November 2024 Incident
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in Ponoka County shooting incident
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Ponoka County resident charged in an alleged shooting incident. Denton David Bonnett, 40, is scheduled to see if his case has enough evidence to go to trial in Ponoka Court of Justice on May 30, 2025. Ponoka RCMP originally charged two people following the incident on Nov....
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Red Deer Emergency Services responds to back-to-back residential fires
Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) was busy Monday morning, responding to two separate structure fires affecting residential buildings. At about 6:30 a.m., RDES received a report of a fire at a three-story apartment in the Pines neighbourhood along Parke Avenue. Tyler Pelke, RDES Deputy Chief, says initial reports clai...
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November 2024 Incident
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in Ponoka County shooting incident
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Ponoka County resident charged in an alleged shooting incident. Denton David Bonnett, 40, is scheduled to see if his case has enough evidence to go to trial in Ponoka Court of Justice on May 30, 2025. Ponoka RCMP originally charged two people following the incident on Nov....
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long-time teacher
Red Deer Public Schools hires full-time social studies coordinator
Red Deer Public Schools has hired Janene Baile to lead its rollout of the new social studies curriculum. Baile, most previously a Grade 5 French Immersion teacher at École Oriole Park, has been with the division for 12 years. With the new K-6 socials curriculum coming out this fall, Baile will help deliver it to...
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Red Deer Emergency Services responds to back-to-back residential fires
Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) was busy Monday morning, responding to two separate structure fires affecting residential buildings. At about 6:30 a.m., RDES received a report of a fire at a three-story apartment in the Pines neighbourhood along Parke Avenue. Tyler Pelke, RDES Deputy Chief, says initial reports clai...
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Repairs needed
Public washroom vandalized in Sylvan Lake now closed
The Town of Sylvan Lake says they're closing down washroom No. 1 located along Lakeshore Drive for the forseeable future after extensive vandalism.There is no timetable for it to reopen and staff have begun the process of cleaning it up. Repairs will also begin soon.
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Federal Election 2025
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...
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Green Party of Canada
Candidate profile: Ashley MacDonald (GRN) - 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...
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People's Party of Canada
Candidate profile: Larry Gratton (PPC) - 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...
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Alberta
WATCH
Rural health care facilities see investments in Budget 2025
The provincial government says twenty rural health care facilities could be improved through their new Rural Hospital Enhancement Program.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced Monday that $15 million will be allocated for this program if Budget 2025 is passed."It is critical that we take an evidence based app...
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SHIFTING BURDEN TO THE PRODUCER
Extended Producer Responsibility launches in Alberta
As April 1 dawns, Alberta's new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program will come into effect, shifting the onus of recycling single-use products from municipalities to producers. By making producers responsible for the products they create, EPR encourages them to find ways to redesign packaging to reduce waste....
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CONSULTATIONS COMING THIS SPRING
Electoral boundary review process begins
The province's electoral divisions are due for review, and the newly named Electoral Boundaries Commission is set to begin consultations on the matter this spring. Government officials say constituency boundaries are reviewed periodically in an effort to ensure representation is fair and effective. "The independen...
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LARGEST U.S. LUMBER MARKET
Forestry and Parks minister championing Alberta lumber in Texas mission
In an effort to strengthen partnerships and advocate for fair trade practices, Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks, is taking a delegation of forestry industry leaders to Texas from March 31 to April 3. The government says Texas is Alberta's largest U.S. market for lumber and this trade mission aims to highligh...
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Local Sports
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
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AJHL Awards
AJHL names All-Academic team and Community Ambassadors
The Alberta Junior Hockey League announced the players named to their 2025 All-Academic Team and the 2024-25 AJHL Community Ambassadors.A total of 12 players were selected to the All-Academic Team, who each demonstrated qualities of an exceptional student-athlete.The All-Academic Team recognizes players who are dedicat...
Mar 29, 2025
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Junior B
Sylvan Lake Wranglers knock off defending champs to win HJHL title
After two straight years of losing to the Okotoks Bisons in the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) Finals, the Sylvan Lake Wranglers are champions.On Thursday evening, the Wranglers defeated the Bisons 2-1 in Game 4 at the Murray & Piper Arena in Okotoks to win the best-of-five series, 3-1.In Okotoks. the Wrangle...
Mar 28, 2025
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Canada
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom
OTTAWA - Party leaders are likely to receive several 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. Tomorro...
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Canadian, American unions urging U.S. senators to vote to overturn Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Unions on both sides of the border are calling on American senators to vote in favour of legislation to overturn U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a joint resolution led by Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine that would terminate the national emergency ...
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World
Volcano begins erupting in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated
LONDON (AP) - A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and the Blue Lagoon spa. Flames and smoke shot through the air as the volcanic fissure opened near the town of Grindavik, where some 40 homes have been evacuated, national broadcaster RUV...
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Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching, regulating food
Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and oth...
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Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 2,700 as hope fades for finding more survivors
BANGKOK (AP) - The death toll from the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar has surpassed 2,700, with thousands more injured, Myanmar media reported Tuesday. The head of Myanmar's military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum in the capital, Naypyitaw, that 2,719 people have now been f...
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