Author Archives: Josh Hall
Montana First Nation woman identified as victim of fatal hit and run
The victim of a fatal hit and run near Wetaskiwin Thursday night has been identified as a 50-year-old woman from Montana First Nation. Wetaskiwin RCMP were called to the scene along Highway 13 on May ...
May 02, 2025
Red Deer hospital project not paused, gov't says, despite doctor's social media claim
Any claim that the Red Deer hospital redevelopment project is on hold is not true, according to a spokesperson with Alberta's Ministry of Infrastructure. A rumour sprang Wednesday after a post on X by...
May 01, 2025
Smith wants to 'reset the relationship' between Alberta and Ottawa
As the 45th federal election comes to a close, Alberta's premier says the status quo relationship between her province and the Canadian government cannot continue.Danielle Smith congratulated Liberal ...
Apr 29, 2025
Live election results: Yellowhead
William Stevenson has been declared the unofficial winner in the Yellowhead riding.Here are the results from elections.ca:Last updated at 11:32 p.m.Elections Canada has declared William Stevenson of t...
Apr 29, 2025
Live election results: Red Deer -- Burton Bailey claims riding in landslide victory
It's election night across Canada, and rdnewsNOW is bringing you the latest for our central Alberta ridings of Red Deer, Ponoka-Didsbury, Battle River-Crowfoot, and Yellowhead. Here, find all your res...
Apr 28, 2025 Burton Bailey, newly elected MP for the riding of Red Deer, had a bittersweet reaction to the night's results. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Live election results: Ponoka-Didsbury -- Blaine Calkins unofficial winner
It's election night across Canada, and rdnewsNOW is bringing you the latest for our central Alberta ridings of Red Deer, Ponoka-Didsbury, Battle River-Crowfoot, and Yellowhead. In Ponoka-Didsbury, Bla...
Apr 28, 2025
Reflections on Pope Francis's 2022 visit to Maskwacis
Listen now to a new episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast, with companion written piece below:The apology Pope Francis delivered to Indigenous people on July 25, 2022 in Maskwacis, Alta. was monu...
Apr 25, 2025
Election meet & greet for Red Deer residents and candidates on April 23
People who live in the federal riding of Red Deer are invited to a meet and greet with election candidates on Wednesday, April 23. The event, hosted by the Red Deer District Chamber, runs from 6:30-8:...
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Op-ed: Alberta's health overhaul needs a human connector: Community Health Workers
Alberta's health care system is undergoing a major transformation. The province is moving away from a centralized Alberta Health Services model and creating four new provincial health agencies focused...
Apr 22, 2025
Podcast: Red Deerians working hard to steward planet as Earth Day circles around
The overlooked, perhaps undervalued crow flies over, cawing her caw...A grey rabbit, eager for the spring feast which he himself helped fertilize, scurries across...All as the sun beats down on what's...
Apr 18, 2025