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Charles the gorilla eyed a bank of cameras for a minute Wednesday morning before languidly reaching for a piece of fruit, unwittingly selecting his 2 1/2-month-old son’s name.

Ponoka Legion Country and Old Tyme Dance is held on the third Friday of each month. Next dance is Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with music by Peace Hills Country Ramblers.

Several of Red Deer’s busiest traffic corridors will be monitored this week with photo radar by the City of Red Deer’s white pickup truck and other vehicles for the period ending Nov. 23.

From the left, Erik Day, Justin Mason and Brady Ryan have been regular skateboarders for a number of years, but on Tuesday they found themselves sitting outside of a perimeter fence that went around the entire Red Deer Skateboard Park. The park will be closed for nearly a month to accommodate repair work, maintenance and some alterations by Newline Skateparks of Vancouver.

Two inmates who walked away from a Bowden prison farm may be among the last prisoners to enjoy the freedom offered by the annex.

A 20-year-old man charged with first degree murder in the death of a Red Deer woman has waived his right to a preliminary hearing.

The public is invited to attend a lecture on Wednesday concerning a portion of the development of deaf education in Canada.

hey were dressed in red T-shirts, hoodies and mitts, carrying signs that read Go Mellisa go! and Rock On Mellisa!

Starting today all seniors over 75 years of age, as of Nov. 1, and their spouses will be able to get an H1N1 shot.

Weaving empathy through communities , featuring Mary Gordon, founder of Roots of Empathy will be presented on Nov. 19 at the Family and Community Centre, Sylvan Lake at 7 p.m. Presentation is free but pre-register by calling 403-887-1137 or email kmiller@sylvanlake.ca.