Author Archives: Josh Hall
Road closure upcoming as work continues to expand hospital parkade
AHS is advising of a temporary upcoming road closure at the hospital parkade as expansion continues.39 Street will temporarily close next week to accommodate the delivery and installation of additiona...
Sep 04, 2024
Soroptimist Central Alberta hosting free event with domestic violence speaker
Soroptimist International of Central Alberta is inviting the public to a free open house featuring a powerful presentation on domestic violence. Deena Kordt, the club's 2024 Ruby Award winner, will pr...
Sep 04, 2024
In the news today: BoC set to announce interest rate cut today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Bank of Canada set to announce third consecutive interest rate cut today The Bank of Canada will announce its ...
Sep 04, 2024
Diet, demographics behind late-summer wasp outbreak on Prairies
EDMONTON - Audric Moses has seen a few late-summer wasp outbreaks around his Edmonton home over the past seven years, but nothing like what he saw last week. "My wife said, 'Hey, come on out here. You...
Sep 04, 2024
New municipal election rules could lead to increased cost and processing time
City council is expecting the results of the next municipal election, slated for October 2025, to take significantly longer to count and cost the City $1.5 million, which is 3.5 times higher than past...
Sep 03, 2024
RCMP remind motorists to slow down as school resumes
RCMP across Alberta are reminding motorists that regardless of where you live, school is back in session, thus school zones are in effect as of Tuesday.That is unless you're in Red Deer, where most sc...
Sep 03, 2024
'As bad as it gets': Red Deer Food Bank shares images of barren shelves
It's been tight, to say the least, for a couple years, but it's likely never been as dire as it got this weekend at the Red Deer Food Bank.On Friday afternoon, the food bank shared pictures on its soc...
Sep 03, 2024
Red Deer organizations to hold third annual Service Clubs Week
Red Deer's three Rotary Clubs, as well as the Lions, Optimists, Kiwanis and Kinsmen, are teaming up again for their third annual Service Clubs Week. The campaign runs Sept. 9-14 with several community...
Sep 03, 2024
Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $500K as the sports world mourns
More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding t...
Sep 03, 2024
Edmonton Oilers sign centre Leon Draisaitl to eight-year extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed star centre Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. The contract has an average annual value of US$14 million, the hi...
Sep 03, 2024