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Bankruptcy affecting two senior retirement residences in south Red Deer should serve as a wake-up call about the dangers of privatizing seniors housing, says the president of Central Alberta Council on Aging.

RCMP have charged the 20-year-old Samson Cree Nation man arrested after an allegedly gang-related shooting in Hobbema last week.

Environment Canada has issued a severe wind warning for the communities of Red Deer, Ponoka, Innisfail and Stettler.

A Calgary mother whose toddler died of a methadone overdose must serve another six months in jail, a judge ruled Friday.

Red Deer Mounties are on the hunt for an armed bank robber who made off with a bag of loot from a southend Royal Bank of Canada location on Thursday night.

Opening reception for Hungry Planet and Red Deer Eats, two exhibits currently on display at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, will be held on May 1 from 2-4 at the MAG. Live music, art activities, games and food make up the event. Call Lynn at 403-309-8442 for more information.

Students and staff of the Alix-MAC School banded together recently to raise $23,515.05 for the Ronald McDonald House in Red Deer. The K-12 school has 210 students, making the fundraiser a mammoth success for such a small school population. Showing the results of the fundraiser here are students council members and teacher advisors Helen Olson, left, Demi Love, Leland Pall and Eleanor Henderson.

A 48-year-old Cremona-area man is in police custody after a tow-truck driver was struck by a motorist, who later left the scene by hitchhiking.

The pre-school Sea Turtles program, which runs twice a week at the Recreation Centre pool, provides an introduction to having fun in the water.

Blake Cook of Clive works on a vertical fillet weld during the Regional Skills Competition at Red Deer College on Thursday.