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Red Deer Emergency Services logo. (Advocate file photo)

Child brought to Red Deer hospital via fire truck due to ambulance not being available

‘We don’t believe this has ever been done here in the City of Red Deer’

Police vehicles at Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 9, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Red Deer man to be charged with impaired driving following fatal collision

A 29-year-old Red Deer man has been arrested following a fatal collision…

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Ponoka RCMP investigate hit and run

Ponoka RCMP is investigating a reported hit and run from this past…

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Pedestrians walk down St. Catherine Street, Monday, April 6, 2020 in Montreal. Statistics Canada plans to provide an updated look at immigration data and our ethno-cultural and religious diversity today in new round of data from the 2021 census.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
The Earth’s population is set to reach 8 billion people today
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City of Red Deer announces weekend plowing plans

Green routes in snow zones H and I will be plowed this…

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Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service has had to shorten its hours Friday. (Black Press file photo)

Sylvan Lake urgent care centre closing early on Friday

Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service closing doors at 8 p.m. instead of 10 p.m.

  • Dec 2, 2022
Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service has had to shorten its hours Friday. (Black Press file photo)
A new Starbucks is under construction at Clearview Market, next to Mint Car Wash. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)

Red Deer issues fewer building permits in 2022 but value up

$149.8 million in building permits issued by end of November

  • Dec 2, 2022
A new Starbucks is under construction at Clearview Market, next to Mint Car Wash. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)
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A poppy is placed on the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier following a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Monday Nov. 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadians honour country’s war dead at sombre Remembrance Day ceremonies
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VIDEO: Car crash, shooting near Leland Hotel, Ponoka
In this Jan. 18, 2014, file photo, a female resident orca whale breaches while swimming in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island, Washington. A pod of orcas surprised a group of friends visiting Quadra Island, B.C., last weekend, appearing metres from where they stood the shoreline of Moulds Bay. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson
Group has close encounter with shore-skimming orca pod in B.C.
Black Press Media has joined 46 other journalism associations and media outlets to call for more action against hate and threats that target journalists and their safety. (CAJ creative)
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Every can and bottle in the Velvet Olive Lounge’s main bar cooler exploded earlier this week due to a mechanical failure. (Contributed photo)

Can, bottles explode at Red Deer lounge following mechanical failure

GoFundMe page has raised more than $4,500

Every can and bottle in the Velvet Olive Lounge’s main bar cooler exploded earlier this week due to a mechanical failure. (Contributed photo)
Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service has had to shorten its hours Friday. (Black Press file photo)

Sylvan Lake urgent care centre closing early on Friday

Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service closing doors at 8 p.m. instead of 10 p.m.

  • Dec 2, 2022
Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service has had to shorten its hours Friday. (Black Press file photo)
Kipp Scott GMC donated this 2022 cargo van to the Central Alberta Humane Society this week. (Contributed photo)

Central Alberta Humane Society launches Giving Tree fundraiser

The Central Alberta Humane Society has launched its end of the year…

Kipp Scott GMC donated this 2022 cargo van to the Central Alberta Humane Society this week. (Contributed photo)
Burman University will receive $98,000 in funding for its new finance and entrepreneurship program, the Government of Alberta announced in a statement on Friday. (Contributed photo)

Alberta funding new micro-credential program at Burman University in Lacombe

Institution will receive $98,000 in funding for new finance and entrepreneurship program

Burman University will receive $98,000 in funding for its new finance and entrepreneurship program, the Government of Alberta announced in a statement on Friday. (Contributed photo)
Red Deer region’s unemployment rose to 6.2 % in November from 5.5 % in October. (Advocate file photo)

Red Deer region unemployment on the rise

Alberta unemployment rose to 5.8 % in November from 5.2 % in October

Red Deer region’s unemployment rose to 6.2 % in November from 5.5 % in October. (Advocate file photo)
A new pedestrian bridge would ignite development in Red Deer’s Capstone area, predicts city Coun. Victor Doerksen. (Image contributed)

A new bridge at Capstone would ignite that area’s development, says Red Deer city councillor

The proposed Red Deer River gondola project has been shelved for now, council told

A new pedestrian bridge would ignite development in Red Deer’s Capstone area, predicts city Coun. Victor Doerksen. (Image contributed)
Safe Harbour Society executive director Kath Hoffman says 130 to 150 guests a night have been staying at the Cannery Row shelter during the recent cold snap. (File photo by Advocate staff)

Cold snap has homeless shelters full

Flu bug hitting social agency staffers also a challenge

Safe Harbour Society executive director Kath Hoffman says 130 to 150 guests a night have been staying at the Cannery Row shelter during the recent cold snap. (File photo by Advocate staff)
Stephanie Hodgkins’ arm was broken after slipping on a patch of ice last week. An off-duty nurse assisted the Red Deerian after the incident. (Photo by Sean McIntosh/Advocate staff)

Off-duty nurse helps Red Deerian with broken arm

‘I just want to say thank you to her’

Stephanie Hodgkins’ arm was broken after slipping on a patch of ice last week. An off-duty nurse assisted the Red Deerian after the incident. (Photo by Sean McIntosh/Advocate staff)
Red Deer's population is 100,844, making it Alberta's third largest city, according to the 2021 Statistics Canada census. (Advocate file photo)

Sports, crime prevention groups are winners in Red Deer city council’s latest number-crunching

Red Deer Transit needs to boost revenues before adding new routes, council told

Red Deer's population is 100,844, making it Alberta's third largest city, according to the 2021 Statistics Canada census. (Advocate file photo)
Red Deer Public Schools says that in the absence of additional funds from the provincial government, there was no consideration of using alternate classroom sites in the district. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Central Albertans on Minister’s Youth Council

‘Students on the council provide their perspectives on a number of education topics,’ says government

Red Deer Public Schools says that in the absence of additional funds from the provincial government, there was no consideration of using alternate classroom sites in the district. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Ronald McDonald House has turned on its Christmas lights to spread a little holiday cheer. (Photo by Sean McIntosh/Advocate staff)

Red Deer Ronald McDonald House turns on Christmas lights

Red Deer’s Ronald McDonald House is shining bright. The nonprofit organization that…

Ronald McDonald House has turned on its Christmas lights to spread a little holiday cheer. (Photo by Sean McIntosh/Advocate staff)
A Maskwacis man is in critical condition after allegedly being shot by a police officer on Thursday afternoon. (Advocate file photo)

Maskwacis man allegedly shot by police in critical condition

Man was shot in confrontation at Samson First Nation on Thursday afternoon

  • Dec 1, 2022
A Maskwacis man is in critical condition after allegedly being shot by a police officer on Thursday afternoon. (Advocate file photo)
Red Deer City Hall. (Advocate file photo.)

More money for digital efficiencies will stay in Red Deer’s 2023-24 budget

A city council bent on cost-savings will not eliminate digital upgrades needed…

Red Deer City Hall. (Advocate file photo.)
<em>The Widows’ Pact</em>, by Jenna Hanger, writing as J.L. Cole, to be released Jan. 25, 2023. (Contributed)

Central Alberta author sets story in Red Deer

The Widows’ Pact to be released in January

<em>The Widows’ Pact</em>, by Jenna Hanger, writing as J.L. Cole, to be released Jan. 25, 2023. (Contributed)