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A family of four peregrine falcons seem to love their stay at one of Red Deer’s biggest hotels.

Joseph, played by Clay Hitchcock, left, looks on as Danielle Larose passes in front of him during a dress rehearsal of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Matchbox Theatre on Wednesday.

The Rotary Recreation Park could be transformed into a green downtown oasis connected by a wide pedestrian thoroughfare connecting ice and water sports centres featuring a competition-length pool and new dual arenas.

Red Deer residents still have access to live traps for catching skunks and cats while the City of Red Deer undertakes a review on beaver control.

EDMONTON — Alberta is considering paying some doctors more than $500 an hour to treat swine flu patients if there is a serious pandemic.

Rob Kallos of Red Bone Design in Red Deer looks to artist Andi Murray on the ground for direction as he and his fellow employees Bonnie and Jake Kallos hang one of 15 large faces that will adorn the north side of the Family Services of Central Alberta building at 5409 50th Ave. in Red Deer.

Diesel was in high gear a few nights ago when she woke up the Nicolas household in Deer Park.

The Medicine River Wildlife Centre, near Spruce View, had a special visitor Tuesday.Wildlife expert and TV host Jack Hanna — known for his appearances on TV programs like the Late Show with David Letterman and the Ellen DeGeneres Show — visited the centre as part of a tour around Alberta. Hanna was visiting Alberta to film some episodes for his television show Into the Wild.

In an east African country rocked by violence and instability, a young, kidnapped Central Alberta woman has languished for nearly 365 days.

Griffin Frook, five, plays with a miniature John Deere tractor while another John Deere tractor participates in the antique tractor pull at Sunnybrook Farm Museum on Saturday. The day’s activities included a parade of antique tractors, live music, petting zoo, and the tractor pull.