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It might not be the big apple, but the Town of Lacombe set to taste life as a city.The Town of Lacombe council voted unanimously on Monday to move forward with the proposal to switch Lacombe from town to city status as of Sept. 5.

Roy Farrington, left, of Farrington Diving Services and friend Peter Arseneault prepare to float the I’m Alone off a sandbar in Sylvan Lake Monday. The boat got grounded after the rudder snapped in high winds and the owner let it drift towards the lake’s south shore. The two men used floats to lift it off the sandbar before towing it to the marina.

Central Alberta school divisions have come together to determine some of the top capital priorities for schools in the region.

Monthly Midweek mezz Movie is offered on April 28 from 4 to 5:45 p.m. in the Waskasoo/Kiwanis Meeting Room at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Teens are invited to see The Princess Bride, and enjoy snacks. Phone 403-755-1146, or email to jwaters@rdpl.org.

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Julie Lemire and Liz Boer hustle on down the trail as they participate in the second annual Hustle for Hunger at Heritage Ranch on Sunday.

Jamie Carswell and her father Rob are trying to deliver a knockout blow to cancer.

The world famous Shrine Circus is coming to Red Deer. Two shows will be held at the Westerner Centrium on May 11,

Two Red Deer families recently visited by tragedy were afforded some small solace this weekend.

The three men labouring in the round pen at The Mane Event this weekend had little recourse to the drawn-out “horse whisperer” routine.