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march 6-8
Red Deer Home Show returns this weekend for 47th edition
The Red Deer Home Show returns for a 47th year this weekend.From March 6-8, the expo takes over a large chunk of Westerner Park, with more than 220 Canadian businesses and 430 booths across four pavilions.New attractions and demos will headline the show, including the returning Construction Competition, which hasn't be...
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Feb. 22
Red Deer RCMP arrest two for alleged weapons trafficking
The Red Deer RCMP have arrested a pair of residents after police seized 3D-printed weapons during a compliance check in the Clearview neighbourhood.Police say on Feb. 22, the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT), with the assistance of the general duty members, went to a local residence for a compliance check on a ...
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"tough few years" to come, says minister
Budget views shared in meeting with finance minister and Chamber members
It's going to be a "tough few years," Alberta's finance minister told members of the Red Deer District Chamber on Tuesday. Nate Horner, also MLA for Drumheller-Stettler, is on a tour of Alberta, speaking with chambers of commerce about the ins and outs of Budget 2026, released last week. The next three years ...
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Zone 4
St. Patrick's Community School teacher named Division finalist for ASBA Edwin Parr Award
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has announced that St. Patrick's Community School Grade 7 teacher Megan McCullough has been selected by the Board of Trustees as this year's Division finalist for the Alberta School Board Association (ASBA) Edwin Parr Award (Zone 4).Named in honour of past ASBA President Edwin Parr, o...
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Alberta

Health
Alberta minister optimistic about ER doctor deal, doesn't blame physicians for delay
Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones says he's optimistic the government and doctors can find a way to hire the emergency department triage liaison physicians he previously promi...
Mar 03, 2026
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Alberta's Smith looking to ditch clock changes as B.C. moves to permanent daylight
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says with the province's neighbours to the west moving to adopt year-round daylight time, it's once again time to consider abandoning the practice of changing clocks twice a year.British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will spring forward an hour for the final time Sunday in ...
Mar 03, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's premier says conflict in Iran underscores need for new Canadian pipeline
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the war in Iran underscores the need for a new pipeline connecting her province's oil reserves to the West Coast. The threat of shipping disruptions have seen global oil prices jump since American-Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend. Smith says any disruption in the Strait of Ho...
Mar 02, 2026
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Health
'Good health policy;' Alberta's Smith calls on Ottawa to relax nicotine pouch rules
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to walk back its restrictions on nicotine pouches, arguing the rules are a barrier for those trying to quit smoking. The pouches are sold behind the counter at pharmacies, and only one brand has been authorized for sale by Health Canada. Smith and one of her ministers...
Mar 02, 2026
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Canada

Carney supports U.S. strikes on Iran 'with regret' - what are other leaders saying?
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday Canada supports U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran "with regret" - making him just one among many world leaders struggling in recent days to respond to a volatile new conflict. In Australia for a diploma...
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B.C.'s Eby is urging West Coast governors to fall in line with daylight time change
VICTORIA - British Columbia is urging U.S. states along the West Coast to fall in line with the provincial government's decision to adopt permanent daylight time. Premier David Eby announced Monday that the province will spring forward one last time t...
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MAID applicants should have more mental health support, says Quebec coroner
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is calling for better mental health support and resources for people who apply for medical assistance in dying, in response to the case of a 91-year-old Montreal-area man who died by suicide last year shortly after his MAID ...
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Poilievre pitches Germany on Canada as reliable LNG supplier in Berlin speech
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday pitched Canada to a German audience as a reliable energy supplier in a period of global uncertainty. Poilievre was in Berlin as part of a trip to Europe that has seen him meet in recent days wi...
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Fact File: Claim that Toyota is moving U.S. plant to Canada is false, company says
Social media posts last month claimed Toyota had decided to move an auto manufacturing plant from Huntsville, Ala., to Ontario. The company says the claim is false. The claim originated from online accounts that appear to generate their content using a...
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Friend of complainant testifies at Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial
TORONTO - A friend and colleague of one of the complainants is telling Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial what she knew about the alleged incident. The friend says the complainant indicated something had happened to her during a brief conversation o...
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