Posted: May 21, 2021 8:00 AM MT | Last Updated: May 21
Albertans can text or call the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre s 24-hour help-line. (Heather Marcoux/CBC News)
CBC Edmonton and CBC Calgary have teamed up to launch a pop-up Red Deer bureau to help us tell your stories from central Alberta. Reporter Heather Marcoux will bring you the news from Red Deer and the surrounding area. Story ideas and tips can be sent to
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Before COVID-19, a 24-hour helpline for Albertans affected by sexual violence received just a trickle of calls, texts and web chats in the late night or weekend hours.