Author Archives: Josh Hall
Red Deer Polytechnic child abuse researchers working overtime to enhance integrated practice
The Transforming Practices conference is back at Red Deer Polytechnic this week, highlighting the collaboration between RDP and the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC), and challenging the s...
May 27, 2024
Youth in Philanthropy program gets kids thinking about how to help community
A program teaching Red Deer students about the meaning of philanthropy has been both inspiring and touching, organizers share. Erin Peden, executive director at the Red Deer and District Community Fou...
May 24, 2024 (Supplied)
Drone as First Responder program takes trial flight in Red Deer
The Red Deer RCMP detachment is trialing the Drone as First Responder (DFR) program to evaluate applications of more advanced remotely piloted air systems (RPAS). During a staged demonstration of the ...
May 24, 2024
Board orders deportation for trucker who caused horrific Humboldt Broncos crash
CALGARY - The truck driver who caused the horrific bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team has been ordered to be deported. The decision came Friday at an Immigration and Refugee B...
May 24, 2024
Red Deer's Rebecca Smith headed to Paris for second Olympic Games
Olympic silver medallist and proud Red Deerian, Rebecca Smith, has qualified to once again compete on the world's biggest stage, this summer in France. After a strong showing at the Canadian Olympic T...
May 23, 2024 Red Deer's Rebecca Smith on day one of the recent Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto. (Swimming Canada/Daniel Harrison)
Champion Challenge taekwondo tournament goes May 25 at Servus Arena
'Nothing given, everything earned.' That's the mantra of the Champion Challenge, a major taekwondo tournament taking place in Red Deer on May 25, and hosted by local dojang, Champion Taekwondo. Action...
May 23, 2024
Protest against alleged UCP shortcomings planned for Red Deer City Hall
A group called the 'Concerned Citizens of Alberta' will be holding a general protest at Red Deer City Hall on Saturday, May 25 to tell the governing United Conservative Party that, "enough is enough."...
May 22, 2024
In the fight for planetary health, how do we preserve our mental health?
TORONTO - It was early May and wildfire season had already started to rage in Western Canada when seven people settled into a monthly support-group meeting over Zoom. The facilitator, Toronto-based Ka...
May 19, 2024
DNA over decades: A look at how police tracked down a Calgary serial killer
CALGARY - The bodies of four girls and women were found outside Calgary in 1976 and 1977. For nearly 50 years, their killings were unsolved. On Friday, RCMP identified Gary Allen Srery, an American se...
May 17, 2024
Penhold seconds controversial Calgary resolution for debate at Alberta Municipalities conference
Penhold town council has taken on the role of getting a Calgary city council resolution onto the agenda for this year's Alberta Municipalities (ABMunis) conference. That advocacy group, comprised of r...
May 17, 2024