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The perfect storm: RDP to run $12 million deficit over next two years
There's no getting around the fact that a $12 million deficit over the next two years will be a challenge for Red Deer Polytechnic. However, institution president Stuart Cullum believes his team is not only up to the challenge created by what he calls a perfect storm, but is prepared to work toward balancing the budget...
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Four games remaining
Rebels strengthen playoff bid with OT victory over Wheat Kings
The Red Deer Rebels needed a hero, and on superhero-themed night at the Centrium, they got one.Just 29 seconds into overtime, forward Beckett Hamilton snapped home the game-winning goal in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings.When asked about the exciting end to the game, head coach Marc Habscheid quoted...
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challenge accepted, president says
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challenge accepted, president says
The perfect storm: RDP to run $12 million deficit over next two years
There's no getting around the fact that a $12 million deficit over the next two years will be a challenge for Red Deer Polytechnic. However, institution president Stuart Cullum believes his team is not only up to the challenge created by what he calls a perfect storm, but is prepared to work toward balancing the budget...
5h ago
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lead dr. speaks, but many questions remain
Study: Closure of Red Deer's overdose prevention site had no detrimental impacts
A new study published by an organization launched by the Government of Alberta claims there's been no increase in overdose deaths, ER visits, or EMS response due to the closure of Red Deer's overdose prevention site.The study, conducted by the Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence (CoRE), was published in the 123-year...
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Red Deer sees big drop in unemployment
Of Alberta's seven economic regions, the Red Deer region has the province's lowest unemployment as of February.Red Deer sits at 4.6 per cent, down from 5.4 per cent in January.Edmonton: 6.8%Calgary: 6.5%Leithbridge-Medicine Hat: 6.9%Camrose-Drumheller: 7.4%Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-...
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march 19-21
Podcast: The Thurber cast of 'Newsies' talks upcoming theatre production
Perhaps it wasn't a huge success when the Disney film released in 1992, but the stage drama version of 'Newsies' has received worldwide acclaim since its 2012 debut. That's part of what has students involved in Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School's drama program excited about putting on 'Newsies,' March 19-21 at ...
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Provinciall Politics
First recall petition against Opposition NDP politician withdrawn; Elections Alberta
Elections Alberta says a recall petition against a member of Alberta's Opposition NDP has been withdrawn. The petition against education critic Amanda Chapman came late last year after more than a dozen similar campaigns were launched against members of the governing United Conservative caucus. Elections Alberta says t...
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Agriculture
Province offering incentives to vet. clinics to hire students
The provincial government says it is putting $250,000 over two years into an idea meant to get veterinary students to stay in rural Alberta.This money is for the Veterinary Student Recruitment and Retention Pilot Grant Program. It is intended to get rural clinics to hire summer students and to get those students to pra...
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Education
Alberta teachers fail to get court injunction on back-to-work law that ended strike
A judge has denied an injunction application from Alberta teachers against legislation that forced them back to work and ended a provincewide strike last fall. Justice Douglas Mah says the Alberta Teachers' Association failed to prove issues in the case are so serious and pressing that the law should be put on hold whi...
Mar 13, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta orders third-party review of Calgary's ongoing water rationing woes
The Alberta government has ordered a sweeping third-party investigation into Calgary's ongoing water main problems, which have again forced residents to ration their use. Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams says the probe will be headed by David Goldie, a former chair of Alberta's energy regulator. Goldie will have...
Mar 13, 2026
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Four games remaining
Rebels strengthen playoff bid with OT victory over Wheat Kings
The Red Deer Rebels needed a hero, and on superhero-themed night at the Centrium, they got one.Just 29 seconds into overtime, forward Beckett Hamilton snapped home the game-winning goal in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings.When asked about the exciting end to the game, head coach Marc Habscheid quoted...
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Rebels to wear superhero-themed jerseys in support of Children's Miracle Network
The Red Deer Rebels will be sporting special superhero-themed jerseys in Friday night's tilt against the Brandon Wheat Kings.In partnership with the Western Hockey League, the Rebels will also wear capes during warm-ups as part of the RE/MAX Presents: Be a Superhero for Children's Miracle Network.Fans at the game will ...
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Recent warm temperatures
City of Red Deer to close outdoor rinks and pond surfaces this Friday
The City of Red Deer announced outdoor rinks and pond surfaces will close for the remainder of the season.Officials say recent warm temperatures have led to the closure, which will be official as of Friday, March 13.That day, city staff will remove nets and turn off the lights throughout the day.In addition, the Ice Ov...
Mar 12, 2026
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Canada
Two charged with murder after body of missing mathematician found in Mission, B.C.
Police say first-degree murder charges have been laid against two people in relation to the death of missing B.C. mathematician Masood Masjoody. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Masjoody's remains were found in Mission, B.C., on March 6...
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N.S. First Nation tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco sales
HALIFAX - An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands, as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim are illegal cannabis ope...
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Weatheradio going off the air as Environment Canada moves emphasis to online and apps
ROB DRINKWATER - A cross-Canada radio service that for decades has delivered the latest local forecasts as well as critical alerts about severe weather 24 hours a day is signing off, with listeners being advised to switch to online or cellphone-based s...
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'One elbow up, one down': The Carney government after its first year
OTTAWA - If one thing is clear a year into his tenure, it's that Mark Carney is running the federal government very differently from the way Justin Trudeau did it. Much of Ottawa's chattering class has settled on describing the former central banker as...
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A new café in Montreal is offering its patrons a taste of Quebec independence
MONTREAL - When you walk into the Club Pays coffee shop in Montreal, the first thing you see are the posters with Quebec sovereignty slogans plastered on every wall. Complete with comfortable couches, a polished-wood espresso bar, a small stage and eve...
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Carney says Canada a reliable oil exporter with moves to increase production
OSLO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says that countries like Canada do not need to have oil reserves as a net exporter, after the energy minister announced Canada will contribute 23.6 million barrels to help stabilize international energy markets. The 3...
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World
Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96
BERLIN (AP) - Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. Habermas' publisher,...
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North Korea fires about 10 missiles toward sea in show of force, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Saturday fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea's military said, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a joint military exercise with the United States. ...
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Tehran says the US attacked it from the UAE as Iran war enters its third week
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran issued an evacuation warning for three major ports in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, including the busiest in the Middle East, openly threatening a neighboring country's non-U.S. assets for the first time ...
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