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Tiffany Nixon has been elected as a councillor in Mountain View County after winning the Division 4 By-Election.

Nixon received 191 votes, while Sean LaBrie garnered 158 votes.

Ballots were cast on October 16th with advance voting taking place on October 9 and 10 at Melvin Hall and Bergen Hall, respectively.

The By-Election was needed following the resignation of former Councillor Gord Krebs.

Nixon will serve until the next municipal election in October of 2025.

Harvest is nearly wrapped up in the Central Region with 99 per cent of the crop in the bin. The provincial average is sitting at 96 per cent complete.

There is still about three per cent of total canola left to combine in the Central Region.

The five-year average for this time of year for the Central Region is about 87 per cent completion for major crops.

The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadian staff.

The Red Deer Rebels dropped their second game to Edmonton in a span of eight days falling again 5-1 Sunday afternoon in front of 4,040 fans at the Peavey Mart Centrium.

With the loss, the Rebels record fell to 6-4-1-0.

The Oil Kings were up 4-0 after two periods of play including a couple of power play markers.

Luke Vlooswlyk got Red Deer on the board with his first of the season early in the third.

British Columbia's redrawn political landscape won't be settled for about a week, with manual recounts triggered in two key ridings after a nail-biting provincial election that has yet to produce a clear winner.

Elections BC said Sunday the recounts will take place from Oct. 26 to 28 in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey City Centre, where NDP candidates lead B.C. Conservatives by fewer than 100 votes.

Alberta MP and Conservative Agriculture Critic John Barlow has been receiving a number of emails from Canadians who are concerned about Private Members' Bill C-293, which now sits before the Senate.

He says while the primary objective of the bill is pandemic prevention and preparedness, it contains content and language that will adversely affect Canadian farmers and ranchers.

Maskwacis RCMP would like to thank everyone for their co-operation, the heavy police presence ended in the very early morning hours of Oct. 19, 2024. 

On Oct. 18, 2024 shortly after 9:45 p.m. Maskwacis RCMP responded to a complaint of forcible confinement involving a gun.  Numerous RCMP resources were sent to the area. The female victim, who called 911, was located hiding in a tree line outside of a residence on the Louis Bull Townsite.  Following an investigation, which involved the execution of a search warrant, two male suspects were arrested.

Red Deer RCMP are confirming that 43-year-old Michael Ricamara has been found and is safe.

Ricamara was last seen in Red Deer on Oct. 16, 2024.  Police say he was planning on travelling to Reliance, Alta for work and left his residence driving a 2015 black Ford F150 with license plate BSJ 8932.  

Michael had not been in contact with his family and never arrived at his intended destination. There was concern for his well-being.

The Red Deer Rebels won their second straight game hanging on to beat Saskatoon 2-1 Saturday night at Peavey Mart Centrium.

The Rebels improved their record to 6-3-1-0 and are tied for top spot in the Central Division with 13 points.

Hunter Mayo opened the scoring 5:11 into the first with his sixth of the season for Red Deer. Mayo leads the league in goals by a defenseman.

Jhett Larson would make it 2-0 for the home side late in the first.

Saskatoon got on the board 4:47 into the second when Brandon Lisowsky found the back of the net.

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is offering two new Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics programs for fall 2025.  

Through the AI and Data Analytics Diploma, and the AI and Data Analytics Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, students will apply AI technology in developing innovative solutions for modern industry challenges, an RDP news release said.