COUNSEL: "THIS IS ANOTHER CANCEL CULTURE
Judicial Review of ousted ex-Red Deer school trustee begins in Court of King's Bench
On Wednesday, a double judicial review began into the case of former Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) trustee Monique LaGrange. LaGrange was involved in a scandal of sorts that began in late summer and went into the fall of 2023; it began with her posting an image on social media which many found offensive an...
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Fire Permitting System Reopened
Lacombe County lifts fire restriction
Effective immediately, Lacombe County's Fire restriction has been lifted, thanks to the ongoing moisture conditions that have improved within the area. According to Coutny officials, their fire permitting system has reopened and can be accessed online () or by calling 403-782-8959. Citizens are reminded, however, that ...
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COUNSEL: "THIS IS ANOTHER CANCEL CULTURE
Judicial Review of ousted ex-Red Deer school trustee begins in Court of King's Bench
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so much to choose from
It's your choice at Timberlands
Fire Permitting System Reopened
Lacombe County lifts fire restriction
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may 4 at bower place
United Way Central Alberta collecting donations for Menstrual Health Day
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Red Deer and Area
COUNSEL: "THIS IS ANOTHER CANCEL CULTURE
Judicial Review of ousted ex-Red Deer school trustee begins in Court of King's Bench
On Wednesday, a double judicial review began into the case of former Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) trustee Monique LaGrange. LaGrange was involved in a scandal of sorts that began in late summer and went into the fall of 2023; it began with her posting an image on social media which many found offensive an...
11h ago
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Fire Permitting System Reopened
Lacombe County lifts fire restriction
Effective immediately, Lacombe County's Fire restriction has been lifted, thanks to the ongoing moisture conditions that have improved within the area. According to Coutny officials, their fire permitting system has reopened and can be accessed online () or by calling 403-782-8959. Citizens are reminded, however, that ...
13h ago
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may 4 at bower place
United Way Central Alberta collecting donations for Menstrual Health Day
United Way Central Alberta (UWCA) is hoping central Albertans will come through for them this Saturday when they host an event to collect menstrual products.UWCA is marking Menstrual Health Day, which falls on May 28, with an event on May 4 at Bower Place Shopping Centre. Volunteers will be collecting monetary donation...
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Beginning May 1
Partial road closure along Thorburn Avenue
Local motorists are advised of a partial road closure in Timberlands North beginning May 1. Officials with the City of Rerd Deer say the northbound lane of Thorburn Avenue from Toye street to Township Road 384 will be closed from May 1 to May 21 to accommodate water and sanitary infrastructure construction.During this ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Byelection
Chad Krahn
2024 By-Election results declared official
Results of the 2024 Municipal By-Election have been declared official by Returning Officer Jessica Robinson.Councillor for The City of Red Deer Number of positions to be filled: 1 CANDIDATEVOTES1KRAHN, Chad - 2,512 votes2TWEEDLE, Jaelene - 2,355 votes3BUCHANAN, S.H. (Buck) - 479 votes4HUIZING, Hans - 381 votes5CULLEN-S...
Apr 26, 2024
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Chad Krahn
Unofficial 2024 By-Election Results
With 100 per cent voting stations reporting, Red Deerians have elected a new city councillor during The City's first ever by-election. Unofficial results of the 2024 Municipal By-Election are as follows: Councillor for The City of Red Deer Number of positions to be filled: 1 Candidate Votes 1 BUCHANAN, S.H. (Buck)...
Apr 23, 2024
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responses not yet submitted
Candidate profile: Liam Milaney
This is a candidate profile for the April 22, 2024 Red Deer byelection. All 10 candidates have been asked the same three questions, and were given a 600-word limit. Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of rdnewsNOW and Pattison Media. Advance voting days are April...
Apr 18, 2024
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Candidate profile: Ashley MacDonald
This is a candidate profile for the April 22, 2024 Red Deer byelection. All 10 candidates have been asked the same three questions, and were given a 600-word limit. Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of rdnewsNOW and Pattison Media. Advance voting days are April...
Apr 18, 2024
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city council byelection
Candidate profile: Buck Buchanan
This is a candidate profile for the April 22, 2024 Red Deer byelection.All 10 candidates have been asked the same three questions, and were given a 600-word limit.Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of rdnewsNOW and Pattison Media.Advance voting days are April 18...
Apr 18, 2024
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Byelection April 22, 2024
Advance voting for Red Deer's byelection runs April 18-20
Three days of advance voting begins Thursday for Red Deer's upcoming byelection next week.Advance voting takes place April 18-20, 2024, from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. at the Parkland Mall, Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer, and Prairie Pavillion nat Westerner Park.There are 10 candidates running for Red Deer's current vacant city...
Apr 17, 2024
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Alberta
$6 Million Program
Province aiming to help communities save money, lower energy costs
Officials with the provincial government say Alberta's new $6-million program will help municipalities make energy-saving upgrades, reducing costs and emissions. Provincial officials note that arenas, community centres and other facilities consume large amounts of energy. The government says these facilities can be cos...
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Between Calgary and Livingston, Montana
Alberta-Montana passenger rail service proposed
A non-profit in Alberta looks to build an international train route, connecting the prairie province and Montana.Integrated Travel Research and Development has released its Alberta-Montana Passenger Rail Feasibility Report.It proposed creating an 888.9 kilometre route between Calgary and Livingston, Montana. It could h...
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Oil begins moving on Canada's $34B Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Smith calls it 'monumental'
Canada's energy sector as well as the country's main oil-producing province celebrated Wednesday as the long-awaited $34-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion officially came online. Crown corporation Trans Mountain Corp. issued a statement Wednesday confirming that oil is now moving on the expanded pipeline, which...
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Alberta government reverses planned cut to aid funding for low-income transit riders
The Alberta government is reversing its plan to axe a subsidy program that helps low-income people pay for transit passes. It comes after a day of backlash from the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary. The province's two largest cities were set to lose $12 million in funding from the province. Social Services Minister Jason...
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Local Sports
kevin watson
Olds Grizzlys hire new manager of business operations
Kevin Watson, a longtime fixture of the Red Deer broadcasting scene, is joining the AJHL's Old Grizzlys as manager of business operations.Watson brings over 30 years of experience in media to the club, including a wealth of business knowledge."I moved to Red Deer to work in radio the spring of 1990, and the follow...
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no longer interim
Dave Struch to remain as Red Deer Rebels head coach
The Red Deer Rebels are dropping the interim tag off of Dave Struch's head coaching title.Struch joined the club in early March, and led the team to a 3-4-1-0 record down the stretch.The team then won its opening round playoff series, but then bowed out in four against the WHL's top team in Saskatoon."[I'm] very e...
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first time ever
Red Deer Rebels named WHL's Scholastic Team of the Year
The Red Deer Rebels have been named the 2023-24 winner of the Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy as Scholastic Team of the Year. The award was renamed in 2019 after Donlevy who was the league's longtime director of education services. He passed away in August that year following a battle with cancer. "On behalf of the Re...
Apr 30, 2024
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Canada
In the news today: Israeli academics on protests, weight-loss drug coming to Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Israeli academics respond to campus protests One of the demands of pro-Palestinian activists who have set up protest encampments on university campuses in Canada and the United States is a severing o...
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Campus protests: Israeli academics say their universities are 'best chance' for peace
MONTREAL - One of the demands of pro-Palestinian activists who have set up protest encampments on university campuses in Canada and the United States is a severing of ties with Israeli universities. Tel Aviv University and other research institutions in Israel are accused of being accomplices in that country's war in G...
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Weight-loss drug Wegovy available in Canada starting May 6
The makers of Ozempic say their weight-loss drug Wegovy will be available to patients in Canada starting Monday. Novo Nordisk's weekly injection is approved for weight loss among patients diagnosed with obesity. Wegovy can also be prescribed to patients who are significantly overweight and have at least one related me...
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'Thunderhead' LGBTQ national monument breaks ground in Ottawa
OTTAWA - After a rainy night in Ottawa, the sun broke through Wednesday afternoon ahead of a ceremony to break ground for a national LGBTQ+ monument. That was no coincidence, Albert McLeod told a crowd gathered under a bridge near the Supreme Court of Canada and the Ottawa River, or the Kitchissippi, as it's known to A...
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London Drugs phone lines working, stores still closed after cybersecurity incident
VANCOUVER - London Drugs says its phone lines are working again after being taken offline in response to a cybersecurity incident. A statement from the Richmond, B.C.-based pharmacy and retail chain says Canada Post offices inside London Drugs stores are also up and running again. The company closed all of its stores ...
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Public servants to be in-office 3 days a week as of Sept. 9
OTTAWA - Federal public servants will have to work from their offices at least three days a week as of Sept. 9. The new rules also stipulate that executives will have to be in the office at least four days a week. The Treasury Board of Canada says the new rules are being put in place due to the benefits of interacting...
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World
Death toll jumps to at least 48 in southern China highway collapse as search continues
BEIJING (AP) - The death toll climbed to 48 as search efforts continued in southern China on Thursday after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep slope. Officials in the city of Meizhou said three other people were unidentified, pending DNA testing. It wasn't immediat...
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Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to China in recent years. The withdrawal of pro-Beijing former Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare from the contest to make way ...
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Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people
BEIJING (AP) - A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The Meizhou city government said that 23 vehicles have been found in a pit after a 17.9-meter (58.7-foot) long section of the highway ga...
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