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Brenda Tomik, left, and Penny Turner look at some scarfs at the 16th annual World of Women show at the Westerner on Saturday.

Danielle Smith, a telegenic former journalist and TV host, was picked Saturday as the new leader of Alberta’s upstart Wildrose Alliance Party and immediately took aim at Premier Ed Stelmach and the governing Progressive Conservatives.

Manitoba’s finance minister for the past decade is Canada’s newest premier.

Premier Ed Stelmach remains confident Alberta’s public sector will buy into his plan to freeze wages for two years despite some early signs of resistance.

Paula Hamilton talks about her son Hudson’s recent immunization shots as Grade 2 students Dylan Perkins, left, Taylor Leroux and Jazz McDougall, all 7, watch the four-month-old at C.P. Blakely School.

At a time when the 36-bed Red Deer women’s shelter is running at full capacity, a local art gallery has come up with a creative way of taking a stand against domestic violence.

The City of Red Deer is well-prepared for possible impacts of a severe H1N1 influenza outbreak among its staff and public and municipal facilities, a city official says.

Ducks Unlimited is shedding Alberta and Saskatchewan properties that it has found do not fit well within its programs.

Premier Ed Stelmach remains confident Alberta’s public sector will buy into his plan to freeze wages for two years despite some early signs of resistance.

Red Deer’s Youth Winter Inn will open Nov. 1 to provide a safe place for intoxicated or homeless youth to sleep.