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Red Deer and Area

Lacombe Upper Elementary School
A Better World receives a surprise donation from young humanitarians in Lacombe
Four students from Lacombe Upper Elementary School kicked off their spring break this week with an act of generosity.Grade 5 students Khalel Abarro, Gavin Barnwell, Will Gillett, and Leo Jackson delivered donations from their own fundraiser to four different Lacombe charities.One of those charities was A Better World, ...
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Years In The Making
WCPS' Board of Trustees honours Rimbey students for skating rink project
The very essence of dedication is a combination of devotion and time. Some things don't happen overnight and the commitment to see them through can be rare. But for a trio of Rimbey students, their perseverance to see a new outdoor skating rink for Rimbey never wavered. Reed Tousaint, Tavish Beagle, and Dutch Felt were...
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High demand in Trades
Survey: healthy hiring climate ahead in Red Deer but job seekers' skillsets not matching the need
The hiring climate is looking healthy for the next few months in central Alberta, according to the latest survey by Manpower. However, a gap remains unbridged between skillsets job seekers have, and what employers need. The global workforce solutions company released this month the results of their quarterly Employment...
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Myles Doupe
Chinook's Edge staff member combines love of 3D printing with desire to help hospitalized children
A Chinook's Edge staff member is making a difference in the lives of hospitalized children. Myles Doupe, a member of the Chinook's Edge technology team, is donating toys he has created on his 3-D printer to the Red Deer Hospital Foundation. The foundation gives them to the hospital to share with children during their s...
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Alberta

Alberta families to receive more back from carbon tax than they pay into it
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has released its estimate for how much money Albertans would pay in the federal carbon tax.The tax is set to increase on April 1, 2024 by $15 per tonne to $85 per tonne.Citing data from the Parliamentary Budget Office, CTF Alberta Director Kris Sims says that means the cost of th...
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Federal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Alberta
EDMONTON - The Federal Court is ordering Ottawa to make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Métis Nation of Alberta. The court says the deal too broadly defines who it applies to and was made without consulting two other Métis groups in the province. The decision strikes down offending ...
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Municipal Election Next Year
Medicine Hat wrestles with uncertain future as mayor launches legal action, files reveal a divided city hall
Residents of Medicine Hat woke up Thursday with a city government divided in chaos a week after its council stripped the mayor of her powers and cut her salary in the name of upholding respect and fairness.To some, Mayor Linnsie Clark received appropriate consequences for treating City Manager Ann Mitchell - the highes...
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Alberta Innovates projects
Province shares tech-related investments made to fight drought in Alberta
With the risk of drought facing the province, the Alberta government says they have invested in numerous tech-related projects to maximize water supply and deliver adequate drinking water to communities.Alberta's largest innovation agency, Alberta Innovates, has invested more than $75 million through its Water Innovati...
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Alberta government taking steps to protect waterways from invasive species
The Government of Alberta is being proactive in combatting invasive aquatic species.Officials say that as it stands, the province is 100 per cent free of zebra and quagga mussels. However, increased detection in both Idaho and Manitoba last year is upping the risk of invasive mussels being introduced into Alberta.The g...
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November 2023 Letter
Medicine Hat top staffer sent 'cease and desist' letter to mayor, arguing two counts of defamation
Mayor Linnsie Clark was sent a letter from City Manager Ann Mitchell's lawyer demanding the mayor to "cease and desist" from further defaming Mitchell in November of last year.The letter, included amid 47 pages of documents released by Clark on Wednesday, outlined two occasions when Clark defamed Mitchell.The...
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Canada

Fluid in eye cells can 'boil' if you watch the eclipse without protection: expert
Millions of people in parts of Eastern and Atlantic Canada will be able to see the rare solar eclipse happening on April 8. But they should only look up if they have proper eye protection, experts say. WHY IS WATCHING THE ECLIPSE MORE DANGEROUS THAN LOOKING AT THE SUN ON A NORMAL DAY? When people look up at the sun no...
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New study says fireworks have small effect on air quality, but doctors not impressed
MONTREAL - Almost a year after smog from wildfires led officials in Montreal to cancel two major fireworks shows, groups representing pyrotechnics companies have released a study that concludes the displays have a small effect on air quality. But doctors and an environmental health specialist warn the fireworks can sti...
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Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered its own national security review of TikTok, something the Liberal government revealed following passage of the U.S. bill...
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Trudeau won't say if he has spoken to Housefather since Gaza motion
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and keep ...
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Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say
NEUDORF, SASK. - RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regin...
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B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancou...
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World

Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
TAXCO, Mexico (AP) - A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's famous Holy Week procession. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through the colonial streets of Taxco wearing ...
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Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city
CHICAGO (AP) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the char...
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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provi...
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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia's vote sparked Western accusations that Mosc...
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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday th...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under...
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