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Conservatives urge Morneau to deliver 'urgent' fall economic update
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling on Finance Minister Bill Morneau to deliver an "urgent" fall economic update, including a plan to get back to balance. Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, the fina...
Dec 08, 2019

Human rights conference for youth happening this week
A few hundred Red Deer students will attend the first ever Central Alberta Stand Up for Human Rights Conference this week.The event is taking place Tuesday at the YMCA in north Red Deer.Event co-organ...
Dec 08, 2019

Drayton Valley RCMP report: Nov. 28-Dec. 6
November 288:30 am - Drayton Valley - 50 St - A cab driver attended the detachment with a 4-year-old child they had located alone on 50 Street. Police with Child and Family Services located the reside...
Dec 08, 2019

MISSING: Aimee Bulani, 35, of Ponoka
DEC. 12 - Ponoka RCMP are pleased to advise that Aimee Bulani has been located, safe and well, last night.
Dec 08, 2019 (RCMP)

100 Men and 100 Women raise more than $100,000 in 2019
It was another successful year for Red Deer's 100 Men and 100 Women Who Care groups which donate quarterly to various local charities.Members take in presentations from nominated organizations, and th...
Dec 08, 2019

Rebels stumped by Regina for second time in a week
The Red Deer Rebels (10-16-0-3) can take solace that they were both one-goal games, but for the second time in a week, they were defeated in regulation by their conference rival, the Regina Pats (7-17...
Dec 07, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Workplace Inclusion Charter being crafted for Red Deer employers
A new Red Deer Workplace Inclusion Charter is being drawn up to help local employers ensure they aren't unduly excluding anyone from working for them or receiving proper training.On Saturday, the late...
Dec 07, 2019

Man dead after lengthy standoff with RCMP at home near Calgary
COCHRANE, Alta. - A man in Alberta has died after an officer shot him following a lengthy standoff in a home northeast of Calgary.RCMP say in a news release that they were called to the residence in C...
Dec 07, 2019

'Devastated': 3 crew killed in Black Hawk crash in Minnesota
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Three soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were killed Thursday when the Black Hawk helicopter they were riding in for a routine maintenance test flight crashed in a farm fiel...
Dec 07, 2019

The Nutcracker takes centre stage at Red Deer College this month
Toy soldiers, a battle of mice, and the magical performances of central Alberta's best young thespians will feature later this month on the RDC Arts Centre Mainstage.Director and choreographer Tania S...
Dec 07, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)