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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RCMP officers cleared after firing 28 shots at man with compound bow, killing him in Red Deer
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Media interview led to trustee's dismissal from Red Deer school board: lawyer
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Alberta school trustee who compared LGBTQ2S+ community to Nazis resigns after board disqualifies her
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$2.2M in drugs, cash found in record-setting Red Deer bust
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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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City of Edmonton saves $5 million due to scant snow-and-ice removal work on roads
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CBC says it is cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget
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Four people are in police custody after Quebec businessman Daniel Langlois and his partner Dominique Marchand were found dead in Dominica.
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CBC says it is cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget
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Calgary
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4 Chestermere city councillors, including mayor, dismissed by Alberta government order
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Calgary Catholic School District's delayed entry pilot cancelled
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Invasive 'super pigs' encroaching on Alberta's mountain parks, experts warn
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Saskatoon
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'I shot Braden': Former partner describes text message from Sask. Mountie on trial for murder
The former partner of a Saskatchewan Mountie charged with first-degree murder was the first to testify as the trial began on Monday in Prince Albert.
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Outdoor rinks facing delays in Sask. because of warm conditions
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Parole revoked for man who brutally killed woman in Saskatoon
A man who brutally killed a Saskatoon woman more than 20 years ago has had his day parole revoked.
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Sask. spending $238,000 on metro, airport ads in Dubai during COP28 conference
The latest expense added to Saskatchewan's tab at the COP28 conference is advertising on the Dubai metro and at the city's airport – costing the province $238,000.
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Sask. family calling on province to restore hyperbaric chamber service following staff shortage shut down
The family of a Regina woman is pleading for the province to restore it's hyperbaric oxygen therapy services which are currently unavailable in Saskatchewan.
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Accessibility Act passes in Sask., advocacy group celebrates at legislature
The Saskatchewan government officially passed the Accessibility Act as of Dec. 3. The act aims to prevent and remove accessibility barriers for people living with disabilities.
Atlantic
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Sticky, weighty snow totals more than 20 cm for parts of the Maritimes
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Unanimous vote to install menorah and nativity scene at Moncton City Hall
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Fellow Maritime musicians remember Myles Goodwyn
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Video shows assassination attempt on Toronto-area lawyer, gunman gets 12 years in prison
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SIU clears Toronto officer who ran over man in west-end park of any wrongdoing
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4 in custody after 'brutal' death of Quebec entrepreneur, partner in Dominica
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Charges dropped against Quebec theatre owner and 'Dragon's Den' star Vincenzo Guzzo
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It begins: Montreal launches first round of major snow removal program
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'Her arm was ripped open': Dog attacks McDonald's employee
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Kitchener group asks city to reject Rainbow Row demolition proposal
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