U19 and U16
Central Alberta Fire female football kicks off third season
The Central Alberta Fire, the region's only all-female football program, has returned for its third season this summer.The Fire, who are split into two teams of U19 and U16, kicked off the season on Saturday with their third annual jamboree.At The Dome Red Deer, they hosted multiple female football teams from across th...
Apr 05, 2025
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Better working conditions
Local AUPE members to hold rally on Tuesday in Red Deer
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) will hold a rally in Red Deer on Tuesday for improved working conditions for staff and better living conditions for seniors.The rally will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at 3100 - 22 Street on April 8. With approximately 100 employees, they expect a number of the workers to...
Apr 05, 2025
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Last seen April 4
Missing: Shelby Dawe, 17, of Red Deer
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new 'everything red deer podcast' episode
Sylvan Lake RCMP first in central Alberta to get body cams
alberta proud of highest rate in canada
Ottawa asked provinces to make AISH top-up exempt, but UCP sticking to its guns in choosing not to do so
Apr 05, 2025
Better working conditions
Local AUPE members to hold rally on Tuesday in Red Deer
Apr 05, 2025
Red Deer and Area
Last seen April 4
Missing: Shelby Dawe, 17, of Red Deer
The Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding missing 17-year-old Shelby Dawe.She was last seen in Red Deer on April 4 wearing a yellow plaid jacket, red PJ pants, and black shoes. The RCMP says there is concern for her well-being.She is described as five-feet six-inches tall and approximately 135 pound...
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alberta proud of highest rate in canada
Ottawa asked provinces to make AISH top-up exempt, but UCP sticking to its guns in choosing not to do so
Alberta's governing United Conservatives are adamant that current recipients of the provincial Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program are eligible for a recently announced federal boost to the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) worth $200.But there's a catch -- the $200 offered by the federal Ministry ...
Apr 05, 2025
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Better working conditions
Local AUPE members to hold rally on Tuesday in Red Deer
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) will hold a rally in Red Deer on Tuesday for improved working conditions for staff and better living conditions for seniors.The rally will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at 3100 - 22 Street on April 8. With approximately 100 employees, they expect a number of the workers to...
Apr 05, 2025
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Last seen April 3
Missing: Laci Wainwright, 14, from Red Deer
The Red Deer RCMP are turning to the public for help locating a missing 14-year-old girl.Laci Wainwright was last seen on April 3 wearing a red plaid sweater, a black sweater, and blue jeans.She's described as five-feet three-inches tall and approximately 155 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She also has a light c...
Apr 04, 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...
Apr 02, 2025
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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
10 per cent holdback
Provincial government removes holdbacks to make water more available
The Government of Alberta made water more available for communities, businesses, and irrigators by removing unnecessary holdbacks.On Friday, the province announced they've removed the 10 per cent holdback on most water licence transfers as the barrier often prevents available water to be used safely by those that need ...
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DEVELOPING STANDARDS
Municipal leaders from across Canada gathering in Lethbridge this month to discuss substance-use solutions
Municipal leaders across Canada are set to gather in Lethbridge to continue work on the first municipally led integrated standards for treatment, harm reduction, recovery, prevention and enforcement services, policies and strategies. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) reports that between January...
Apr 04, 2025
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call2recycle
Battery recycling initiative launches in Alberta
Call2Recycle has launched a new program in Alberta to give residents more convenient options to recycle batteries.The program, "Recycle your Batteries, Canada!" officially began April 1 and operated under the Alberta Recycling Management Authority oversight. According to a media release, Call2Recycle is Canad...
Apr 04, 2025
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ALL 18+ ALBERTANS
Surgical Prehabilitation Program expands referral eligibility
Referral eligibility for Alberta Health Services' (AHS) Prehabilitation Program has been expanded to include any adult in Alberta waiting for surgery. The program was launched at Edmonton hospitals in December 2023 and prepares individuals for surgical procedures in an effort to improve patient outcomes and experiences...
Apr 04, 2025
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Local Sports
U19 and U16
Central Alberta Fire female football kicks off third season
The Central Alberta Fire, the region's only all-female football program, has returned for its third season this summer.The Fire, who are split into two teams of U19 and U16, kicked off the season on Saturday with their third annual jamboree.At The Dome Red Deer, they hosted multiple female football teams from across th...
Apr 05, 2025
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APRIL 4-6
Lacombe swim club competing in unique lifesaving sport championship
Lacombe's Sea Lions swim club is joining over 350 athletes to compete at the 2025 Alberta and Northwest Territories Pool Lifesaving Championships and Junior Games this weekend. From April 4-6, the annual competition will take place at Calgary's Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton. Lifesaving Sport is a unique program ...
Apr 04, 2025
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Hockey is for everyone
Team Jigger Sledge Hockey receives equipment donation from NHLPA Goals & Dreams
The National Hockey League Players' Association Goals & Dreams fund has made a generous donation to the Lacombe-based Team Jigger Foundation Sledge Hockey Program.The program recently received 10 brand new sets of sledge hockey equipment from the NHLPA, which will go towards helping kids get involved in the sport f...
Apr 04, 2025
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Canada
'Hands off': Across Canada, protesters rally against Trump
MONTREAL - Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty. In Montreal, hundreds gathered in Mount Royal Park in a show of solidarity against his repeated remarks about making Canada the 51st state, with many sportin...
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With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. Farmers and scientists also worry what the next migration of wild birds will b...
7h ago
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'Special to the world': Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur
DRUMHELLER - A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared. The town of 8,400 northeast of Calgary bills itself as the Dinosaur Capital of the World. Home to the famed Royal Tyrre...
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'Tree police': Quebec town charges $200 fee for homeowners with treeless yards
MONTREAL - In the town of St-Amable, Que., it's plant or pay up. As of this year, the municipality located 30 kilometres northeast of Montreal is imposing an annual tax of $200 for residents who don't have a leafy tree in their front yard, with a goal of reducing heat islands and improving biodiversity. One public poli...
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Ottawa police to provide details on man who barricaded himself inside East Block
OTTAWA - Questions remain for Ottawa police this morning after a late-night arrest of a man who barricaded himself in Parliament Hill's East Block on Saturday. Ottawa police say they arrested the man without incident late Saturday night after an hours-long lockdown that began after the man "gained unauthorized acc...
12h ago
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Top leaders finish second week of election campaign
Federal party leaders are prepared to finish the second week of the federal election campaign with events in Nova Scotia and British Columbia. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is scheduled to make an announcement in Halifax, joined by the local candidate Lisa Roberts. He will later attend the Elbows Up, Canada! rally in Dartmo...
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World
Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals' captain made history Sunday against the New York Islanders by beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power play in the second period. Ovechkin had never scored...
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Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500
A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was "receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitali...
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Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter's Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter's Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican on Sunday since his release from the hospital two weeks ago. The pontiff lifted his hands to wave at the crowd, who stood and applauded, as h...
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