Man arrested, charges laid in killing of Red Deer woman
A 32-year-old Red Deer man has been charged in the death of a 23-year-old woman in Red Deer on Thursday.
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'Incident' at Red Deer apartment building over, police remain on scene: RCMP
An incident resulting in a "heavy police presence" in Red Deer has now wrapped up, RCMP says.
Police search for pickup in connection with central Alberta homicide
The man who was killed in Ponoka earlier this month has been identified as Derek Westling, 37.
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Alberta school trustee who compared LGBTQ2S+ community to Nazis resigns after board disqualifies her
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Man found dead in central Alberta home, RCMP Major Crimes investigating
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Semi went through ditch, cable barrier before fatal collision near Blackfalds: RCMP
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Teen killed in Monday morning crash in Rocky Mountain House
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Red Deer dental clinic provides services to low-income, uninsured Albertans
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Red Deer sells off coin-operated parking meters ahead of move to digital technology
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Sask. Lifelabs patients could be eligible for up to $150 in compensation for cyber attack
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Regina doctor accused of fraud, identity theft and overbilling
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Former Sask. Mountie claims he was forced into sex with man he's accused of killing
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Regina doctor accused of fraud, identity theft and overbilling
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Sask. Lifelabs patients could be eligible for up to $150 in compensation for cyber attack
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Monster storm in North Atlantic stretches cloud from Atlantic Canada to Portugal
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2 fatal overdoses suspected in Nova Scotia’s Cumberland County
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Cape Breton man facing more than 60 sexual offences
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2 Ontario men charged after allegedly producing recruitment videos for listed terrorist entity
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Quebec government votes to abolish the office of lieutenant governor
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Federal government doubling financial requirement for international students
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WRPS recover 45 stolen vehicles set to be shipped overseas
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