POLITICS
Ex-MLA urges Premier Smith to lower referendum threshold
Former Medicine Hat-area legislator Drew Barnes says Premier Danielle Smith should lower the threshold for Albertans to force an independence referendum after Smith said she doesn't see herself putting the question to a ballot. -"The door is open, but only by the slimmest of margins," Barnes said Wednesday. C...
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Mentors needed
BBBS of Red Deer & District temporarily pauses adding youth to waitlist
The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Red Deer and District are temporarily pausing intakes to its waitlist due to the overwhelming request for mentorship.They're making the move in order to focus on finding mentors to the over 100 children currently on the list. However, referrals for families and youth with child an...
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Mentors needed
BBBS of Red Deer & District temporarily pauses adding youth to waitlist
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UNANIMOUS COUNTY DECISION
New road coming to Red Deer Regional Airport dubbed "Airport Way"
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registration opens april 22
18th Run/Hike for Hospice coming this June
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Red Deer and Area
Mentors needed
BBBS of Red Deer & District temporarily pauses adding youth to waitlist
The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Red Deer and District are temporarily pausing intakes to its waitlist due to the overwhelming request for mentorship.They're making the move in order to focus on finding mentors to the over 100 children currently on the list. However, referrals for families and youth with child an...
17h ago
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UNANIMOUS COUNTY DECISION
New road coming to Red Deer Regional Airport dubbed "Airport Way"
Red Deer County's council has unanimously approved "Airport Way" as the name of a new road coming to the Red Deer Regional Airport. Previously unnamed, the road will be a continuation of Airport Drive within the Hamlet of Springbrook, heading north to Township Road 374, then curving west to C&E Trail.(Red...
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registration opens april 22
18th Run/Hike for Hospice coming this June
The Run/Hike for Hospice, in support of the Red Deer Hospice Society, is quickly approaching. The event is now in its 18th year and will go ahead June 8 at Bower Ponds, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.This year, participants can choose to walk, stroll, or run 1 km, 3 km, or 5 km around the beautiful trails at Bower Ponds, helping th...
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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...
Apr 01, 2025
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Federal Election 2025
Conservative Party of Canada
Candidate profile: Burton Bailey (CPC) - 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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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...
Apr 01, 2025
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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...
Apr 01, 2025
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Alberta
POLITICS
Ex-MLA urges Premier Smith to lower referendum threshold
Former Medicine Hat-area legislator Drew Barnes says Premier Danielle Smith should lower the threshold for Albertans to force an independence referendum after Smith said she doesn't see herself putting the question to a ballot. -"The door is open, but only by the slimmest of margins," Barnes said Wednesday. C...
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Agriculture
GGC launches own campaign related to the federal election
Grain Growers of Canada has launched a campaign of its own as part of the federal election campaign.Vote for Grain is a website where farmers can send an email to all the candidates in their riding. It also includes a list of issues and some information on the stances of the four main parties.That list includes support...
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TRADE WAR
Premier Smith says she's sticking to U.S. tariffs approach
Premier Danielle Smith says she'll stick to her contentious approach of trying to make the case against U.S. tariffs on Canada with right-wing media personalities and down-ballot Republicans as U.S. President Donald Trump mulls another round of damaging economic tariffs."It was agreed by all the premiers that we w...
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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...
Apr 01, 2025
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Local Sports
A New Era
New ownership group and coaching staff takes over Olds Grizzly's
A new era has begun in the Town of Olds.On Wednesday morning the historic Olds Grizzly's franchise of the Alberta Junior Hockey League announced a new ownership group has taken over the helm and a new coaching staff to lead the way moving forward.And good news for the community is the team will be staying in Olds. In f...
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Rimbey Centre
RDP rodeo team to host Canadian Collegiate Rodeo Finals
The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings and Queens rodeo team will host the Canadian Collegiate Rodeo Finals for the first time in 10 years.From May 15-18 the Finals will return to central Alberta bringing the best rodeo college athletes from across Canada to the Rimbey Agrim Centre.In total, six of RDP's 11 athletes will...
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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 ...
Apr 01, 2025
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Canada
Trump's tariffs trigger two-week shutdown at Stellantis assembly plant in Windsor
Automaker Stellantis is temporarily pausing production at its assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., for two weeks as it assesses the effects of the recently announced U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles. The company says work at the Ontario plant will pause for the weeks of April 7 and April 14. Operations will resume the wee...
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Spring storm continues through Ontario and Quebec, bringing heavy rain
Wet and stormy weather is hitting southern Ontario early today, with Environment Canada posting several warnings and special weather statements. Around the Greater Toronto Area, the weather agency has issued a rainfall warning, with thunderstorms expected to dump as much as 75 millimetres of rain in some areas, but say...
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In the news today: Trump tariffs trigger industry alarms, Carney campaigns again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney back on the campaign trail today Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back on the road today after making a detour to Ottawa for meetings about U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs. Carney is expected to be in Montreal tod...
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'Freedom Convoy' organizers Lich, Barber to hear verdict in mischief trial
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are set to hear a verdict today in the joint trial over their roles in the mass protest against pandemic health measures that rolled into Ottawa more than three years ago. Lich and Barber were both charged with mischief, intimidation and counse...
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Carney meeting with Canada's premiers, responding to latest U.S. tariffs today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Canada's premiers today to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs. Carney is expected to deliver his response to the duties after meeting virtually with provincial and territorial leaders. Trump unveiled Wednesday a 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports...
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Whales migrations changed as seas warmed. But can they keep pace with climate change?
The Canadian lead author of a new study on the migration of humpback whales is sounding the alarm on how climate change could spell trouble for the species. The report published in the journal Scientific Reports says tracking of 42 whales tagged off the Central and South American coasts showed the animals use long-term...
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World
Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they're not loyal: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials soon after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his Make America Great Again agenda, according to several people familiar with the...
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More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A boat carrying migrants from Turkey to a nearby Greek island sank Thursday morning, leaving at least seven people dead, including three children, Greece's coast guard said. Turkish authorities reported what appeared to be a separate sinking in the same area, with nine people dead. The two acciden...
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Justice Department declined to prosecute Texas AG Paxton in final weeks of Biden's term: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption investigation that cast a long shadow over the political career of a close ally of President Donald Trump, The Associated Press ha...
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