Red Deer RCMP officer convicted of assault

Red Deer RCMP officer Cpl. Ken McDiarmid was convicted of assault of a prisoner on Thursday. (Advocate file photo)
Officer punched prisoner knocking him unconscious in detachment cell block in 2020
The City of Red Deer said that spring melt and warmer temperatures are causing plenty of puddles all across the city. (Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/ Advocate Staff)

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A member of staff shows the Hebrew Bible "Codex Sassoon", that dates back more than 1,000 years, on display during a media preview of Sotheby's auction, in London, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The piece has an estimated price of US$30-50 million and will go on auction on May in New York. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Sotheby’s hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible
Frustration grows over outdoor cannabis operation near Golden

Frustration grows over outdoor cannabis operation near Golden
The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured in Ottawa on Friday, March 3, 2023. Arguments are underway before the Supreme Court of Canada in a long-awaited case over the federal Impact Assessment Act.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Friday, March 10, 2023. The federal government says it will spend up to $1.5 billion over the next three years to improve access to new drugs used to treat rare diseases.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Ottawa to spend $1.5 billion to improve access to drugs for rare diseases
Canada's Kerri Einarson looks on during the match between Canada and Sweden during the round robin session 1 of the LGT World Women's Curling Championship at Goransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden, Saturday, March 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP

Canada’s Einarson drops 8-3 decision to Germany at women’s worlds curling playdowns
A District of Houston resolution asking the provincial government to improve health care for rural British Columbians has been accepted by northern elected officials. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

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Percy Kent, 1927. (Photo by Red Deer Archives)

DAWE: The always colourful Percy Kent

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A woman types on a laptop on a train in New Jersey on May 18, 2021. A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn’t. (Jenny Kane/The Canadian Press)

‘Recovery scams’ targeting sextortion victims are on the rise, experts warn

Loblaw and Metro say they will end their temporary wage premiums on Saturday, in a June 12, 2020 story. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Grocery store CEOs will face questions on food prices at Commons committee today

FILE - Taylor Swift attends an in conversation with Taylor Swift event at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022. Swift will receive the 2023 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards later this month. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Taylor Swift, Pink to be honored at 2023 iHeartRadio Awards

The Kids Help Phone launched a $300-million Feel Out Loud fundraising campaign on March 2. It’s aiming to expand virtual mental health services to every part of Canada. (Kid Help Phone Youtube/Screenshot)

Kids Help Phone aims to raise record $300M to expand virtual mental health care

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Baker Martha Goruk and Shelly VanGrinsven have been busy preparing for the Ukrainian Easter Basket Bazaar that will be held at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall on April 1. All sales had to be pre-ordered by March 15, but more items may be available following the sale by emailing stnickolaswa@gmail.com. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)

Baking up Ukrainian Easter breads for church sale

Raising money for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian refugees

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Central Alberta painter Larry Reese will talk about strategies for getting art into commercial galleries on March 29 at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. (Contributed photo).

Local painter will discuss challenges of getting art into commercial galleries

Central Alberta artist Larry Reese will share some personal stories about the…

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Thirty-three men’s and women’s teams are in Red Deer this week for Curling Alberta’s Senior Men’s and Women’s Championships at the Pidherney Centre. (Photo by Ian Gustafson/ Advocate staff)

Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championship begins in Red Deer

Thirty-three teams are taking part

Red Deer Polytechnic Queens indoor track athlete Justine Larson runs in the women’s 1,500m race during the Running Room Grand Prix No. 2 event in Red Deer earlier this season. (Photo by Ian Gustafson/ Advocate staff)

RDP Queens win gold at ACAC Indoor Track Championships

Kings just miss bronze to finish in fourth

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Camilla Jones with her three grandchildren. She will be heading to the Rimbey Women’s Conference as the keynote speaker April 13. (Photo submitted by Camilla Jones)

Camilla Jones bringing lots of laughter to Rimbey Women’s Conference

Comedian Camilla Jones knows a thing or two about making people laugh.…

This combination of photos shows art renderings for the reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, reborn without animals. The show, which will offer highwire tricks, soaring trapeze artists and bicycles leaping on trampolines, kicks off its 2023 North American tour this fall. (Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey via AP)

Reborn Ringling Bros. circus to leap on tour – minus animals

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has been reimagined and…

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Business
A branch of Signature Bank is photographed, late Sunday, March 12, 2023, in New York. Regulators announced that the New York-based bank had failed and was being seized. At more than $110 billion in assets, Signature Bank is the third-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Signature’s failure comes just days after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)

Bank stocks drop and S&P 500 swings as Wall Street shakes

 

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FILE - The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a media conference at an EU Africa summit in Brussels on Feb. 18, 2022. Ghebreyesus, is expected to be confirmed by the U.N. health agency's member countries for a second five-year term on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 after no other candidate challenged him for the post amid the ongoing difficulties of responding to the devastating coronavirus pandemic. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP, File)

WHO chief Tedros confirmed for second five-year term

WHO chief Tedros confirmed for second five-year term

Journalists work in Toronto on Monday, July 18, 2016. A new report finds that members of Canada's news industry are suffering "alarming" levels of work-related stress and trauma. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

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These two RCMP officers were among the more than 50 people who dropped into the frigid waters of Sylvan Lake, Feb. 18 for the annual Polar Bear Dip. The event raised funds for multiple charities in the community. (Mark Weber/Black Press News Service)

$18K raised for 19 non-profits during annual Sylvan Lake Winterfest Polar Bear Dip

 

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Obituaries

Grace Hamilton

Mar 15th, 2023

Glenys McCagherty

Mar 12th, 2023

Noreen Gorman

Mar 12th, 2023

Grace Carson

Mar 11th, 2023

Robert Douglas Hough

Mar 7th, 2023

Jean Larratt

Mar 6th, 2023

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Opinion

The City of Red Deer said that spring melt and warmer temperatures are causing plenty of puddles all across the city. (Photo by SEAN MCINTOSH/ Advocate Staff)

WEB POLL: Are you ready for Spring?

A District of Houston resolution asking the provincial government to improve health care for rural British Columbians has been accepted by northern elected officials. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

SHAVER: Solving the family physician dilemma

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