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A dozen Red Deer Emergency Services workers participated in the 2009 World Police Fire Games in Vancouver recently, bringing home three gold medals and three bronze medals.

A farm building was destroyed by fire Monday evening shortly after a producer who had been working all day parked his tractor in the structure.

A Rimbey man was killed while seven people in a separate two motor vehicle crash walked away unscathed Monday.

A 45-year-old Alberta teacher has killed himself just a few days after being charged with importing child pornography after a trip to Thailand.

Organizers of a spoken-word event planned for the anniversary of the battle of the Plains of Abraham demanded a public apology Saturday from the provincial minister responsible for Quebec’s capital region,

Women labour leaders say there’s a “dark side” to Statistics Canada figures suggesting that for the first time in history there are more women than men in Canada’s workforce.

The outdoor pool at the Recreation Centre will close for the season at the end of the day on Monday.

Families who want to star gaze together can visit the Kerry Wood Nature Centre on Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m.

Mackenzie Dziepak watches her mother Trina fill out forms to register the nine-year-old for Girl Guides at the Sylvan Lake Community Information Fair this week. Numerous non-profit groups plus the Town of Sylvan Lake set up displays on their efforts and offered one-stop registrations for their fall and winter programs. Penhold will hold its information fair on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the town’s Memorial Hall.

A 70-year-old Central Alberta man was sentenced to a federal jail term after pleading guilty on Friday to sex-related offence against two children.