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Unifor national president Lana Payne attends a news conference in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Unionized workers at Ford Motor Co. of Canada have ratified a three-year agreement. Payne issued a statement today saying the deal will mean tremendous gains for autoworkers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Ford workers in Canada ratify agreement, set precedent for other automakers
FILE - Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, blows a kiss goodby to fans, as he tapes his final episode of “The Price Is Right” in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker has died
FILE - A Thursday, May 31, 2012 photo from files showing U.S. singer actress Tina Turner arriving for the Giorgio Armani fashion show held in Beijing. Legendary rock singer Tina Turner has married her longtime German beau, Erwin Bach, in a Swiss civil ceremony. The mayor of Kuesnacht, the wealthy Zurich-area community where Turner lives, says that she and Bach, a music executive, were married several weeks ago at the registry office. Markus Ernst told The Associated Press on Thursday, July 18, 2013, it was a routine ceremony, ahead of a private celebration on Sunday at the couple’s home. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Unstoppable superstar Tina Turner dead at 83
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) runs down field against Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Kyzir White (43) during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl 57
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Two more charged in connection with murder of young girl whose remains found in Maskwacis

Five people charged in connection with death of eight-year-old girl

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The Red Deer Recovery Community began welcoming residents this past May. (Contributed photo)

Red Deer Recovery Community positively received since opening

It’s been all hands on deck at the Red Deer Recovery Community,…

The Red Deer Recovery Community began welcoming residents this past May. (Contributed photo)
Shelly Flint is the new CEO of Westerner Park. (Contributed photo)

Westerner Park announces new CEO

Westerner Park has found its new CEO. On Friday, the organization announced…

Shelly Flint is the new CEO of Westerner Park. (Contributed photo)
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This Dec.14, 2018, handout image shows the asteroid Bennu in a composite of 12 images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s PolyCam imager from a distance of 24 kilometres. Seven years after it blasted into space to snag a sample of the asteroid, a spacecraft is set to deliver its rare cargo on Sunday – and Canada is getting a piece of the interstellar bounty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth
Politicians and others who support policies that would require parental permission for teachers to use a student’s preferred pronouns at school say they are about including parents in the lives of their children. Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Owusu-Akyeeah, in her role as a commissioner for the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation, speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against children’s, experts say
Some of the largest school boards across Canada will begin the new school year without formal policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, despite concerns about how the technology will impact learning and academic integrity. Grade 3 teacher Catherine Rioux-Tache leads her students into class at Sainte-Cecile elementary school on their first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
School boards grappling with AI use in classroom, but formal policies still elusive
<div>Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between Canada and China, following an American deal in June. A passenger checks her phone as an Air China passenger jet taxis past at the Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ng Han Guan</div>
China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban
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Visit Innisfail Historical Village on Sept. 23, 2023, as part of Innisfail’s Door Open event. (Photo from Innisfail Historical Village on Facebook)

Innisfail and District Historical Society announces premiere of tunes from the early 1900s

Songs by former Innisfail resident discovered in archives

Visit Innisfail Historical Village on Sept. 23, 2023, as part of Innisfail’s Door Open event. (Photo from Innisfail Historical Village on Facebook)
The Salvation Army and MC College offered free haircuts and manicures earlier this week. (Contributed photo)

Salvation Army, MC College team up to offer free haircuts, manicures

The Salvation Army teamed up with MC College earlier this week to…

The Salvation Army and MC College offered free haircuts and manicures earlier this week. (Contributed photo)
City of Red Deer crews have been micro-surfacing 32nd Street for about a week and are a few days away from being finished. Micro-surfacing involves laying down a thin, durable, surface treatment to preserve existing asphalt roadways without having to repave. (Photo by Paul Cowley/Advocate staff)

Red Deer road projects nearing completion

19th Street rebuild on track for Oct. 15 completion

City of Red Deer crews have been micro-surfacing 32nd Street for about a week and are a few days away from being finished. Micro-surfacing involves laying down a thin, durable, surface treatment to preserve existing asphalt roadways without having to repave. (Photo by Paul Cowley/Advocate staff)
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Red Deer community members, volunteers and RCMP officers recognized in ceremony

Chief’s Recognition Event held at downtown detachment on Thursday

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FILE - Premier Danielle Smith released a report this week that suggests an Alberta Pension Plan could save Albertans billions each year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Alberta pension a ‘game-changing opportunity’ says Red Deer MLA

Reaction to Alberta Pension Plan report

FILE - Premier Danielle Smith released a report this week that suggests an Alberta Pension Plan could save Albertans billions each year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Red Deer Emergency Services responded to a ‘small kitchen fire’ at an apartment near Bower Place mall on Thursday evening. (Photo by Sean McIntosh/Advocate staff)

Firefighters respond to small kitchen fire in Red Deer

A street near Bower Place mall was briefly blocked off as fire…

Red Deer Emergency Services responded to a ‘small kitchen fire’ at an apartment near Bower Place mall on Thursday evening. (Photo by Sean McIntosh/Advocate staff)
Three wastewater treatment lagoons at the northeast end of Rocky Mountain House. When a new $30-million wastewater treatment plant comes on line in 2025 these ponds will be used to store treated water before it goes back into the North Saskatchewan River. (Photo contributed)

Rocky Mountain House to get $30-million wastewater plant

Town and Clearwater County sharing cost of wastewater plant expected to open in 2025

Three wastewater treatment lagoons at the northeast end of Rocky Mountain House. When a new $30-million wastewater treatment plant comes on line in 2025 these ponds will be used to store treated water before it goes back into the North Saskatchewan River. (Photo contributed)
Red Deer Dream Centre is hosting its first Road to Recovery Walk on Sept. 23, 2023. (Photo contributed)

Red Deer Dream Centre’s first annual Road to Recovery walk is on Saturday

Raising money to support of men in addictions recovery

Red Deer Dream Centre is hosting its first Road to Recovery Walk on Sept. 23, 2023. (Photo contributed)
Bobbi Liebrecht, new chair for the board of directors at Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, and foundation CEO Manon Therriault, at the foundation’s Report to the Community event on Sept. 19, 2023 at Westerner Park. (Photo contributed by Red Deer Regional Health Foundation)

New board chair at Red Deer Regional Health Foundation

Foundation looking forward to new projects

Bobbi Liebrecht, new chair for the board of directors at Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, and foundation CEO Manon Therriault, at the foundation’s Report to the Community event on Sept. 19, 2023 at Westerner Park. (Photo contributed by Red Deer Regional Health Foundation)
Clearwater County is investing more than $1 million in its Brazeau Collieries Mine Site at Nordegg. (Photo contributed)

Clearwater County invests in restoring historic Nordegg mine site

Clearwater County to spend about $1 million in 2024 for mine site project

Clearwater County is investing more than $1 million in its Brazeau Collieries Mine Site at Nordegg. (Photo contributed)
Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Dan Williams will deliver the closing remarks at the Recovery Summit in Red Deer next month. (Photo via Government of Alberta)

City of Red Deer set to host Recovery Summit next month

Red Deer will host a one-day conference next month to help build…

Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Dan Williams will deliver the closing remarks at the Recovery Summit in Red Deer next month. (Photo via Government of Alberta)
The Zed Haunted House returns to Red Deer this October. (Advocate file photo)

Zed Haunted House returning to Parkland Mall

The Zed Haunted House will bring 13 days of scares to Parkland…

The Zed Haunted House returns to Red Deer this October. (Advocate file photo)
Coats 4 Kids annual Charity Checkstop will be held on Sept. 23, 2023 in Red Deer. (Photo from Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre)

Clean out your closet: Coats 4 Kids charity checkstop to be held Saturday

Watch out for Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre Charity Checkstop on Tayor Drive

Coats 4 Kids annual Charity Checkstop will be held on Sept. 23, 2023 in Red Deer. (Photo from Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre)
The Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 demonstration jet is among the performers that would not be able to make Red Deer’s airshow next year because of RCAF centennial celebrations. The airshow will skip 2024 and come back in 2025. (Photo from Facebook)

Red Deer airshow to return in 2025

RCAF centennial celebrations means top military aviation performers unavailable in 2024

The Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 demonstration jet is among the performers that would not be able to make Red Deer’s airshow next year because of RCAF centennial celebrations. The airshow will skip 2024 and come back in 2025. (Photo from Facebook)
Medicine River Wildlife Centre is looking for donations to complete its new raptor compound. (Photo from Medicine River Wildlife Centre on Facebook)

Wildlife hosptial ‘limping through’ with aging raptor cages

Medicine River Wildlife Centre seeks funding to complete new raptor compound

Medicine River Wildlife Centre is looking for donations to complete its new raptor compound. (Photo from Medicine River Wildlife Centre on Facebook)
People at The Hub 2.0 picked up their guitars, drums and spoons and joined in the Strum and Drum session with Dean Ray on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)

The Hub 2.0 hopes to expand programming

Fundraising barbecue and bottle drive set for October

People at The Hub 2.0 picked up their guitars, drums and spoons and joined in the Strum and Drum session with Dean Ray on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff)
"Before I Change My Mind" will kick off Red Deer Museum + Gallery's Reel Movie Mondays on Oct. 2 at Carnival Cinemas. (Photo contributed)

Film by writer-director with Red Deer roots to open Reel Movie Mondays

Trevor Anderson’s ‘Before I Change My Mind” debuts Oct. 2 at Carnival Cinemas

"Before I Change My Mind" will kick off Red Deer Museum + Gallery's Reel Movie Mondays on Oct. 2 at Carnival Cinemas. (Photo contributed)