voting by permanent residents
Penhold seconds controversial Calgary resolution for debate at Alberta Municipalities conference
Penhold town council has taken on the role of getting a Calgary city council resolution onto the agenda for this year's Alberta Municipalities (ABMunis) conference.That conference takes place Sept. 25-27 at Westerner Park in Red Deer.The resolution in question is one that garnered quite a bit of attention a few weeks a...
May 17, 2024
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multiple sclerosis
Red Deer MS Walk on May 26 to celebrate resiliency and strength
The annual Red Deer MS Walk, raising funds to fight MS, is slated for Sunday, May 26 at Bower Ponds. The MS Walk is also for raising awareness about what MS is -- that is Multiple Sclerosis, a chronic disease of the central nervous system. According to recent data, around 90,000 Canadians (1 in 400) are living with MS,...
May 17, 2024
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Red Deer and Area
future use uncertain
Downtown building removed, but fire-ravaged property next door remains
Downtown Red Deer has a new empty plot of land, but it's raising more questions about the property adjacent.The building at 4907 48 Street -- sandwiched between a Servus Credit Union branch on one side, and a long-fire-damaged building on the other -- was demolished earlier this week.Erin Stuart, the City's Inspections...
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2024 Red Deer grad ceremonies coming up soon
As the city thaws and plants begin to bloom, Red Deer's grade 12 students are once again preparing to don their caps and gowns, walk the stage, and enter a new phase of growth. "We recognize that graduation is an important milestone in a young adult's life. It's a milestone that is meaningful for our students and ...
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BRING YOUR SMILES
Market at Red Deer returns to RDP this long weekend
The Red Deer Public Market kicks off its latest season on May 18. Previously housed in front of the Memorial Centre and Red Deer Arena, the event moved to Red Deer Polytechnic last year and the transition has been going well."It's been a win-win-win for everybody there. It's a fantastic place to be in; the polytec...
May 17, 2024
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voting by permanent residents
Penhold seconds controversial Calgary resolution for debate at Alberta Municipalities conference
Penhold town council has taken on the role of getting a Calgary city council resolution onto the agenda for this year's Alberta Municipalities (ABMunis) conference.That conference takes place Sept. 25-27 at Westerner Park in Red Deer.The resolution in question is one that garnered quite a bit of attention a few weeks a...
May 17, 2024
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Alberta
Construction work coming to downtown Lethbridge at month's end
Business owners and residents in downtown are advised of upcoming construction work in the area. The City of Lethbridge says work will begin the week of May 27, 2024.A summary of the planned activities is as follows:7 Street South: 5 Avenue to 6 AvenueParking area upgrades and resurfacing: Crews will start asphalt resu...
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Farm commodity groups worried about railway strike, send letter to two provincial ministers
The commodity groups that make up Team Alberta Crops have wrote to two provincial ministers outlining concerns over a possible railway strike.The letter to Minister of Transport and Economic Corridors, Devin Dreeshan and Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, RJ Sigurdson says a strike would be "a serious threat ...
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"Look before you step over something and before you reach": Medicine Hat snakes are leaving their dens
It will be cooler this weekend, but Hatters will still want to keep and eye on where they step. According to Snakes on a Plain founder Sheri Monk, it's snake season."People have been seeing them actually. They've been dispersing from their dens for the past two to three weeks. They don't all leave on the same day,...
May 18, 2024
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Alberta RCMP link four Calgary homicides to serial killer
Four Calgary homicides from the 1970s have been linked to a serial killer.The RCMP's Historical Homicide Unit (HHU) has been working on the cases, and the RCMP in Alberta has been investigating since their deaths.Eva Dvorak and Patricia McQueenThe earliest of the cases dates back to February 14, 1976, when 14-year-olds...
May 17, 2024
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Local Sports
Tradition lives on in returning lacrosse tournament
The Red Deer Lacrosse Association's "Tradition Lives" tournament returns May 17-20 and has 50 teams participating. Divisions include U9, U11, U13-B, U15-B and U17-B, with the participating teams gathering from across Alberta and some from B.C.This year, the tournament, which started in 1991, has partially mov...
May 17, 2024
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let me be brave in the attempt
Unified Sports tournament brings together Red Deer schools for fun and teamwork
"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me brave in the attempt."Stephanie Hagan, with the biggest smile, read those words -- the Special Olympics Oath -- to kick off the second annual Unified Sports Tournament at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School on Tuesday.The event brings together students from Thurb...
May 14, 2024
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one of the year's marquee events
Woody's Marathon goes May 19, registration open
The 24th Woody's Marathon/Half/10k is quickly approaching and registration remains open for Red Deerians and others to challenge themselves like never before.The annual event is set for Sunday, May 19, with the runs taking competitors through Red Deer's beautiful trail system, as per usual."Only the start and fini...
May 11, 2024
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Canada
In the fight for planetary health, how do we preserve our mental health?
TORONTO - It was early May and wildfire season had already started to rage in Western Canada when seven people settled into a monthly support-group meeting over Zoom. The facilitator, Toronto-based Kady Cowan, opened the conversation by prompting others to acknowledge any climate change-related concerns weighing on t...
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As Canada renews strategy for Rohingya crisis, advocates urge rethink
OTTAWA - As Canada's strategy for supporting Rohingya people expires, advocates are calling for a rethink of how Ottawa is trying to limit suffering in refugee camps in Bangladesh, and to rout the military junta overseeing ethnic violence in Myanmar. "We cannot turn away from this," said Bob Rae, Canada's amb...
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Canadian immigration asks medical worker fleeing Gaza if he treated Hamas fighters
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Lawyers are questioning Canada's approach to screening visa applications for people in Gaza with extended family in Canada after one applicant, a medical worker, was asked whether he had treated members of Hamas. The Canadian Press obtained a redacted letter sent to the applicant by a Canadian immigr...
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Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district - with reservations
MONTREAL - It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink. Slight variations of this scene occur across the city every night, as bars and venues are prohibited - m...
May 18, 2024
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No expert consensus on AI risks, trajectory 'remarkably uncertain': report
OTTAWA - A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can't agree on the risk the technology poses - and it's unclear whether AI will help or harm us. The report, chaired by Canada's Yoshua Bengio, concludes the "future trajectory of general-purpose AI is remarkably uncertain....
May 18, 2024
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Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER - Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sundayat St. Paul's Hospital where a 42-bed unit is ...
May 18, 2024
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World
Congolese army says it has foiled a coup. Self-exiled opposition leader threatens president
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's army says it "foiled a coup" early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. At firs...
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Helicopter carrying Iran's president suffers a 'hard landing,' state TV says without further details
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a "hard landing" on Sunday, Iranian state television reported, without immediately elaborating. Raisi was traveling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on th...
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Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ends Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid
Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid. The grey colt took advantage of the muddy track just like Lukas hoped he would, pulling off the upset in a second conse...
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