Canada's Choice
Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor
Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.The New Democrats rolled out their own national project - a promise to help retrofit 3....
27m ago
Read More
Liquidation Sales
Red Deer Hudson's Bay location to close along with 73 others across Canada
Liquidation sales have officially begun at Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) stores across Canada, including in Red Deer.'Store closing' and 'entire store on sale' signs can be seen in front of the location at Bower Place in Red Deer as of Tuesday.This comes as the company announced in a media release on March 28 that sales b...
4h ago
Read More
What's Trending
New Schools
RDCRS approves 3-year capital plan which includes two new schools
47m ago
podcast
Red Deer's Scotia Wealth Management: Investing during tariff-period can look different for everyone
CELEBRATING COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS
Chinook's Edge celebrates multiple King Charles III Coronation Medal winners
1h ago
VALUES HIGHER THAN EXPECTED
Sylvan Lake town council to make budget adjustment following property assessments
2h ago
Red Deer and Area
New Schools
RDCRS approves 3-year capital plan which includes two new schools
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools approved its three-year capital plan on Tuesday, with multiple big construction projects on the horizon.This includes a new high school in Sylvan Lake, the modernization of Notre Dame High School in Red Deer, and a new Kindergarten to Grade 9 school in Innisfail.When it comes to the n...
47m ago
Read More
CELEBRATING COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS
Chinook's Edge celebrates multiple King Charles III Coronation Medal winners
Multiple officials connected to the Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) have received King Charles III Coronation Medals. The Government of Canada says recipients of these awards have made significant contributions to Canada as a whole or a particular region or community, or have made an achievement abroad that bring...
1h ago
Read More
VALUES HIGHER THAN EXPECTED
Sylvan Lake town council to make budget adjustment following property assessments
The Town of Sylvan Lake has received its final 2025 property assessments, and in response to higher values than expected, town council is considering multiple options to adjust the budget. Assessments increased by 8.5 per cent, while the draft budget estimated an increase of three per cent, and estimated a 3.38 per cen...
2h ago
Read More
Liquidation Sales
Red Deer Hudson's Bay location to close along with 73 others across Canada
Liquidation sales have officially begun at Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) stores across Canada, including in Red Deer.'Store closing' and 'entire store on sale' signs can be seen in front of the location at Bower Place in Red Deer as of Tuesday.This comes as the company announced in a media release on March 28 that sales b...
4h ago
Read More
Federal Election 2025
Federal election
Here's how Canadians can vote ahead of and on election day
The 45th federal election is just around the corner in Canada and those hoping to vote will need to cross a few things off the list.Canadians who are at least 18-years-old are eligible to vote on election day on April 28 but they'll have to register.Elections Canada offices will be open in 343 ridings in Canada where r...
2h ago
Read More
Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom
OTTAWA - Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is expected to impose "reciprocal" tariffs by increasing U.S. duties to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports. Tomorrow, Trump...
15h ago
Read More
People's Party of Canada
Candidate profile: Kyla Courte (PPC) - 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...
Mar 31, 2025
Read More
Alberta
PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
From dirt to door: BILD Alberta demystifying homebuilding and its affordability
The Building Industry and Land Development Association Alberta (BILD Alberta) has launched a public awareness campaign, "Unlock Housing," to take Albertans behind the scenes on how homes and communities are built, from dirt to door. BILD Alberta says our province leads the country in new home construction. De...
23m ago
Read More
Canada's Choice
Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor
Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.The New Democrats rolled out their own national project - a promise to help retrofit 3....
27m ago
Read More
Health Care
Alberta Health Services pauses planned changes to food policy in emergency departments
Alberta Health Services president Andre Tremblay announced Tuesday that AHS will no longer move forward with changes concerning the way food is supplied in emergency departments other non-inpatient areas.In September 2024, AHS approved changes to the way food is supplied in the areas, and the policy was set to take eff...
32m ago
Read More
Trade War
Premier Smith expects key industries to escape fresh U.S. tariffs, Democrats move to block levies
Premier Danielle Smith says she expects some major industries, including those in her province, won't face new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.Smith says things could change, but she thinks food production and oil and gas won't be targeted under Trump's new tariff plan, which is set to be announced Wednesday.T...
39m ago
Read More
Local Sports
Blackfalds Hockey
Bulldogs Thomas Neu named BCHL third star of the week
Blackfalds Bulldogs forward Thomas Neu has been named one of the British Columbia Hockey League's (BCHL) Three Stars of the Week.Neu has been honoured as the third star after an impressive stretch that saw him tie the lead league in points last week with five.He lit the lamp with two goals and added three assists in a ...
16m ago
Read More
Inclusivity and sportsmanship
Second annual ND Unified Cougar Classic to take place on Thursday
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School announced the second annual ND Unified Cougar Classic is fast approaching.The celebration of inclusivity and sportsmanship is set for Thursday, April 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school's gymnasium.Organizers say it's more than just a sports event, but rather a celebrat...
1h ago
Read More
Lifting Heavy
Inaugural Alberta's Strongest Man competition puts on a show in Red Deer
Red Deer's Larson Hehr hasn't been a professional on the strongman circuit for long but has quickly made a name for himself.The 27-year-old, who grew up in Calgary, has competed professionally for a year and a half and is one of the newest and youngest pros in Canada.There are exceptions but most who compete in strongm...
Mar 29, 2025
Read More
Canada
Trump to unveil latest tariff plans at 'Make America Wealthy Again' event Wednesday
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to lay out his plans to realign global trade through "reciprocal" tariffs Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET in the White House Rose Garden. A news release from the White House calls it a "Make America Wealthy Again Event." Trump has called Wednesday "Liberat...
7h ago
Read More
U.S. lists Quebec's language law in annual report on 'foreign trade barriers'
MONTREAL - The United States government has listed Quebec's French-language reform as a barrier to trade, as President Donald Trump prepares to impose new tariffs on Canada. The office of the U.S. trade representative released a report on Monday listing "foreign trade barriers" and included Quebec's Bill 96. ...
7h ago
Read More
Quebec becomes last province with a price on carbon, but how long will it last?
MONTREAL - As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the provincial government could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country. There has long been a broad consensus in Quebec on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the province's cap-and-t...
13h ago
Read More
In the news today: Campaigning continues as more Trump tariffs loom
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is exp...
14h ago
Read More
Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom
OTTAWA - Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is expected to impose "reciprocal" tariffs by increasing U.S. duties to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports. Tomorrow, Trump...
15h ago
Read More
Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm
Ontario's provincial utility says power has been restored to more than half a million customers since the start of a weekend ice storm but that some hard-hit regions may have to wait until the end of the week. Hydro One says more than 280,000 homes and businesses were still without power as of Tuesday morning. Official...
15h ago
Read More
World
NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A decision on the future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay's proposal to ban the play that's helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but it was tabled until May. Team owners approved modifying...
2h ago
Read More
NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The future of the tush push has been pushed until next month. NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay's proposal to ban the play that's helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but the proposal was tabled until May. Team owners approved modifying the...
4h ago
Read More
Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
WASHIGNTON (AP) - The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University, the Ivy League school said Tuesday. The university received notifications this week that grants were being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department, accor...
5h ago
Read More