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Red Deer and Area

starts nov. 20
Monarch Winter Village returns to Penhold for sophomore year
The Monarch Winter Village is returning to Penhold for a second year.This time, organizers promise even more lights, decorations, and opportunities for businesses and groups to be part of the magic.The village at the Penhold RV Park began in 2025 thanks to Monarch Earthworks, as a gift to the community."There's so...
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erin forbes replaces darcy mykytyshyn
Change in leadership at Red Deer Homeless Foundation
As the first phase of Project Nexus is on its way to completion, a new but familiar face is taking the helm of the Red Deer Homeless Foundation.Erin Forbes, who has for several years been executive director at Dress for Success Central Alberta, will become the foundation's CEO.She is taking over from Darcy Mykytyshyn, ...
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Don't do it!
Rash of bad drivers passing red-lit Wolf Creek school buses this fall
Wolf Creek Public Schools is reminding motorists that in its jurisdictions, it is illegal to pass a school bus when its red lights are flashing.Unfortunately, by the first week of October, bus drivers in that division had made 18 reports of vehicles passing WCPS buses while students were entering and exiting their buse...
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Temporary increase
Red Deer city council increases emergency homeless shelter capacity for winter months
Hope Mission has been granted an additional 75 beds to help with overflow capacity at Red Deer's temporary emergency homeless shelter through the winter months.At Tuesday's regular city council meeting, council voted unanimously to approve a temporary development permit to increase beds from 200 to 275 from November 1,...
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Alberta

Provinciall Politics
Alberta government to end DEI public sector hiring
Alberta is looking to end public sector hiring practices aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion. A government bill has been tabled that, if passed, would prohibit a number of public bodies from using DEI policies to make hiring decisions. Premier Danielle Smith says hiring needs to be based on merit and qualification...
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Legislature Resumes
Alberta premier, back in house for legislature sitting, defends separation referendum
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the United Conservatives are back in the legislature for the first time since the separation referendum, and Smith is dismissing suggestions it was a waste. Smith, in question period, says the vote sent a clear message and that there is always value in democratic exercises. She was re...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta premier sees another UCP constituency association call for leadership review
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing another call for a leadership review from one of her United Conservative Party constituency boards. Scott Cyr, a backbencher in Smith's caucus, says the board of his constituency association northeast of Edmonton passed the motion Monday. It's a vote Cyr says he does not agree w...
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Provincial Politics
RCMP investigating Alberta health procurement for possible fraud, money laundering
Mounties looking into an Alberta health care spending controversy are investigating potential fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering. That's according to court documents filed this month as part of an ongoing wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former head of Alberta Health Services.The...
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Canada

In the news today: West Bank import ban, Bank of Canada rate hike, MAID backlash
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada's vow to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, explained Weeks ago, the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ban imports of...
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Cut tax, reduce deficit, grow economy. Can B.C. Conservatives do it all at once?
VICTORIA - With two-thirds of the seats in the next legislature, the B.C. Conservatives may have a resounding mandate to follow through on their election promises to cut taxes, reduce the deficit and grow the economy at 3.2 per cent - but some economis...
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'A stab in the back': How it feels to be barred from accessing MAID for mental illness
TORONTO - For Lisa Marr, the government's decision to ban people from accessing medical assistance in dying for mental illness feels like "a stab in the back." "They're not thinking about those people who have lived with it their entire life and have t...
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Canada's vow to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, explained
OTTAWA - Weeks ago, the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ban imports of products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It's not clear how or when Ottawa will implement that ban. A group of MPs and senators is urging quick actio...
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Bank of Canada expected to hike key rate for 1st time since 2023
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is widely expected to move its benchmark interest rate this morning for the first time in nearly a year. Financial markets and a Reuters poll of economists are betting that the central bank will deliver a quarter-point hike ...
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Doerkson tells of 'productive conversation' with Carney on supercharging B.C. economy
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has spoken with British Columbia's incoming premier to discuss how to seize major economic opportunities. Carney says on social media that he and Lorne Doerkson also talked about building infrastructure and...
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