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Early Thursday morning multiple fire crews were called to the scene of a structure fire in the area of 49th Avenue and Main Street in Rocky Mountain House.

Parts of the streets were shut down as crews worked into the night trying to get the blaze extinguished.

Unfortunately, VB Pet Grooming and Paradise Day Spa, were burnt down. Luckily damage to adjacent structures appears to be minimal.

There have been no reports of cause of the fire or the cost of damages. If further information becomes available, an update will be provided.

The Red Deer RCMP would like to make the public aware of a recent increase in gold scams in the area.

Suspects have approached people in parking lots, gas stations, or other public locations typically offering “gold jewelry” for sale, as gifts, or offer to trade for gas.

The jewelry is not genuine and is offered at very low prices. The suspects often say that they have lost their bank card and are unable to access funds to continue their trip.

Suspects are typically driving newer rental vehicles and sometimes have children with them.

The Initial stages of construction to expand the parkade at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) will begin next week and might result in brief traffic delays on site.

On April 22, construction scaffolding will be installed over the parkade entrance, during which time traffic will be reduced to one lane. The following day, scaffolding will be installed over the parkade’s west exit, which will result in traffic being reduced to one lane while work is completed.

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), has sent an email to all of it's students confirming a death that had happened on campus.

Emergency services were called to an incident Sunday, April 14th near the front doors of the main building.

Here is a copy of the statement issued by RDP and sent to students and staff on Wednesday.

Advance voting for the City of Red Deer’s first-ever by-election is now open.   

Advance voting days are April 18, 19, and 20, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., at Parkland Mall, Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer, and Salon B at the Prairie Pavilion at Westerner Park.   

The same voting stations will be open on by-election day, April 22, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.  

A new family physician is now accepting new patients and is available to provide care to Red Deer and Central Alberta residents.  

Dr. Kamal Mustafa is working out of Easthill Medical Clinic in the city and will also be providing care in local continuing care facilities, and hospitalist and palliative care at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.  

École Secondaire Notre Dame High School (NDHS) students came together through sport during the first-annual ND Unified Cougar Classic on April 12.  

The event worked to foster inclusivity, understanding, and friendship within the school community, by bringing students with and without intellectual disabilities together to train and compete side by side.  

It wasn't the ending the Red Deer Rebels were looking for, as they were swept after a 7-0 loss Wednesday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium.

Just over 4,400 fans watched as the Saskatoon Blades dominated game four to sweep Red Deer in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal. 

Once again, the Rebels had to rely on their rookie goaltender Taylor Tabashniuk, after goalies Rhett Stoesser and Chase Wutzke were both down with injuries.

A 1970s Canada Post building in Alberta and stone Quebec City army barracks dating back to 1856 are just some of the public lands the Liberal government plans to turn into homes.

The idea, outlined in the federal budget released Tuesday, is to use federally owned sites across the country to help ease the Canada-wide housing crunch. 

Here's what to know. 

How many properties are on the list?

The federal government is Canada's largest landowner.

The House of Commons admonished a private citizen Wednesday for the first time in more than 100 years — a spectacle that provided plenty of social-media content for members of Parliament, many of whom were on their phones by the time it all ended. 

It is just the latest example of ArriveCan fallout as MPs point fingers over the Liberal government's failure to manage development of the COVID-era app. 

GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth was ordered to appear before the bar of the House after refusing to answer certain questions at a committee hearing.