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Red Deer Food Bank Society employee Alice Kolisnyk moves through the food bank warehouse with two of the 229 turkeys donated by Dale Devereaux of Century 21 Advantage Realty in Red Deer.

Amanda Lindhout has released a statement and photo to news outlets, her first public statement since returning safely from a 15-month kidnapping ordeal in Somalia.

Shrapnel from an exploding pipe bomb nearly struck a sleeping infant in a north Red Deer residence, court heard Wednesday during a bail review for one of three men charged in the incident.

Bottles for a Brighter Christmas runs until Sunday, Jan. 3, to raise money for the Red Deer Christmas Bureau. Parkland Mall, Coca-Cola and Big 105 FM are holding the bottle drive at Cosmos I, located at 7428 49th Ave., and Cosmos II, at 6332 Orr St.

Preliminary findings from a local study suggest 17.8 per cent of children in Red Deer start kindergarten without being developmentally ready in at least one area.Although lower than the national average, the study’s project co-ordinator says the number is still too high.

The cold snap won’t stop Red Deer RCMP traffic services from setting up photo radar sites until the end of the year.

Jacquie Leedahl cuddles with her daughter Elyssa as the two watch a live nativity pageant at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Tuesday.

The Red Deer Christmas Bureau has seen a drastic drop in donations at a time when need is the greatest.

After nearly two years in the works, Red Deer has rules for self-contained suites.On Monday, city council approved adding secondary suites into Red Deer’s land use bylaw.

Documentary and Discussion at Kerry Wood Nature Centre presents the film will be The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream, followed by discussion and refreshments on Dec. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $3 per person at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Call 403-346-2010.