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Two professional mountain guides, who accompanied skiers on a B.C. backcountry heli-tour that turned deadly when it triggered the third killer avalanche in a week, could have called it off if they thought it was unsafe, a spokesman for the tour company said Sunday.

The breathtaking beauty of the mountains and rugged terrain in British Columbia’s interior beckons snowmobilers, but the area that’s prone to deadly avalanches claimed a third life in a second slide in the past week.

Canadians chasing dreams of financial freedom are pushing Lotto 6-49 sales up dramatically, inflating the $41-million prize to a total that won’t be known until the dust has settled on Saturday night’s draw.

As part of Young Blood for Life, a blood donor challenge between Notre Dame High School, Hunting Hills High School, and Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, students from Notre Dame donated blood at a recent mobile blood donor clinic held at their school.

A Penhold woman with heart problems praised Red Deer Regional Hospital staff for her quick treatment after leaving Calgary’s Foothills Hospital where she said they ignored her symptoms.

Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky assured rural Albertans Thursday that complaints of slow response times and other concerns with a centralized dispatch system will be fixed.

Family Drop-In Storytime is offered on Saturdays at 11 a.m. in the children’s department at the downtown branch of Red Deer Public Library. Songs, finger plays, crafts and more geared to three to six year olds. Children under three welcome with an adult. Phone 403-346-4576.

A Delburne man charged with shooting his estranged wife to death more than a year ago has been ordered to stand trial before a judge and jury.

Ring Around The Rosie is an oil on board work by Red Deer College student Katie Bruinsma, and is one of several pieces on display at the annual college student show on display at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery now until April 11. There will be an opening reception Friday, 7 to 9 p.m.

Red Deer College has elected its new student executive for the 2010-11 school year. The new lineup is headed by current student president Steven Kwasny