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Opinion: Surgical initiative not working as planned

In February 2020, the Alberta government announced it would spend $400 million…

  • May 19, 2023
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Lady Justice: Farmers’ Market and Mia’s Closet

The long weekend in May originally stood for some overseas monarch’s birthday…

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A volunteer of the City Dream Centre intiative works on a client in the mobile clinic Saturday. (Aaron Hinks/Black Press Media)

Ask the Dentist: Root Canals and Dental Phobes

We recently heard from a reader with major concerns about impending treatment.…

  • May 18, 2023
A volunteer of the City Dream Centre intiative works on a client in the mobile clinic Saturday. (Aaron Hinks/Black Press Media)
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Opinion: New health deal needs transparent monitoring

The Canadian healthcare system is letting us down. Cancer care is just…

  • May 17, 2023
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Red Deer Farmers Market on Anniversary Square at the old Red Deer Fairgrounds. September 24, 1973. (Red Deer Advocate photo)

DAWE: Come down to the market

Every Saturday morning, from the May long weekend to Thanksgiving, one of…

Red Deer Farmers Market on Anniversary Square at the old Red Deer Fairgrounds. September 24, 1973. (Red Deer Advocate photo)
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Opinion: Primer on car selection, with a political twist

Some will only buy a blue car, since that’s what their parents…

  • May 16, 2023
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Life in Retirement: Being a senior is subjective

I had a meeting in a town an hour away last week…

  • May 16, 2023
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Byron Hackett is the Managing Editor of the Red Deer Advocate.

HACKETT: Turning up the heat on hospital expansion

People are finally paying attention. Earlier this week, a panel of three…

Byron Hackett is the Managing Editor of the Red Deer Advocate.
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Leave Alvin and the Chipmunks alone

If you know who Alvin, Simon and Theodore are, you may be…

  • May 13, 2023
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Lady Justice: This, That & the Other

The weather is picking up, as seems to be the activity level…

  • May 12, 2023
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Opinion: Government help needed in homelessness crisis

Albertans are caring people. The size and scope of the nonprofit sector…

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A dentist at the Riley Hospital for Children Department of Pediatric Dentistry, checks the teeth of Justin Perez, 11, during an office visit in Indianapolis, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Conroy)

Ask the Dentist: Where we live and how we brush

Everyone has heard the term ‘demographic’ and they presume it refers to…

A dentist at the Riley Hospital for Children Department of Pediatric Dentistry, checks the teeth of Justin Perez, 11, during an office visit in Indianapolis, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Conroy)

Johnston: Central Alberta working together

Hello Red Deerians, and welcome to a wild Alberta spring. You never…

  • May 10, 2023
Coronation Park on the north side of Ross street. The cluster of trees visible between the sign and the light post are the Coronation trees planted to commemorate the coronations and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II as well as Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilees. There is no tree planted yet to mark the coronation of King Charles III. (Photo by Red Deer Archives)

DAWE: Coronation of King Charles III

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, King Charles III was formally crowned king…

Coronation Park on the north side of Ross street. The cluster of trees visible between the sign and the light post are the Coronation trees planted to commemorate the coronations and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II as well as Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilees. There is no tree planted yet to mark the coronation of King Charles III. (Photo by Red Deer Archives)
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Life in Retirement: Reshaping the meaning of retirement

A recent ‘future retiree survey’ out of Ontario shows that over 35…

  • May 9, 2023
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Byron Hackett is the Managing Editor of the Red Deer Advocate.

HACKETT: Election season off and running

I’m sorry right off the bat to use a hockey analogy, but…

Byron Hackett is the Managing Editor of the Red Deer Advocate.
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Hay’s Daze: Cool people cellie word clipping

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been watching a lot of…

  • May 6, 2023
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Everything on TAP

What beautiful weather we have to enjoy lately. Until someone chimes in…

  • May 5, 2023
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A woman has her teeth examined. (Aaron Hinks photo)

Ask the Dentist: Emphasis on Cosmetic Dentistry?

A new patient recently mentioned that while seeking a new dentist he…

A woman has her teeth examined. (Aaron Hinks photo)
Cast of the play Queen of Hearts in the Purdy Opera House, 1904. (Photo by Red Deer Archives)

DAWE: Arts and Culture in Red Deer

Red Deer, for a great many years, was considered a very quiet…

  • May 3, 2023
Cast of the play Queen of Hearts in the Purdy Opera House, 1904. (Photo by Red Deer Archives)