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It used to be a foregone conclusion that the gigantic shovel-and-dumptruck operations in the oilsands would go hand-in-hand with an upgrader – a multibillion dollar facility to turn the sticky bitumen squeezed from the sand into lighter oil that refineries can handle more easily.

More than 500 people found their way to a downtown parking lot on Friday for a pork burger barbecue and rally held to raise moral support for Alberta’s struggling hog farmers.

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Fluctuating prices are part of farming, but Alberta’s cattle producers have been squeezed more than most in recent years.

Tough times have claimed a longtime Red Deer clothing store.

Allan Dale Industries Ltd. has been recognized by Featherlite Trailers for having the highest number of sales among Featherlite’s network of 200 dealers during 2008.

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The Town of Ponoka remains hopeful that it might one day become an aerospace hotspot. But it’s now pursuing this possibility in partnership with other communities

Red Deer College has received $4.5 million in funding to refurbish and revamp facilities on campus.

Five Red Deer businesses will receive help in bringing new products or services to market.