Moving in, eight per day

The first eight residents moved into Michener Hill Village continuing care centre on Wednesday making way for the closure of two public Red Deer nursing homes. Brenda Corney, whose mother Dorothy Corney, 87, is moving into the new publicly-funded, privately-operated Extendicare facility, said everyone’s impressed with the building. “It’s absolutely beautiful. The... more

Sign of election times

Seeds planted earlier this summer have suddenly started spring a new crop. The first of what will likely be a huge collection of election signs have appeared throughout Red Deer, announcing candidates for city council and both the public and... more

• Bowden prison expansion spinoff heralded
• Rail being laid for heritage line
• Local briefs - September 2

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Board clears itself in Tory fundraiser controversy

OTTAWA — The board of a federal Crown corporation studied the conduct of its own directors after they attended a Conservative fundraiser and then quietly decided this summer they had not breached internal rules that bar political activities. Two of the... more

• Canada briefs - September 2
• Grits tout contrast between ‘open’ Ignatieff and ‘closed’ Harper
• Tories warn about blowing up F-35 deal

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Gunman in Discovery headquarters shot to death;

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Police shot and killed a man upset with the Discovery Channel network’s programming who took two employees and a security officer hostage at the company’s headquarters Wednesday, officials said. All three hostages escaped safely. Police spent several... more

• A ’small number’ of people held hostage in Discovery TV building in Md.
• Dutch prosecutors say Yemenis arrested in terror probe have been freed
• Pakistani police say 3 bombs kill 14 during Shiite procession in Lahore, wound 100

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Coetzee out with a bang?

Team White 9 Team Black 8 (SO) If Willie Coetzee did indeed play his final game in a Red Deer Rebels jersey Wednesday, he can at least say he went out with a bang. Coetzee, who last year signed with the Detroit... more

• Scare at U.S. Open
• Price shuts down Blue Jays
• MMA still fighting off ugly stereotypes

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Great Strides relocates

Connie Luft, left, and Bev Krausher decide how to set up a display in the new Great Strides shoe store Wednesday. After eight years in its previous Century Centre location, Krausher’s store has moved across the street to #4, 4804... more

• Strata Energy chief nabs more national accolades
• Husky buys natural gas lands
• New Petro-Canada station

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Care, and distress

By Anne-Marie Tobin One in six people who take care of the everyday needs of ailing seniors at home is in a state of distress, says a study of more than 130,000 people age 65 and over who receive publicly funded... more

• Allergen-free treats for the whole class
• LOOKBACK: Dayliner made last run 25 years ago
• RIP, swimming pools

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The $44-million solution

The decision by Alberta Health Services to take $44 million out of their budget and put it into the budget for advanced education is unprecedented. Doubtless, in the horse trading that takes place when the budget is sliced, dollars that... more

• Our car-obsessed society is not sustainable
• Service option works both ways
• I guess I’m about to lose my bets

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