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An Edmonton man will be sentenced in February after pleading guilty to luring a child on the Internet and then sexually assaulting her.

Swine poo not swine flu was on the minds of many who showed up for an immunization clinic in Red Deer’s Kentwood neighbourhood Friday.

Remembrance Day Breakfast will be held on Nov. 11 at Penhold Seniors Drop In Centre from 9 a.m. to noon. Costs are $5 for adults, $2.50 children age six to 12 years, and free for children under six years. 403-886-2999 or 403-886-4337.

Photo radar will be in the following locations until Nov. 13.

Among the many people who visited the Red Deer Advocate’s lobby Thursday to support the Ronald McDonald House organization were Margaret Imeson, right, and Jamie Flett with her toddler Garrett and baby Tyler.

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

An emergency shelter opens this afternoon to care for an alarming number of Red Deer’s homeless suffering from the flu.

Innisfail resident Marcy Bloss has won first place in the Red Deer County Amateur Photo Contest and $500 for the photo above of a pelican taking flight near Dickson Dam.

Red Deer RCMP are investigating one armed robbery and two attempted robberies that have occurred since Wednesday morning.

Children, pregnant women and federal prisoners at Bowden Institution have something in common — they will be the only members of the public in Central Alberta who can access H1N1 vaccine over the next few days.