Provincial funding
Sylvan Lake's Lighthouse Christian Academy receives $4 million for new school
The Lighthouse Christian Academy will soon have a new space to call home.On Monday, the Government of Alberta announced $4 million to go towards creating what the government calls 126 net new student spaces.Principal of the Academy, Dion Krause, said they currently operate the Academy out of the basement of a church lo...
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becoming a role model
Red Deer's Bennett Love earns prestigious Tom Longboat Award
A promising young Red Deer golfer is one of the recipients of this year's prestigious Tom Longboat Awards, which were handed out this weekend at the National Indigenous Sports Gala in Ottawa. Bennett Love is just 16, and by most accounts, his game looks to be dialled in. But he's also passionate about learning more in ...
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responding to workforce challenges
New job board launched by Central Alberta First
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Provincial funding
Sylvan Lake's Lighthouse Christian Academy receives $4 million for new school
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44-year-old man
Repeat offender arrested in downtown Red Deer
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responding to workforce challenges
New job board launched by Central Alberta First
Work Central AB is a new job board launched by Central Alberta First, and it comes in response to what the organization says are growing workforce challenges across the region.The website, which is being launched during Small Business Week, serves as a centralized hub where employers can promote career opportunities an...
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Provincial funding
Sylvan Lake's Lighthouse Christian Academy receives $4 million for new school
The Lighthouse Christian Academy will soon have a new space to call home.On Monday, the Government of Alberta announced $4 million to go towards creating what the government calls 126 net new student spaces.Principal of the Academy, Dion Krause, said they currently operate the Academy out of the basement of a church lo...
11h ago
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44-year-old man
Repeat offender arrested in downtown Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP have laid charges following an alleged incident in the city on Oct. 2 involving a repeat offender.While conducting proactive patrols that day in the downtown area, RCMP observed a male operating a motorcycle erratically and driving at high rates of speed.Officers identified the rider as someone well-known...
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$175,000
Trio of Red Deer-area groups get funding to support ending gender-based violence
Three Red Deer region organizations are benefiting from a recent provincial funding announcement aimed at helping support those affected by gender-based violence. The funding will support 36 community organizations across the province. The three local groups receiving funding are: Regional Red Deer Restorative Justice ...
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Alberta
Provincial politics
Shane Getson, outspoken UCP backbencher, quits Alberta legislature
A plainspoken, two-term Alberta United Conservative backbencher who courted controversy and riled up the Opposition NDP is leaving. Shane Getson, in a statement, says he is leaving due to personal and family reasons but does not elaborate. He has represented Lac. Ste. Anne-Parkland, a mostly rural riding northwest of E...
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Eye See
Alberta allowing optometrists to perform minor laser procedures
The Alberta government says optometrists will soon be allowed to perform minor surgical and laser procedures in the province. Justin Wright, Alberta's primary and preventative health minister, says the goal is to give Albertans better access to care closer to home. The government says the expanded scope of optometry wi...
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Tips inside
Better Business Bureau warns public of online Halloween scams
The Better Business Bureau is warning the public to be wary of websites and online ads offering deals on Halloween costumes and products.The Bureau said they've seen an increase in reports across North America about fake websites and ads that have scammed people ahead of Halloween."Scammers are relentless, and thi...
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RCMP
Alberta RCMP offering tips to prevent seasonal property crime
With the days getting shorter and colder, Alberta RCMP are offering tips to help you avoid seasonal property crime.Mounties say property crimes are often crimes of opportunity and tend to occur when there are less people around.The Alberta RCMP encourages property owners to take the following precautions:Store off-road...
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Brock England, Cameron Kuzma among them
Locals among WHLers on NHL Central Scouting's preliminary Players to Watch list
A handful of locals are among the 54 WHL and 176 CHL players named to NHL Central Scouting's preliminary Players to Watch list.These are players projected to be selected in the 2027 NHL Draft next June.Per the WHL:NHL Central Scouting identifies players with a rating system that includes five categories. The 'A' catego...
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becoming a role model
Red Deer's Bennett Love earns prestigious Tom Longboat Award
A promising young Red Deer golfer is one of the recipients of this year's prestigious Tom Longboat Awards, which were handed out this weekend at the National Indigenous Sports Gala in Ottawa. Bennett Love is just 16, and by most accounts, his game looks to be dialled in. But he's also passionate about learning more in ...
14h ago
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Three game week
Rebels This Week: Oct. 26-Nov. 1
WEEKEND SPLITThe Red Deer Rebels have hit their first rough patch of the season, having dropped their last three games, including two at home over the weekend. Friday, October 23 - The visiting Penticton Vees built up a 3-0 lead on their way to a 4-2 win over the Rebels at the Marchant Crane Centrium. Poul Andersen sco...
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Canada
In the news today: Chow re-elected, MAID bill tabled, Eurovision finalists named
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Olivia Chow re-elected as Toronto's mayor, staving off challenge from Brad Bradford Toronto voters have handed Olivia Chow her second term as mayor of Canada's lar...
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Dementia doctors, provinces differ on question of advance consent in MAID
TORONTO - As the federal government prepares to table new legislation that would allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying, the stark difference in opinion between two provinces highlights an ongoing debate about what constitutes true cons...
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United Arab Emirates, Canada to share details of strategic partnership today
OTTAWA - Abu Dhabi's crown prince is in Ottawa for meetings today as Canada and the United Arab Emirates work to cement their trade ties. Prime Minister Mark Carney will greet and participate in a welcome ceremony for Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zay...
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Liberals set to table bill restricting access to MAID in cases of mental illness
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to introduce changes to Canada's medical assistance in dying law Tuesday to bar people suffering solely from a mental illness from accessing MAID, and to allow for advance directives. The government put the legisl...
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Five Things: The key topics at play as Canada and the EU discuss deeper ties
OTTAWA - The next step in the relationship between Canada and the European Union is set to be unveiled by Prime Minister Mark Carney and EU President Ursula von der Leyen at a summit in Montreal on Thursday and Friday. This summit comes just over a mon...
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Free labour movement not something Canada and EU considering in new pact: ambassador
OTTAWA - Negotiations toward a new transatlantic pact between Canada and the European Union don't include discussions for a full-scale free labour movement, but something more focused, Canada's EU ambassador said ahead of the Canada-EU summit later thi...
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World
At least 62 people killed in attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 62 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a community in northeastern Nigeria, the country's emergency agency said Tuesday. The attack, reportedly carried out by criminals known as bandits, happened o...
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2 men charged with UK national security offenses over incident at US-run military base in England
LONDON (AP) - Two men were charged Tuesday with national security offenses over a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, a U.S.-run military air base in England, police and prosecutors said. British nationals Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim and Nou...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countries
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 10,000 confirmed cases, government data showed Tuesday, as health authorities race to slow the spread of the disease in multiple African countries. It is the fastest-...
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