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Downtown events during the 2019 Canada Winter Games

Downtown events during the 2019 Canada Winter Games

Red Deerians will receive 2019 Canada Winter Games - Downtown Event Guide in their mail

Downtown events during the 2019 Canada Winter Games
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Red Deer’s Keagan Evans is kicking cancer’s butt

The 16-year-old was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer

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Richard Arnott, a volunteer with Wounded Warriors Canada, was at the Sobeys on Gaetz south Monday selling Action Pack coupon booklets for $25. The coupon booklets are being sold at Sobeys until Thursday and then at Walmart in the north until Sunday. Robin Grant/Red Deer Express

Wounded Warriors in Red Deer raising money for service dogs for veterans with PTSD

Booklets for $25 available at Sobeys until Thursday, then Walmart North until Sunday

Richard Arnott, a volunteer with Wounded Warriors Canada, was at the Sobeys on Gaetz south Monday selling Action Pack coupon booklets for $25. The coupon booklets are being sold at Sobeys until Thursday and then at Walmart in the north until Sunday. Robin Grant/Red Deer Express
St. Joseph High School students watch a video as part of the Drive to Stay Alive presentation by professional race car driver and Red Deer native Parker Thompson. Robin Grant/Red Deer Express

Car racing pro teaches Red Deer students the dangers of distracted driving

Parker Thompson’s Drive to Stay Alive presentation comes to St. Joseph high school

St. Joseph High School students watch a video as part of the Drive to Stay Alive presentation by professional race car driver and Red Deer native Parker Thompson. Robin Grant/Red Deer Express
Red Deer celebrates Chinese New Year

Red Deer celebrates Chinese New Year

Lion dancers from Calgary open Chinese New Year Banquet at Festival Hall

Red Deer celebrates Chinese New Year
Curlers participate in the eighth annual Ronald McDonald House Freeze the House Charity ‘funspiel’ on Saturday afternoon. Robin Grant/Red Deer Express
Curlers participate in the eighth annual Ronald McDonald House Freeze the House Charity ‘funspiel’ on Saturday afternoon. Robin Grant/Red Deer Express
MP Blaine Calkins, Mayor Grant Creasey, Reid Wilson, Larry Michielsen, Patricia Nelson, Mackenzie Van Damme and Tyler Graham were the torchbearers for the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay in Lacombe on Feb. 2nd, 2019. Todd Colin Vaughan/Lacombe Express

WATCH: Canada Games Torch Relay lights spark in Lacombe

100s brave blistering cold to support local torchbearers

MP Blaine Calkins, Mayor Grant Creasey, Reid Wilson, Larry Michielsen, Patricia Nelson, Mackenzie Van Damme and Tyler Graham were the torchbearers for the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay in Lacombe on Feb. 2nd, 2019. Todd Colin Vaughan/Lacombe Express
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Mustard Seed to benefit from PCN Women’s Fun Run

Red Deer PCN Women’s Fun Run slated for May 11th

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Red Deer College remembers Gordon Soltice

Red Deer College remembers Gordon Soltice

The Soltice family’s memorial gift is acknowledged at naming event

Red Deer College remembers Gordon Soltice
Lyn Radford, chair of the Canada Winter Games Host Society, updated the community on the upcoming Games at a press conference Feb. 1st. Mark Weber/Red Deer Express

WATCH: Red Deer is fired up for the 2019 Canada Winter Games

Kicking off Feb. 15th, the two-week event will feature more than 150 events in 19 sports

Lyn Radford, chair of the Canada Winter Games Host Society, updated the community on the upcoming Games at a press conference Feb. 1st. Mark Weber/Red Deer Express
Blackfalds Mayor Richard Poole ran the final leg of the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay’s trek through the town. The 2019 Canada Games will be in Red Deer starting Feb. 15th. Todd Colin Vaughan/Lacombe Express
Blackfalds Mayor Richard Poole ran the final leg of the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay’s trek through the town. The 2019 Canada Games will be in Red Deer starting Feb. 15th. Todd Colin Vaughan/Lacombe Express
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PRAIRIE FASHION

Former Miss Ponoka 2015 Ashley Akkermans talks fashion and what she is up to since her reign

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Ashley and Drew combine their passions to create

Ashley Agrey and Drew Meierhofer of Edson, Alberta are the dream team

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Family and friends remember bull rider Ty Pozzobon

Family and friends remember bull rider Ty Pozzobon

Cowboy’s legacy lives on as we remember to ‘Live Like Ty’

Family and friends remember bull rider Ty Pozzobon
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PRAIRIE KITCHEN

Cooking with Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer

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Lindsay Thurber High School Teacher Alan Wade holds up a speech bubble with a positive message about mental health: Photo submitted.

Red Deer schools taking part in Bell Let’s Talk Day

Public school district is calling on Red Deerians to join in on social media platforms

Lindsay Thurber High School Teacher Alan Wade holds up a speech bubble with a positive message about mental health: Photo submitted.
Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery General Manager Lorna Johnson and Kim Verrier, exhibits coordinator, stand at the entrance to a new exhibit at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery that explores the history and culture of the Métis.                                Mark Weber/Red Deer Express

Exhibition explores the rich history and culture of Métis people

The exhibition runs through to March 10th at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery

Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery General Manager Lorna Johnson and Kim Verrier, exhibits coordinator, stand at the entrance to a new exhibit at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery that explores the history and culture of the Métis.                                Mark Weber/Red Deer Express
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A chat with Canada’s culinary guru Liana Robberecht

Robberecht has worked in top-notch kitchens for most of her career

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Annual Mother Daughter Conference will be combined with Dream It Be It

Soroptimist International of Central Alberta encourages young women to be the best they can be

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