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A Tar-ific Construction worker passes timbers to a colleague working inside the foundation of the new Blindman River walking bridge south of Blackfalds Monday. It and another over the Battle River in Ponoka are part of the Central Alberta Regional Trail’s long-term plan to build a 70.6-kilometre, multi-use trail between Ponoka and Penhold as part of the Trans Canada Trail Network.

When the 2010 Winter Olympics were officially declared closed, the near-capacity crowd at the ceremony reacted in a way completely unheard of in Vancouver for almost three weeks.

A man who has served four years in remand awaiting disposition of his status was declared a dangerous offender on Monday.

Red Deer Ramblers Hiking Club general meeting will be held at Kerry Wood Nature Centre on March 2 at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. to buy memberships or sign up for hikes.

A Lacombe man has been charged in connection to a string of five robberies in Red Deer last week.

An unknowledgeable observer might have thought they heard a seagull screeching, a lamb mewling or even a monkey screaming, as seven competitors took to the stage as part of the Canadian Elk Calling Championships on Saturday.

Celebrating Canada’s men’s hockey team winning the gold medal from the left Ashley Fleming, Naomi Williams, Aaron Kerchinsky, Raelene Purnell, Aubree Hjertaas and hidden Ashley Costigan cheer passing motorists along Ross Street Sunday afternoon.

Family and friends of two Red Deer women visiting Chile received good news in the early evening on Sunday when they found out both women were OK.

Five Red Deer children got to experience the Olympics the way their parents had wanted, even after losing them in a tragic car crash just a few weeks ago.

VANCOUVER — Brimming with pride as Olympic hosts, Canada exploded in a collective spasm of national joy Sunday as hockey hero Sidney Crosby dispatched the United States in a tightrope-tense hockey thriller, capping Vancouver’s Games with a record-setting 14th gold medal.