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Central Middle School Student Kristen Demale, left, gets a close up look at the abundance of curls on Joise Chriton’s head as Chriton gets ready to perform at the school on Wednesday.

Even in a place not particularly known for a large aboriginal population, the future of First Nations is of the utmost importance.

Lacombe Round Dance Club dances on Mondays at St. Andrew’s United Church Hall in Lacombe.

A 35-year-old Red Deer-area man was killed Wednesday morning when his pickup veered off Hwy 11 into a field.

Sporting a tiny plastic Irish top hat, Kali looks as though she just doesn’t quite know what all the fuss is about as Jimi Nelson, five, holds her outside their home in Deer Park on Tuesday.

The RCMP is investigating whether criminal charges should be laid in a deadly avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C., that they say was triggered by snowmobilers.

Birdhouses With Bob is a hands-on workshop that was offered by the Kerry Wood Nature Centre Sunday afternoon, for children aged six to 13 who were looking to learn about the birds that will be returning to the Central Alberta area soon — and to pick a few woodworking hints. Here, the centre’s Bob Kruchten gingerly holds a nail while Sage Black, left, prepares a two-handed hammer.

The Red Deer Public Library’s Break-a-Leg Theatre for youths in Grades 3 to 6 had only one participant drop by the Snell Auditorium Friday afternoon for staff member Carrie Berg to work with. So Victoria Lavallee seized the opportunity by choosing to work with puppets, and she presented her version of the Little Red Riding Hood story to anyone who was willing to watch.

Twenty-two years after being hired on as a rookie hockey coach, Mike Babcock returned to the Red Deer College fold on Tuesday morning.

It’s only mid-March but already the worry concerning grass fires has popped up in Central Alberta.