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Podcast: Inductees Kleibrink & Moir speak to rdnewsNOW at Alberta Sports Hall of Fame induction
--As always, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame put on an event this past weekend that will rank as one of the best of the year in Red Deer.Thirteen inductions took place, including Olympic medallist and curler Shannon Kleibrink, and long-time statistician/broadcaster David Moir, both of whom spoke to rdnewsNOW and The Ev...
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Red Deer cellist takes talents international
A cello player from Red Deer has spent the last two weeks participating in the world-renowned Sarasota Music Festival, but her worldly summer is just getting started.Kathryn Fakeley was selected from more than 450 applicants to study and perform at the festival, which has taken place in Florida from June 1-13. She has ...
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Red Deer Regional Airshow returns July 24-26
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Podcast: Inductees Kleibrink & Moir speak to rdnewsNOW at Alberta Sports Hall of Fame induction
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Red Deer cellist takes talents international
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Register now for Red Deer's 34th Harvest Run
The 34th annual Harvest Run returns to Red Deer Sunday, Sept. 13.Event organizers anticipate nearly 500 runners, and one thing really neat about the Harvest Run is that every finisher gets a medal following their 3 km or 8 km jaunt.Additionally, several young athletes will receive athletic bursaries.The Harvest Run inc...
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Exclusive Conversations
Podcast: Inductees Kleibrink & Moir speak to rdnewsNOW at Alberta Sports Hall of Fame induction
--As always, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame put on an event this past weekend that will rank as one of the best of the year in Red Deer.Thirteen inductions took place, including Olympic medallist and curler Shannon Kleibrink, and long-time statistician/broadcaster David Moir, both of whom spoke to rdnewsNOW and The Ev...
4h ago
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sarasota music festival
Red Deer cellist takes talents international
A cello player from Red Deer has spent the last two weeks participating in the world-renowned Sarasota Music Festival, but her worldly summer is just getting started.Kathryn Fakeley was selected from more than 450 applicants to study and perform at the festival, which has taken place in Florida from June 1-13. She has ...
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Kids Can Catch Event
RDFGA restock Bower Ponds with trout ahead of free fishing day
The Red Deer Fish and Game Association are inviting families to attend a free fishing event at Bower Ponds.On Saturday, June 20, the Fishing Day -- Kids Can Catch event will begin with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m., before the fishing commences from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.James Donnelly, vice president of the Red Dee...
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Economy
Alberta to lead Canada in economic growth in 2026 says ATB
ATB Financial says that "Alberta's economy continues to weather the geopolitical storm better than most." ATB is predicting that Alberta will lead the country in economic growth this year. It says in a news release that "real GDP will grow by 2.6 per cent in 2026." The prediction for economic growt...
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Provinciall Politics
Alberta files appeal on court decision to throw out separatist referendum petition
Alberta's government has filed its appeal of a judge's decision to throw out a petition looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada. Premier Danielle Smith criticized the ruling last month, calling it ``anti-democratic,'' and promised to appeal. Court of King's Bench Justice Shaina Leonard found the referen...
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Provincial government receives Corb Lund's 'Water Not Coal' citizen initiative petition
The Government of Alberta says they received Alberta musician Corb Lund's "Water Not Coal" citizen initiative petition and signature sheets.His petition, which needed to reach the threshold of 178,000 signatures, opposes coal mining in Alberta's eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.As a result, Elections Alb...
Jun 10, 2026
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Online safety
RCMP calling on parents to combat rising "online violent extremism"
The RCMP's Federal Policing Northwest Region are asking parents to be more vigilant with their children's online behaviour, following a rise in violent online groups across the country.The Northwest Region's (NWR) Superintendent, Officer Matt Johnson, says "gone are the days when risk existed only in one physical ...
Jun 10, 2026
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Register now for Red Deer's 34th Harvest Run
The 34th annual Harvest Run returns to Red Deer Sunday, Sept. 13.Event organizers anticipate nearly 500 runners, and one thing really neat about the Harvest Run is that every finisher gets a medal following their 3 km or 8 km jaunt.Additionally, several young athletes will receive athletic bursaries.The Harvest Run inc...
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Exclusive Conversations
Podcast: Inductees Kleibrink & Moir speak to rdnewsNOW at Alberta Sports Hall of Fame induction
--As always, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame put on an event this past weekend that will rank as one of the best of the year in Red Deer.Thirteen inductions took place, including Olympic medallist and curler Shannon Kleibrink, and long-time statistician/broadcaster David Moir, both of whom spoke to rdnewsNOW and The Ev...
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116 teams registered
Sylvan Lake's Battle at the Beach returns this weekend
Plenty of sunshine appears to be in the forecast for the eighth annual Battle at the Beach in Sylvan Lake this weekend.On June 13-14, 116 teams with over 800 participants will take part in the ball hockey tournament that will feature divisions from the U7 all the way up to the adult level.The action begins at 8:30 a.m....
Jun 11, 2026
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Canada
Canada pledges $100M for Palestinians facing settler violence, humanitarian crisis
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has announced $100 million in federal funding to support Palestinians living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. She unveiled the funding in Paris, where western leaders are meeting to discuss mounting cha...
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Ottawa to table bill to keep products of forced labour out of Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to table a bill Friday that would change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour. The move is being seen as a response to the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump mulling new tariff...
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Fans marching to Toronto Stadium ahead of first World Cup game on Canadian soil
TORONTO - Thousands of excited soccer fans descended on Toronto Stadium on Friday as Canada's FIFA World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina was set to get underway, marking the first of its kind on Canadian soil. Fans arrived in droves at the tempor...
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BC Hydro expects World Cup and hot weather to trigger record spring power consumption
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says the province's spring power demand is expected to hit historic highs due to both the arrival of warm weather and consumption linked to the FIFA World Cup. The province's electric utility says in a statement that British Columb...
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Lutnick leading charge on Gordie Howe Bridge ahead of delay: White House official
WASHINGTON - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been leading the charge in the Trump administration on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which has seen its opening delayed at the request of the United States, a White House official said Fri...
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Supreme Court rules New Brunswick lieutenant-governor must be bilingual
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick must be able to perform their functions in both official languages. In a 6-3 decision released Friday, the court said appointing a lieutenant-governor who can'...
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World
Suspect dead after West Texas shooting kills 1 and injures at least 9 others
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - A shooter who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland died Friday after a standoff with police following an attack that left one person dead and at least nine others injured, city officials said. Midland polic...
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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (AP) - Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God's wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of the African migrati...
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Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. ...
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