Both are a complete loss
Crews respond to fire in Spruce View that engulfed two homes
Red Deer County said two homes in the Hamlet of Spruce View are a complete loss following a fire yesterday.Deputy Fire Chief Byron Skidmore said the fire started inside a mobile home on Ninth Avenue in Spruce View before spreading to a home to the east of it.Firefighters from Station 5 in Spruce View were dispatched at...
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What Albertans need to know about voting in the referendum
EDMONTON - Referendum day in Alberta is on Monday. The provincial referendum has 10 questions about immigration policy, constitutional reform, and whether Alberta should remain in Canada or hold a binding, second referendum on quitting the country. Adv...
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The Everything Red Deer Podcast
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Both are a complete loss
Crews respond to fire in Spruce View that engulfed two homes
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Former student Dr. Heather Cowie inducted into Lindsay Thurber Hall of Fame
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The Everything Red Deer Podcast
Exclusive: rdnewsNOW goes 1-on-1 with Prime Minister Mark Carney
In town to promote national unity ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with podcast host and rdnewsNOW journalist Josh Hall. This episode is also watchable on YouTube. Also on this episode, senior Alberta NDP MLA Sarah Hoffman, who spoke o...
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Both are a complete loss
Crews respond to fire in Spruce View that engulfed two homes
Red Deer County said two homes in the Hamlet of Spruce View are a complete loss following a fire yesterday.Deputy Fire Chief Byron Skidmore said the fire started inside a mobile home on Ninth Avenue in Spruce View before spreading to a home to the east of it.Firefighters from Station 5 in Spruce View were dispatched at...
2h ago
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Making a difference
Former student Dr. Heather Cowie inducted into Lindsay Thurber Hall of Fame
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School has honoured Dr. Heather Cowie, a former student, for her international impact.Her career in eye care and community development earned her a spot in the school's Hall of Fame."I am completely floored at this honour," said Heather, as she addressed the Class of 2027 at...
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Interrupting a cycle of violence: HomeFront Red Deer lead earns Community Justice Award
Among the recipients of this year's provincial Community Justice Awards is Red Deer's Shawna Wyatt. Wyatt is program manager with an organization called HomeFront, which has been based in Calgary for 26 years, but expanded programming into Red Deer in May 2024. In her work and that of the organization, Wyatt has helped...
Oct 15, 2026
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Alberta
The Everything Red Deer Podcast
Exclusive: rdnewsNOW goes 1-on-1 with Prime Minister Mark Carney
In town to promote national unity ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with podcast host and rdnewsNOW journalist Josh Hall. This episode is also watchable on YouTube. Also on this episode, senior Alberta NDP MLA Sarah Hoffman, who spoke o...
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Provincial Politics
Carney, Smith join forces at Red Deer brewery to stump for a united Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith joined forces at a Red Deer brewery to make a last-ditch plea for Albertans to vote to stay in Canada. Carney, standing with Smith and other politicians, channelled author Charles Dickens in saying Monday's referendum comes at the best and worst of times. He says th...
6h ago
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Oct. 19 Referendum
Poilievre urges Albertans not to 'quit' on Canada ahead of separation vote
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he understands separatist disillusionment with the state of affairs in Canada but that quitting isn't the answer. Poilievre says quitting is the easy way out and Albertans are not quitters. He says the solution is to restore the greatness of a country that has been defe...
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Oct. 19, Referendum
Mail-in ballot delivery rules posing barriers; Alberta's former top election official
Alberta's former top election official says he has effectively lost his right to vote in the province's upcoming separation referendum, and he's pointing the finger at his successor. Glen Resler says he applied to vote by special ballot but was unable to get it back in the mail last week, when Canada Post could still g...
Oct 15, 2026
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For U18 Pan American Championship
Central Albertans invited to Baseball Canada's Junior National Team Selection Camp
A pair of central Alberta athletes have been named to the Canadian selection camp roster ahead of the upcoming 2026 WBSC Americas U-18 Pan American Championship.On Wednesday, Baseball Canada announced that first baseman and pitcher Zach MacDonald from Lacombe and outfielder Daril Rodriguez from Red Deer will attend the...
Oct 15, 2026
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Ben Andersen wins Canadian title at CFR in Edmonton
Eckville-area cowboy Ben Andersen capped off a storybook week in Edmonton, winning his first Canadian saddle bronc riding championship at the 52nd Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR). His 2026 victory ended a six-year run of titles by rodeo superstar Zeke Thurston. The 27-year-old Andersen entered the final round at Rogers Pla...
Oct 15, 2026
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Nov. 1-7
Red Deer's Madden Daneault and Rebels Chace Turchak to play for Canada at U17 World Challenge
A pair of players with central Alberta ties will be suiting up for Team Canada at the 2026 U17 World Challenge.Red Deer product Madden Daneault and Red Deer Rebels forward Chace Turchak were named to the Team Canada White roster on Wednesday.They are just two of 44 players who will don the maple leaf for Canada Red and...
Oct 14, 2026
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Canada
Ottawa confirms funding for rare disease research as other questions remain
WINNIPEG - The federal government confirmed at a meeting of Canadian health ministers that it is extending a funding deal on rare disease research, while wider questions on health-care funding remain unanswered. Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel ...
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European Investment Bank applies for exemption from foreign bank status
OTTAWA - The European Investment Bank has applied for an exemption from foreign bank status in Canada, a move that would bring the lending arm of the European Union one step closer to operating here. The request was published today in the Canada Gazett...
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Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board
One of the ringleaders of the thwarted Toronto 18 terror plot has been granted full parole after the Parole Board of Canada found he no longer showed "any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or radical ideologies." Zakaria Amara, who helped recruit...
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Canada, India closer to new economic pact following trade talks in New Delhi, Mumbai
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said trade talks between Canada and India advanced over the past week as he led a major trade mission to New Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. A statement from his office said the mission included represe...
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B.C. begins voting without Conservatives' costed platform, Doerkson calls it imminent
British Columbians have started voting in the provincial election without the release of a costed platform from the B.C. Conservatives, whose leader says it will be announced "imminently." Interim leader Lorne Doerkson said at a Metro Vancouver campaig...
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Police look for cause of fiery Calgary bus crash that killed three passengers
CALGARY - Police were working Friday to determine the cause of a fiery bus crash in Calgary that killed three passengers and injured 16 others, including a police officer who helped save a child. Two transit buses and several other vehicles were involv...
8h ago
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World
Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interest
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest. Trump had signed the l...
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California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month's midterm election, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at ...
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Coastal homes burn as hot winds fuel California fires
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A fast-moving fire fueled by high winds burned at least six homes in Southern California on Friday, engulfing expensive coastal properties and prompting thousands to evacuate. Black smoke - visible from miles away...
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