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Caught between seasons, this gull walks along the edge of the last stubborn piece of ice on Bower Ponds looking for a meal. The ice on the ponds should be just a memory soon with temperatures for the rest of the week climbing into the mid-teens with mostly sunny skies.

Police and wildlife officers are investigating the shooting deaths on Tuesday of three wild horses near the Red Deer River Ranger Station, about 40 km southwest of Sundre.

The ceramic vessel titled Labyrinth 1 created by artist Zane Wilcox is part of the Subverted Utility exhibit at the Harris-Warke Gallery located downtown in the Sunworks Home and Garden Store. Subverted Utility also displays ceramic works by artists Paula Cooley, Boonie Gilmour and Carole Epp. The exhibit runs until May 22.

Rick Lediard takes advantage of a little bit of sunshine as he gets his yard in Lancaster ready for spring shortly before another snow storm rolled through Red Deer on Monday. While this past weekend didn’t feel much like spring, Red Deer should start to see warmer more spring-like weather by end of the week, with the temperature reaching double digits by the weekend.

In its annual evaluation of Canadian communities, MoneySense magazine has named Red Deer as 10th best place to work in all of Canada.

Sharna Mulligan has her hands full keeping leashes separate for, from left, a greyhound named Dr. Watson, a chow cross named Kona, a miniature Eskimo named Shadow and Lily and Neika, a pair of weimaraners, along a Taylor Drive pathway Tuesday. Billing herself as The Dogwalker, Mulligan can often be seen around the city squiring any number of dogs on their daily jaunts.

War veterans are pushing the City of Red Deer to move the cenotaph to City Hall Park before downtown redesigns push forward, keeping it in its present place.

Fearing for his life, a Red Deer man helped clean up blood following the brutal murder of Sheldon Mark Hiller a year ago, a Red Deer court heard Tuesday.

Alberta’s chief medical officer confirms two mild cases of swine flu — one in Calgary and the other in northern part of the province.

Using an umbrella to shield her face from the wind and cold rain, Sherrie Wood walks her sister’s dog Vagus along 40th Avenue on Saturday. The 30 km/h wind gusts later died down. But on Sunday afternoon, Central Albertans were pelted with sleet during a spring storm that brought more gusty winds.