man followed alleged altercation involving weapons

The Red Deer RCMP have charged a 61-year-old man following an alleged altercation involving weapons in the downtown. Velizar Zonjic of Red Deer was charged with two counts of possession of a weapon fo...

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