Author Archives: Josh Hall
Biggest crowd yet comes out for third anti-racism protest in Red Deer
"It's 2020 and we will be silent no more." Those were the words of Dieulita Datus, a central Alberta woman born in Haiti, who passionately addressed a crowd of approximately 1,000 on Saturday at a thi...
Jun 06, 2020
Police-involved shooting near Leduc
A 27-year-old man is dead and a police officer seriously injured following a confrontation near Leduc that came after a bystander was shot Wednesday morning in Blackfalds. At 8:15 this morning, Blackf...
May 06, 2020
129th annual Westerner Days officially cancelled
The 2020 edition of Westerner Days is officially cancelled. Westerner Park made the announcement Friday morning after Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, said Thursday that n...
Apr 24, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Gunman kills 16 in Nova Scotia rampage, deadliest in Canadian history
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - RCMP say 17 people are dead, including one of their officers, after a man who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up cruiser went on a rampage across northern Nova S...
Apr 19, 2020 (The Canadian Press/Tim Krochak)
Death of Wetaskiwin man deemed a homicide
RCMP now say a suspicious death near Maskwacis has been determined to be a homicide. An autopsy was conducted this week after a 74-year-old man from Wetaskiwin was found April 12 unresponsive lying on...
Apr 17, 2020
Alberta records 82 new COVID-19 cases as recoveries surpass active files
April 12 marks the first day since the province's first case of COVID-19 on March 6 that there are more recovered cases than active cases. On Sunday, Alberta declared 82 new cases bringing the provinc...
Apr 12, 2020
Pandemic no excuse to not remember Battle of Vimy Ridge 103 years later
In the House of Commons on Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau evoked memories of the fight put up by Canadian forces at the Battle of Vimy Ridge which took place exactly 103 years ago. The WWI ba...
Apr 11, 2020 (Michael Dawe)
Sylvan Lake coffee business holding food bank fundraiser amid COVID-19
A Sylvan Lake coffee business is hoping the community will come together for the sake of local food banks. "As we see our economy being hit by the effects of COVID-19, my heart goes out to our local f...
Apr 05, 2020
Province announces 'Bits and Pieces' program highlighting community efforts
The Government of Alberta announced on Friday the launch of its 'Bits and Pieces' program after receiving more than 1100 offers of support from private and non-profit organizations in the past week. O...
Apr 03, 2020 Troubled Monk Brewery in Red Deer is one of a number of Alberta distilleries to make hand sanitizer, an act the province is commending as an example of why it's launched the Bits and Pieces program. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
No injuries caused by Deer Park house fire
A man suffered minor injuries Sunday afternoon after a fire at a home in Red Deer's Deer Park neighbourhood. The 9-1-1 call came in just after 1 p.m., according to Red Deer Emergency Services Deputy C...
Mar 29, 2020 (Photo: Travis Thompson)