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Blackfalds Victim
Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit charge four after 2020 Innisfail homicide
The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit has charged four individuals in relation to the 2020 homicide of 38-year-old Blackfalds resident Ryan James Gudwer. During this four-year investigation, Mounties say officers have undertaken a plethora of investigative steps including forensics, surveillance, obtaining judicial author...
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inclusivity, understanding, friendship
Red Deer's Notre Dame High School deems inaugural ND Unified Cougar Classic a success
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School (NDHS) says their first annual ND Unified Cougar Classic was a success. Officials say this inaugural event on April 12 has taken a significant step in fostering inclusivity, understanding, and friendship within the school community.READ: École Secondaire Notre Dame ...
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"Slow Roll"
Central Alberta RCMP advise of potential traffic disruptions during weekend
Central Alberta RCMP are advising motorists of potential traffic disruptions over the weekend due to an ongoing protest occurring on the QE II at the Juniper Lake Rest stop. "Disruptions to traffic flow from the protest on the QE II has been minimal at this point," says Cpl. Troy Savinkoff, "With fairly ...
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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...
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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...
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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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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

chapters of Alberta’s stories
Alberta invests $8 million in Alberta Media Fund for publishing and entertainment industries
The Alberta government is aiming to help the publishing and entertainment industries in the province thrive with an $8-million investment in the Alberta Media Fund. Through the Fund, book and magazine publishers, sound recording agencies, and film producers can access grants for projects in art production, training, ca...
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Alberta to test new K-6 social studies curriculum this fall
Some students in Alberta will learn from the new social studies curriculum this year. The provincial government says the new draft curriculum for grades K-6 is ready to begin pilot testing in select schools. Since September last year, a wide range of educational experts were consulted on the new learning guidelines. Ba...
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Alberta incomes fell slightly from 2018-2022, but prices rose
Despite the cost of everything going up in recent years, Albertans have struggled to bring in more money.Statistics Canada has released new data on household incomes for 2022.Across the country, the median after-tax income of both families and single people was $70,500 in 2022. That is down by 3.4 per cent compared to ...
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Provincial Politics
Strong turnout in Lethbridge for first Alberta NDP leadership debate
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a packed house at the Yates Memorial Theatre Thursday night.The Alberta NDP held its first leadership debate on April 25, 2024 at the Lethbridge venue.All five candidates participated, including Sarah Hoffman, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Gil McGowan, Naheed Nenshi and Kathleen Ganley. @lethbridgene...
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Canada

CP NewsAlert: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to "urgently change" the province's decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in...
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Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal's Lachine Canal
MONTREAL - Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal's Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month. The federal agency says the measure was a pilot project to encourage visitors to take responsibility for waste destined for landfills. ...
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Canada allocates millions for drone production, ammunition to support Ukraine
OTTAWA - The federal government is earmarking $3 million for production of drones in Ukraine in support of Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion. Defence Minister Bill Blair says the financial assistance is being made in collaboration with the United Kingdom. Speaking with a group of defence leaders, Blair also announ...
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Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production. Guilbeault says talks on a treaty to end plastic waste are progressing well and he is confident a deal will be reached this fall when the final negotiations are held in Sout...
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CP NewsAlert: Killer whale calf trapped in B.C. swims out of lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The young killer whale trapped for more than a month in a B.C. lagoon swam past a bottleneck at high tide this morning. The Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations say the team is ecstatic, although she still has to leave the Inlet to reach open ocean. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Ottawa, Quebec commit $100M for semiconductor capacity in Bromont, Que., 280 jobs
BROMONT, Que. - The federal and Quebec governments are spending close to $100 million to boost the country's manufacturing capacity for semiconductors, which are vital in technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum computing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters today in Bromont, Que., that Ott...
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