'Gut wrenching': Red Deer restaurants brace for third COVID-19 shutdown
Red Deer Restaurant owners are calling on the provincial government to provide additional supports to help them through the upcoming restrictions.
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Red Deer College to become polytechnic instead of university
The largest post-secondary institution in Red Deer will become a polytechnic school instead of a university after a provincial government review.
'Aliens are coming': Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding calls about UFO sightings
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there.
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Arbitrator finds government violated single-site rules at Michener Centre denying workers proper compensation
Employees at a home for persons with developmental disabilities are celebrating after an arbitrator found the provincial government was not meeting its own policies on compensation.
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Two more central Alberta school divisions opt out of curriculum pilot
Red Deer Catholic and Chinook’s Edge School Divisions have announced they will not pilot the controversial draft curriculum.
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2 arrested in Sylvan Lake drug bust
Cocaine, MDMA and magic mushrooms were found by police during a drug bust in Sylvan Lake.
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Quebec-based company starts Phase 3 vaccine trial at Red Deer research clinic
A Canada-based company has selected a Red Deer research clinic to participate in its late-stage COVID-19 vaccine study.
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Rocky Mountain House log home builder goes international
A central Alberta company that builds log homes has received its first international contract in the United States.
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Police presence in Red Deer neighbourhood to continue overnight
Red Deer RCMP were expected to remain on a scene in the area of Gilbert Crescent over Tuesday night.
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Red Deer pole fire causes traffic delays on QE2 and power outages
Traffic along the QE 2 near Red Deer is being redirected as emergency crews deal with a downed power line that caused a fire.
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Red Deer Public School Board unanimously turns down piloting K-6 curriculum
Red Deer Public Schools has decided not to pilot Alberta's K-6 draft curriculum.
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Single-vehicle crash closes northwest Edmonton intersection
Police are investigating a single-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at 127 Street and 167 Avenue.
Ready to go: Alberta vaccine eligibility now includes everyone born in 2009 or earlier
It's already been a busy spring at Alberta's pharmacies and mass immunization sites, but Monday signals the start of what may be the biggest rush yet.
Another 1,633 new COVID-19 cases reported in Alberta, new record for ICU admissions
Alberta set a new record for ICU admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic with 155 people admitted.
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WEATHER | Edmonton weather for May 10: Warm week with a good amount of sun
Most of the week ahead should look more like Sunday than Saturday (at least, for the Edmonton area).
Canada to get two million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses as provinces expand rollouts
Canada is scheduled to receive two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week as provinces continue to ramp up their immunization efforts.
Sask. clears first reopening plan milestone, Step One to begin May 30
Saskatchewan is a little closer to the first step of its new reopening plan as of Sunday.
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WEATHER | Here's how much rain fell this weekend
Steady rain hit the Edmonton area and many other parts of north-central Alberta Friday night and Saturday.
Construction site goes up in flames early Monday morning
Some north Edmonton residents fled their homes Monday morning when a fire engulfed a neighbouring property under construction.
'We did our best': Three teens help evacuate St. Albert, Alta. retirement home
Three St. Albert, Alta. teens put the safety of others ahead of their own as they ran into a burning retirement home to help evacuate seniors.
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Third grader shows off amazing voice singing national anthem
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Toronto company plans to build e-sports stadium in city
John Vennavally-Rao has the story of a Toronto company's plan to build a huge e-sports stadium in the city.
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Ontario advised to 'stay the course' with pandemic restrictions, health minister says
Ontario has been advised to 'stay the course' with the province's pandemic restrictions, which could see the stay-at-home order extended until June.
Woman accused of using bear spray to abduct Ottawa newborn on Mother's Day
A Quebec woman is facing charges after allegedly breaking into the Ottawa home of a new mother and using bear spray on the occupants before abducting an eight-day-old infant.
Vancouver airport shooting: Victim of deadly incident identified by homicide investigators
Homicide investigators have released the identity of the victim killed in a shooting outside Vancouver International Airport over the weekend.
Police find 150 people partying in Toronto building, seize $13,000 worth of alcohol
Police say 24 people were charged and $13,000 worth of alcohol was seized when officers came across upwards of 150 people partying inside a commercial building in Toronto.
B.1.617 variant first identified in India classified as variant of global concern
The World Health Organziation said on Monday that the B.1.617 variant first identified in India was being classified as a variant of global concern.
