Official languages commissioner sees complaints drop by more than half in past year
OTTAWA - The number of complaints from Canadians who say their official language rights weren't respected dropped by more than half last year. In his annual report released today, official languages commissioner Raymond Théberge says his office received 847 admissible complaints between April 1, 2023, and March ...
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Rainfall warning issued for Red Deer area
A rainfall warning is still in effect for Red Deer and the surrounding area. Officials with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) say heavy rain is expected to taper off Wednesday. Widespread rainfall totals of 50 to 70 mm are likely, but projected locally higher amounts have increased from 80 mm to 100 mm. ECCC...
May 06, 2024
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making students' lives better
Two staff with Clearview Public Schools receiving recognition for outstanding work
Two members of the staff at Clearview Public Schools are being recognized for their outstanding work.Jenna Shepherd and Darren Fleischhacker will each be presented with the Clearview Star Award on May 16.A dedicated member of the team at Clearview Public School, Shepherd, the division's transportation coordinator, bega...
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alert ready system test on may 8
Red Deerians should get to 'know the risks' for Emergency Preparedness Week
For this year's Emergency Preparedness Week, the City urges Red Deerians to "Be Prepared: Know Your Risks" and ensure they are equipped for the kinds of disasters that may impact the area. The national observance takes place from May 5-11, with a nationwide test of the Alert Ready system taking place on May 8...
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Man arrested on Ermineskin after call about serious assault
Maskwacis RCMP are investigating after an alleged serious assault on May 1.Members received an urgent 911 call that day for a serious assault in progress at a home on Ermineskin Cree Nation.As officers arrived at the property, the attacker is said to have fled in an SUV, and police gave chase.The pursuit continued into...
May 06, 2024
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50-70 mm
Rainfall warning issued for Red Deer area
A rainfall warning is still in effect for Red Deer and the surrounding area. Officials with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) say heavy rain is expected to taper off Wednesday. Widespread rainfall totals of 50 to 70 mm are likely, but projected locally higher amounts have increased from 80 mm to 100 mm. ECCC...
May 06, 2024
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Alberta
RCMP offers safety tips for Emergency Preparedness Week
Albertans are encouraged to be ready for an emergency.May 5 to 11, 2024 marks Emergency Preparedness Week across the country. The theme for this year's initiative is 'Be Prepared. Know Your Risks', with the intent being to encourage citizens to understand the risks in their local area and learn what actions they can ta...
May 05, 2024
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motorists must use extra caution
Provincial Highway Cleanup happening May 4 across Alberta
Motorists using Alberta highways on Saturday, May 4, will want to take extra caution.From 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., volunteers in orange safety vests will be collecting trash along provincial highways for the annual highway cleanup.Drivers are reminded to slow down, obey signs, watch for pedestrians, and use caution when pa...
May 03, 2024
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Provincial Politics
Alberta providing $30 million in new sport and recreation funding
The province is investing in new funding for sport and recreation facilities in Alberta.As part of Budget 2024, the province is directing $30 million through the new Active Communities Initiative to support recreational facilities.Minister of Tourism and Sport Joseph Schow says, "Across Alberta, the local skating ...
May 03, 2024
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Alberta set next week to amend bill granting cabinet broad powers over municipalities, premier says
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says changes will come next week to a bill granting cabinet broad power to fire local councillors and overturn bylaws.READ: Premier says Medicine Hat has potential to be a technology hubSmith said the province is working on the language of the proposed Bill 20 to clarify guardrails that d...
May 03, 2024
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Ollie Josephson and Team Canada win gold at U18 Worlds
Red Deer Rebels forward Ollie Josephson is a gold medallist once again.Josephson and Team Canada won gold on Sunday at the IIHF U18 World Championship, taking place in Finland.Canada beat the United States in the final by a score of 6-4.Josephson had three assists in seven games during the tournament.Josephson previous...
May 06, 2024
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CPKC Women's Open selects Red Deer Regional Health Foundation as 2024 community partner
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation has been named the 2024 CPKC Women's Open Community Partner.It has the potential to benefit the foundation with up to $250,000 in matching donations.The CPKC Women's Open goes July 23-28 in Calgary."The combined efforts of the Foundation and CPKC, fueled by the generosity of...
May 03, 2024
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Red Deer Minor Hockey loses bid to host 2025 Telus Cup
Red Deer's bid to host the 2025 Telus Cup has come up just short.The tournament is the national championship for the men's U18 AAA level.Red Deer Minor Hockey (RDMH) told rdnewsNOW in March that it was hoping to host.Instead, it will be the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds of the B.C. Elite Hockey League hosting it April 21-...
May 02, 2024
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Canada
Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is appointing a new committee to look into ways to speed up reclamation of tailings ponds in the province's oilsands. The province says in a release that the committee will examine potential policies and options that would allow reclamation to happen as quickly and safely as possible....
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UBC president says endowment fund doesn't directly own stocks targeted by protesters
VANCOUVER - The president of the University of British Columbia says its endowment fund doesn't directly own any stocks that are the target of divestment demands by pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment on the Vancouver campus. Benoit-Antoine Bacon says the targeted companies are instead part of &quo...
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Orca pod spotted in vicinity of orphan B.C. killer whale, but no evidence of family
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A reported sighting of an orca pod off Vancouver Island near where an orphan killer whale is spending her time after escaping from a lagoon has an expert expressing caution and downplaying a possible family reunion. A confirmed sighting of a pod of nine orcas was reported Monday near Kyuquot Sound, abo...
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Haitian says Canada used property for helicopter airlift, but wouldn't lift sanctions
The Canadian government used a Haitian executive's property for helicopter evacuations of its citizens as violence escalated there last month, even while refusing to remove him from a sanctions list, a Federal Court application says. The Canadian government sanctioned Reynold Deeb in December 2022, along with two othe...
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Head of CBC/Radio-Canada set to testify before members of Parliament
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is set to testify before members of Parliament today. CEO and president Catherine Tait will appear before the Heritage committee with Marco Dubé, CBC's chief transformation officer. This is Tait's second time in the hot seat this year. The committee is study...
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India envoy says Canada must rebuild brand after international student deaths
OTTAWA - India's envoy to Ottawa says Canadians need to rebuild the country's brand as a destination for bright minds, lamenting that a number of international students have died after being exploited. High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma told the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations that exploitation is undermining t...
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World
Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado's Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress
DENVER (AP) - A sweeping bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms was nixed in Colorado's Democratic-controlled Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers pressed forward with a slew of other gun control bills on the 25th anniversary year of the Columbine High School massacre. The western state has a deep ...
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Biden condemns current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance during college protests and Gaza war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden condemned the "ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world" during a Tuesday ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the Hamas attack on Israel and controversy over the war in Gaza have sparked new waves of violence and hateful rhe...
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The Latest | Stormy Daniels is expected to appear Tuesday as a witness in Trump's hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) - As the third week of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial takes place, all eyes are on who will be called next and whether the former president will be able to abide by the terms of his now twice-broken gag order that bars him from speaking publicly about jurors, witnesses and some other...
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