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The City of Red Deer is looking to invest millions of dollars in upgrades at a horseriding recreation area on Red Deer’s west end.

The federal government has denied economic stimulus dollars for a water treatment project and a multi-million-dollar rink in Red Deer.

Collicutt Centre program leader Jon Van Huis climbs an overhanging portion of the new bouldering wall at the centre on Tuesday

Canada is headed for a series of shocking federal deficits that will put the federal government more than $172 billion in the hole over the next five years, the TD Bank says in a new analysis.

David Mah of Grande Prairie polishes his Dodge Magnum with gull wing doors during the Alberta LX Club’s car show at Southside Dodge Chrysler Jeep Saturday. The show featured Magnums, Chargers and 300 models, many customized with unique paint and interior work. The Red Deer Food Bank was on hand as well selling hamburgers and hot dogs as a fundraiser.

With wings too tiny to take flight, a group of Canada Geese goslings run through the grass at Bower Ponds on Monday. Visitors to the Bower Ponds and MacKenzie Trail Recreation areas in Red Deer can get very close to the young birds and their parents but are cautioned the older birds can be protective of their young.

A controlled forest fire, deliberately set near the Banff Park border to help stop the mountain pine beetle, has led to the closure of several popular West Country hiking trails.

Mothers in the Olds area are rallying around a 23-year-old mom receiving treatment for cancer as she waits for one of her five-month-old twins to have heart surgery this summer.

Alberta Education Minister Dave Hancock says he will work with the human rights commission and school boards on policy to ensure that a new bill doesn’t put a chill on classroom discussions.

Red Deer civic leaders have endorsed a study touting 20th Avenue as the best route for heading south along a six-lane expressway to be fully built in 30 years.