MICHIGAN, OHIO, ILLINOIS
Minister Matt Jones travelling south to promote trade, energy and investment
The Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade, Matt Jones, is travelling south to promote Alberta's potential for trade, energy and investment. Jones will travel to Michigan, Ohio and Illinois from Apr. 21-24 to strengthen economic relationships and tout Alberta's competitive advantage. He will meet with U.S. officials and b...
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the best protection
AHS encourages getting up-to-date on your shots for National Immunization Awareness Week
Alberta Health Services is encouraging residents to check up on their health records and get up-to-date during National Immunization Awareness Week, April 21-30.The message is even more important as the province is dealing with multiple outbreaks of measles.AHS says the best protection is immunization.The MMR-Var vacci...
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AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Red Deer designer sees her pieces walk in Vancouver Fashion Week
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all you need to know for the week that was
The CEBL is coming to Red Deer -- a new episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast
all ages welcome
Red Deer's Sun Run marking second (and possibly final) year on May 10
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Red Deer Hospice to hold annual butterfly release
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Red Deer and Area
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Red Deer designer sees her pieces walk in Vancouver Fashion Week
Red Deer designer Ainsley McPherson had the opportunity to see her pieces come to life during her first Vancouver Fashion Week (VFW) showcase on Apr. 10.McPherson graduated from the Blanche Macdonald Centre's (Vancouver) fashion design program in 2023 and received its Award for Excellence for her work in the program. T...
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all ages welcome
Red Deer's Sun Run marking second (and possibly final) year on May 10
The second annual Sunterra Sun Run is right around the corner.The event goes May 10, with offerings of 3 km and 5 km, plus the 100 metre and 500 metre DQ Bubble Run for little ones.It all goes down at the Bower-Kin Community Centre, and is in support of the Bower Place Community Association, which offers various progra...
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sales start april 30
Red Deer Hospice to hold annual butterfly release
The Red Deer Hospice will soon hold its annual butterfly release, with participants taking part to remember a loved one, celebrate a milestone, or to give someone else hope.Funds raised support end-of-life care in central Alberta.The release goes June 21, with butterflies being sold starting April 30.''This year, we ar...
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COMMUNITY SPRING CLEANING
Play your part this "Pitch in Week" in Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake residents are invited to Pitch in Week, a dedicated community spring cleaning running Apr. 29 to May 5.. Whether you participate as a sport team, church group, family or individual, all are welcome to participate. Participants will receive a free garbage bag and bags will be picked up by the city, which can...
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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
THE PAPACY
Pope Francis was humble and present during landmark trip, Alberta priest says
A Medicine Hat-born Catholic priest, who was charged with a crucial role when Pope Francis made a rare visit to Canada three years ago, says the late pontiff was thoughtful, humble and took care to be present in the moment.Rev. Cristino Bouvette, a priest with the Diocese of Calgary based in Strathmore, was charged wit...
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MICHIGAN, OHIO, ILLINOIS
Minister Matt Jones travelling south to promote trade, energy and investment
The Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade, Matt Jones, is travelling south to promote Alberta's potential for trade, energy and investment. Jones will travel to Michigan, Ohio and Illinois from Apr. 21-24 to strengthen economic relationships and tout Alberta's competitive advantage. He will meet with U.S. officials and b...
6h ago
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the best protection
AHS encourages getting up-to-date on your shots for National Immunization Awareness Week
Alberta Health Services is encouraging residents to check up on their health records and get up-to-date during National Immunization Awareness Week, April 21-30.The message is even more important as the province is dealing with multiple outbreaks of measles.AHS says the best protection is immunization.The MMR-Var vacci...
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RCMP share winners of Name the Puppies contest
The RCMP have announced the winners of its annual Name the puppies contest.The RCMP canine training facility is located in Innisfail, Alberta, just south of Red Deer.The contest, which ran in February and March, invited kids aged 4-14 to submit name suggestions for the first 13 puppies born at that facility in 2025.&qu...
Apr 20, 2025
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Red Deer's Sun Run marking second (and possibly final) year on May 10
The second annual Sunterra Sun Run is right around the corner.The event goes May 10, with offerings of 3 km and 5 km, plus the 100 metre and 500 metre DQ Bubble Run for little ones.It all goes down at the Bower-Kin Community Centre, and is in support of the Bower Place Community Association, which offers various progra...
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sweet rewards available!
Register now for the 2025 ParticipACTION Community Challenge
Registration for the 2025 ParticipACTION Community Challenge is now open.The challenge is a national sport and physical activity initiative that encourages everyone in Canada to get active from June 1 to 30. After the Challenge ends, $100,000 will awarded to Canada's Most Active Community, with cash prizes to the most ...
Apr 20, 2025
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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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Canada
'Man of compassion:' Indigenous leaders, residential school survivors on Pope Francis
It's been nearly three years since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. But for some Indigenous survivors, memories of the historic day remain fresh in their minds. "His statements of apology still have a lot of impact to a lot of us residential schoo...
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Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says
COLWOOD - The mayor of a Vancouver Island community hiring doctors as city employees says it is "very close" to signing two more physicians for its clinic even as other communities inquire about replicating its model. Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi says the city's clinic currently has one doctor on staff, anoth...
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None of Canada's five cardinals likely to be next pope, Vatican experts say
MONTREAL - A Canadian cardinal was a top contender the last time a new pope was elected, but observers say that's unlikely to be the case this time around. Canada's five cardinals all have marks against them, ranging from advanced age to inexperience to allegations of sexual misconduct, according to Vatican experts. &q...
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'Humility, compassion and care for others': How Canadians are remembering Pope Francis
Canadians are reacting to Pope Francis's death on Easter Monday, which came more than two months after he was hospitalized for a respiratory infection. Here's what some notable Canadians have to say. "Pope Francis was a voice of moral clarity, spiritual courage, and boundless compassion. He was in many respects th...
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Some emergency departments installing AI weapons detection amid rising violence
TORONTO - London Health Sciences Centre is the latest Canadian hospital to install a weapons detection system in its emergency department as health-care workers across the country continue to grapple with increasing violence. The southwestern Ontario health-care network started using one of the artificial intelligence-...
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Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit
On a warm July day in 2022, thousands of dignitaries, Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors travelled from across Canada to powwow grounds in central Alberta. For some, the journey took days. For others, decades. They had all come to hear Pope Francis apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residentia...
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World
Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants
BOSTON (AP) - Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard earlier this month, Trump's administration had...
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Wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez convicted in bribery scheme
NEW YORK (AP) - Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was convicted Monday of teaming up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey men looking for help with their business dealings or legal troubles. The jury returned its verdict in the same federa...
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Kenya's John Korir follows brother's advice to men's Boston Marathon title, place in history
BOSTON (AP) - Six months after claiming the top spot on the podium at the Chicago Marathon, John Korir toed the start line of his third Boston Marathon feeling good about his chances for another strong performance. After finishing one place short of the top 3 at the Boston Marathon a year ago, the 28-year-old Kenyan be...
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