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Red Deer and Area

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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Second Floor of City Hall
Red Deer Archives celebrates 60th anniversary with new exhibit
In celebration of their 60th anniversary, Red Deer Archives launched a new exhibit this week called Archival Gems. City officials say the exhibit features favourite images selected by Archives staff and Mayor Ken Johnston, along with a brief explanation of why it was chosen."I am so pleased to help the Red Deer Ar...
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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

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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Quebec minister to order probe after complaint about QMJHL English-only playoff garb
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will ask the province's language watchdog to investigate after the leader of the Parti Québécois complained about a lack of French on a QMJHL team's playoff garb. On Wednesday night, PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon complained on X, formerly Twitter, about T-shir...
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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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Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board says a lack of training and equipment contributed to the deaths of two firefighters during a flood northeast of Quebec City last May. The volunteer firefighters were using an amphibious vehicle equipped with tracks and an outboard motor in an attempt to reach residents of a ho...
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World

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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Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of th...
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