Author Archives: Josh Hall
Canadian legend Christine Sinclair announces retirement from professional soccer
Canadian legend Christine Sinclair has announced that she will retire from playing professional soccer at the end of the season. The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., said in a post on Instagram that sh...
Sep 27, 2024
Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children
Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation's language, says she loves to hear stories about how her work is influencing children. Nolan launched a series of online videos la...
Sep 27, 2024
Premier, opposition leader speak at AB Munis conference in Red Deer
Premier Danielle Smith and NDP leader Naheed Nenshi each addressed delegates and media at the 2024 AB Munis convention in Red Deer on Thursday, and it was a tale of two starkly different perspectives....
Sep 26, 2024 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Concerns about grain terminals strike stretch far and wide, including to central Alberta
The impacts of a strike at Vancouver's grain terminals are far-reaching, says a pair of officials from the Red Deer area. The strike began Sept. 24 with the members of the Grain Workers Union Local 33...
Sep 26, 2024
'Colonialist mentality:' Indigenous groups challenge Quebec over new history museum
QUEBEC CITY - Several Indigenous groups are calling on the Quebec government to distance itself from the "colonialist mentality" as it designs a new $92-million history museum project in the provincia...
Sep 24, 2024
Girls in Aviation Day soars to new heights in showcasing career options
Inspiring girls and young women to take up a career in aviation was the goal of the third annual Girls in Aviation Day this weekend at Red Deer Regional Airport. Eighteen-year-old Ivy Liu, an aspiring...
Sep 21, 2024
Pair arrested after daylight shooting in Red Deer
RCMP say two people are in custody following a shooting in broad daylight on Sept. 19. It was at about 10:45 a.m. when RCMP received a report of a shooting at or near the Safe Harbour shelter near dow...
Sep 20, 2024
Frost Advisory issued for Red Deer and surrounding areas
A Frost Advisory has been issued for the City of Red Deer and other surrounding areas.Officials with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) say temperatures overnight are expected to drop to, or...
Sep 20, 2024
Jasper mayor says CN Rail relocation will be devastating for residents
CN Rail's decision to pull operations out of the Rocky Mountain tourist town of Jasper, Alta., will have a devastating impact on local families, says mayor Richard Ireland.Ireland says CN Rail's prese...
Sep 20, 2024
Canada's physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities
VICTORIA - The group representing Canada's physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous Peoples, saying it is "deeply ashamed" and "owning its history" of...
Sep 18, 2024