Author Archives: Josh Hall
Red Deer to get new SCAN unit led by Alberta Sheriffs, in partnership with RCMP
The Government of Alberta is announcing that a new team of Alberta Sheriffs will work alongside police to target problem properties around the Red Deer region. The team of investigators will expand wh...
Oct 31, 2024 Superintendent of Alberta Sheriffs Mike Letourneau comments on the new SCAN unit coming to Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Ashley Lavallee-Koenig)
New Lacombe fire station to replace ball diamond next to cemetery
A location has been selected for Lacombe's new fire station.The station will be located at 4410 Woodland Drive, just south of the Co-op grocery store. This information became public this week after a ...
Oct 31, 2024
Jody Wilson-Raybould speaks on truth, reconciliation and partisanship in RDP series
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, the first Indigenous person to serve as minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, shared a moving speech about leadership and truth and reconciliation to...
Oct 24, 2024
Homeless encampments at the centre of latest disagreement between Alberta and Ottawa
UPDATE (original story below): In a statement at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, issued by the Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, it's said that Minister Sean Fraser spoke tonight with Alberta...
Oct 23, 2024
Sylvan Lake seeks new chief administrative officer
Sylvan Lake's town council is searching for a new chief administrative officer (CAO) as Sean Durkin, the current CAO, has announced he is leaving the organization. Durkin said that his eight years wit...
Oct 21, 2024
Alberta government launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap
Alberta's government has launched a national ad campaign targeting the federal government's incoming emissions cap for the oil and gas sector. Premier Danielle Smith says it's a de facto production ca...
Oct 15, 2024
Rare comet wows central Alberta sky-gazers
The Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/023 A3) is giving sky-gazers something new to marvel at this week, after several recent opportunities to witness the Aurora Borealis. According to Associated Press, via ...
Oct 15, 2024
Two arrested after police chase from Wetaskiwin to Lacombe County
Two people are in custody following an incident with police on Oct. 10. Alberta RCMP spokesperson, Cst. Cory Riggs, says Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit was doing proactive patrols that afternoon...
Oct 15, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry resumes after damning accusations levied against India
OTTAWA - The public safety minister is expected to testify at a federal inquiry into foreign interference just one day after announcing explosive allegations about crimes of murder, coercion and extor...
Oct 15, 2024
Carbon pricing rebates land in bank accounts as Liberals defend embattled policy
OTTAWA - Canadians are set to receive carbon pricing rebates Tuesday, as the Liberals defend one of their most embattled policies. The government says this is the first time all banks will label the p...
Oct 15, 2024