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Red Deer County council votes down airport funding increase
Despite a push from Mayor Jim Wood for council to approve it, the Red Deer Regional Airport's request for an additional $121,500 was turned away this week.Council defeated the motion 6-1 on Tuesday, with only Mayor Wood voting in favour.The increase was among a list of amendments made in the 2025 spring budget that was...
Apr 17, 2025
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successful pilot program
Red Deer makes transit fare assistance program permanent
Transit fare assistance in Red Deer is now permanently available.Originally a pilot program funded by the Government of Alberta, and which gives riders the chance to buy a monthly pass up to 55 per cent off, the program was approved to continue onward during 2025 budget deliberations.The renewal deadline for qualified ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Morning event
National Day of Mourning ceremony to be held in Red Deer on April 28
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new 'everything red deer podcast' episode
Sylvan Lake RCMP first in central Alberta to get body cams
SEVEN LANGUAGES OFFERED
AHS pilots language menu to improve health care access
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North Area Structure Plan
Lacombe city council makes amendments to development plan for new fire station
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Red Deer and Area
Morning event
National Day of Mourning ceremony to be held in Red Deer on April 28
The upcoming National Day of Mourning will be observed in Red Deer with a ceremony at Bower Ponds later this month.The annual day falls on Monday, April 28 and ceremonies will be held across the country to recognize the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job.It serves as a time for reflection...
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SEVEN LANGUAGES OFFERED
AHS pilots language menu to improve health care access
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is launching a pilot program in Red Deer, an Inbound Call Interpreter service meant to improve access to medical services for newcomers to Canada. Launched in March at the Johnstone Crossing Community Health Centre, the service enables patients and clients calling in to choose from a pre-r...
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North Area Structure Plan
Lacombe city council makes amendments to development plan for new fire station
Amendments have been made to the plan for the development of the new fire station in Lacombe to be built along Woodland Drive.This week Lacombe city council approved the amendments to the North Area Structure Plan (NASP).There are two sections of the NASP that required amendments, these being Section 5.7.3 and 5.7.4 un...
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DROP-IN SPORTS NOW 18+ ONLY
Vandalism in Sylvan Lake continues to have community impact
Effective as of Apr. 16, drop-in sports at Multi-Campus in Sylvan Lake will now only be open to adults over 18-years-old for the remainder of the season. The Town of Sylvan Lake says the decision was made to protect the facility and equipment following ongoing incidents of vandalism during the program. It is currently ...
Apr 18, 2025
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Federal Election 2025
Election approaching
PPC leader Maxime Bernier to hold reform discussion in Red Deer
The leader of the People's Party of Canada (PPC), Maxime Bernier, will be in Red Deer on Wednesday evening.Joined by Kyla Courte, the PPC candidate for the Red Deer riding in the upcoming federal election, they'll be discussing reform on April 16 and the public is welcome to attend.It's also an opportunity to learn wha...
Apr 15, 2025
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UNITED PARTY OF CANADA
Candidate profile: Grant Abraham (United) - Ponoka-Didsbury
This is a candidate profile for the April 28, 2025 federal election.All candidates have been asked the same four 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, 19, 2...
Apr 14, 2025
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liberal party of canada
Candidate profile: Ayaz Bangash (LIB) - Red Deer
This is a candidate profile for the April 28, 2025 federal election. All candidates have been asked the same four 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, 19...
Apr 14, 2025
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Alberta
Provincial Politics
Former Alberta minister details allegation Premier Smith purposely misled cabinet
An outspoken member of Alberta's legislature, booted from the United Conservative Party caucus, is airing more detailed allegations of what he calls government deception over a health-care contract scandal.Former cabinet minister Peter Guthrie is accusing Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange of d...
Apr 17, 2025
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'Freedom Convoy' organizer asks for stay of proceedings after guilty verdict
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber has asked for a stay of proceedings, two weeks after an Ontario judge found him and Tamara Lich guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass protest in Ottawa. According to a news release from the non-profit helping his defence, Barber is arguing the pro...
Apr 17, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Transportation minister calls on Edmonton to cancel bike lane project, irking critics
Alberta's transportation minister is asking the city of Edmonton to cancel an ongoing bike lane project, saying the city should be working to increase vehicle capacity rather than reduce it.Devin Dreeshen says the city's multi-year plan to build 30 blocks of bike lanes on the city's north side will have a negative impa...
Apr 17, 2025
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WHAT TO KNOW
Here's what to know about advance voting in Canada's 2025 federal election
Advance voting for the 2025 federal election gets underway this long weekend.Canadians who are at least 18 years old can vote at their assigned polling station anytime from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 17, 18, 19 or 20. ---Where to voteThere are two ways to know where to advance vote. Those who are registered ahead of tim...
Apr 17, 2025
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Local Sports
Aug. 8-25
Three local lacrosse athletes selected to Team Alberta for 2025 Canada Summer Games
The Red Deer Lacrosse Association (RDLA) announced three of its athletes will head to the 2025 Canada Summer Games in August.Innisfail's Lac Catudal, Red Deer's Kian Siemens, and Blackfalds' Tyrell Strauss were selected to join Team Alberta at the games, which will take place in St. John's, Newfoundland from Aug. 8-25....
Apr 18, 2025
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U12s at Red Deer's Premier Academy win national cheer gold
Red Deer's Premier Academy is celebrating a gold medal at 2025 Canadian Nationals, held in Niagara Falls earlier this month.The first place finish went to the U12 Level 1 cheer team, and marks the academy's first ever national title."We are incredibly proud of this team and everything they've accomplished," s...
Apr 15, 2025
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Second time
Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph named WHL Rookie of the Week
Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Daxon Rudolph has been named the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Rookie of the Week.This marks the second time the 17-year-old from Lacombe has earned WHL Rookie of the Week honours. Rudolph also won WHL Rookie of the Month last January.Rudolph had a fantastic stretch last week leading al...
Apr 15, 2025
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Canada
Australia celebrates end to 'Vegemite-gate' after product back on shelves in Toronto
Canada and Australia have shaken hands to end a potential diplomatic dust-up over a yeast-based spread that many Aussies like on toast and crackers. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked Prime Minister Mark Carney and his team on Saturday for helping end "Vegemite-gate" and ensuring a Toronto caf...
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Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, scientists
MONTREAL - Quebec doesn't plan to create any special measures to attract U.S.-based doctors and scientists seeking to flee that country over mass layoffs and cuts to health programs. While several provinces are implementing measures to accelerate doctors from south of the border, Quebec says it won't be one of them. In...
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Liberals, NDP set to launch platforms today; main leaders near Toronto, Vancouver
OTTAWA - The Liberals and the NDP both say they will release their costed electoral platforms today. The documents come after advance voting began Friday with voters packing polling stations across the country. Liberal Leader Mark Carney will release his party's costed platform in Whitby, Ont., in the Greater Toronto A...
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Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?
An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada's rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to accelerate natural resource projects. Interest in the country's critical minerals surged after Trump started musing abo...
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Health Canada recalls Life Brand Melatonin, Riva Acetaminophen for dosage concerns
Canada's federal health authority has issued a recall warning for two medications over incorrect dosing concerns. Health Canada issued a recall for Life Brand Timed Release Melatonin 10mg on Tuesday, warning in a news release the product is labelled with incorrect dosing instruction. The affected lot numbers are 4D3965...
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Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to end the federal single-use plastic ban on items like straws and grocery bags if his party is elected. Poilievre campaigned in Montreal this morning, as he and other federal leaders returned to the campaign trail following the two national leaders' debates ...
Apr 18, 2025
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World
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared an Easter ceasefire in the 3-year-old conflict in Ukraine. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia has pushed Ukrainian forces from one of their last remaining footholds in Russia's Kursk region, off...
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Palestinians say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - More than 90 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes in the last 48 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants. The dead include at least 15 people killed overnight, among them women and children, some of ...
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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court." Jus...
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