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Red Deer and Area

March 28: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Temporary closure on Thursday at Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be temporarily closed tomorrow, according to Alberta Health Services (AHS). They say the Service will be temporarily closed from 7:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. on March 28 due to gaps in physician coverage. Normal business hours will resume March 29 at 7:30 a.m. P...
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officer "acted properly"
ASIRT: No wrongdoing in deadly December 2022 police-involved shooting in Maskwacis
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has concluded its investigation into police conduct related to an incident that occurred in Maskwacis on Dec. 1, 2022.The incident, which led to the death of one man, involved actions by police who were, "acting properly in the execution of their duties."&quo...
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engaging politicians and decision-makers
'Community Strong' launches to unite central Albertans for positive change
A new non-partisan group has formed in central Alberta to encourage central Albertans, organizers say, in the pursuit of positive change, by engaging with municipal politicians, local organizations, and key decision-makers.Community Strong says its launch coincides coincidentally with the upcoming Red Deer byelection, ...
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Awaiting provincial input
Wolf Creek Public Schools' budget deliberation delayed
Wolf Creek Public Schools' Board of Trustees convened to initiate discussions on the budget for the 2024/25 school year. The board reviewed budget expectations and preliminary accounting, but say they were unable to proceed with deliberation on financial allocations for the upcoming school year without the funding manu...
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Alberta

DEVELOPING
Medicine Hat mayor launches legal action in effort to reverse council's sanctions
Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark has launched legal action in an attempt to reverse city council's decision to take her powers away and expects to be in court by summer."I do not agree with the decision of council and I am seeking judicial review," Clark said Wednesday as she addressed supporters and the medi...
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locations undisclosed
Parkland Corp. selling 157 gas and convenience store locations
Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has put 157 of its gas and convenience store locations across six provinces up for sale.The Calgary-based company said Tuesday it is partnering with NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC and Colliers Canada to find buyers.The assets up for sale include locations under the Chevron, Ultramar,...
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Alberta government requesting more control over provincial immigration system
Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau related to Alberta's immigration system. The Smith government is asking Trudeau to re-evaluate Ottawa's decision limiting the number of allocations for Alberta's provincial nominee program in 2024. Last week, the federal government told the pr...
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Alberta introduces 'apprenticeship-style model' for Class 1 drivers
There will soon be a new way for Albertans to become commercial truck drivers. The Government of Alberta says it is improving Class 1 licensing and training with a new, made-in-Alberta learning pathway. Described as an "apprenticeship-style model," it aims to offer an opportunity for Albertans to develop the ...
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To Improve Accountability and Transparency
Province aiming to modernize management of government properties
Alberta's government says it is improving accountability and transparency by centralizing its approach to managing government properties. The Government of Alberta says it is introducing legislation that will require departments and government agencies, boards and commissions to offer surplus land and buildings back to...
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LIVE AT 11 A.M.
Medicine Hat mayor addressing sanctions placed on her by council
Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark is responding to the sanctions placed on her by her colleagues in a press conference starting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday from the front steps of city hall.Live.READ MORE: Report finds 'sufficient evidence' Medicine Hat mayor broke council code of conduct
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Canada

In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry continues, Ontario opens comms centre
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Foreign interference inquiry to hear from chief electoral officer Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign...
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Foreign interference inquiry slated to hear from chief electoral officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two gen...
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Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator at the Fisheries Department, says they are thinking about changing tactics in efforts to convince the ...
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Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland signed a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec today, which means all 13 provinces and territories have now signed on to Ottawa's new health accord. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pitched a new health-funding deal to provinces more than a year ago to increase federal health tra...
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Suspects plead not guilty in human smuggling case involving family's death at border
ST. PAUL, MINN. - A man accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven counts of human smuggling. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 28, who prosecutors say went by the alias "Dirty...
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Measles cases in Canada are increasing, Canada's chief public health officer warns
Canada's chief public health officer says the number of measles cases in the country continues to rise. Dr. Theresa Tam says in a statement the Public Health Agency of Canada is aware of 40 measles cases in Canada so far this year. That's more than three times the number of cases reported in all of 2023. Tam says sh...
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World

Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying "Filipinos do not yield." Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details...
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Ukraine's soccer victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainians have expressed pride and gratitude toward their men's national soccer team for qualifying for the European Championship, a rare bit of good news and a welcome distraction from the war with Russia. Though celebrations after Ukraine's 2-1 win over Iceland were muted as Russian missiles kep...
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Bob Uecker, 90, expected to broadcast Brewers' home opener, workload the rest of season uncertain
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will have the rest of the season remains uncertain. "Bob Uecker calling the first pitch of the Brewers home ...
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Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. Eastman, a former law school dean, faces 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his developmen...
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4 people killed and 5 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois, with a suspect in custody
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Four people were killed and five were hurt in stabbings in northern Illinois on Wednesday, authorities said. A suspect is in police custody and was being questioned Wednesday afternoon, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. She said one of the people who was wounded remained in critical c...
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Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats' VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family. Lieberman died in ...
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