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The year that was: rdnewsNOW's top stories from 2022
2022 has come and gone, with its trials, tribulations, tapestries and triumphs. Throughout the year, rdnewsNOW was on scene at many a community event, sports match or news conference as it was happeni...
Dec 31, 2022
Barbara Walters, intrepid interviewer and much more, dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network career remarkable for its duration ...
Dec 30, 2022 (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
Year in Review: Lacombe County Reeve eager for economic opportunities ahead
Lacombe County Reeve Barb Shepherd says she is eager for the economic opportunities in 2023 stemming from work done throughout the year. From Division 3, Shepherd said in 2021, the County hired an eco...
Dec 30, 2022
Rebels dominate once again in 4-1 win over Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels dominated the Calgary Hitmen 4-1 on Thursday at the Peavey Mart Centrium. In particular, the Rebels' Kai Uchacz turned heads taking the spot as lead goal scorer in the WHL with 29 ...
Dec 29, 2022
Soccer star Pelé, Brazil's mighty king of 'beautiful game,' has died
SAO PAULO - Pel, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82.The standard-bearer o...
Dec 29, 2022
Canadian folk music icon Ian Tyson dies aged 89
TORONTO - Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson, best known for the hit single "Four Strong Winds'' as one half of Ian & Sylvia, has died at age 89. The Victoria native died Thursday at his ranch in sout...
Dec 29, 2022
Red Deer's brothers Huseby make NHL officiating debut after emergency call-up
Cody Huseby was dressed as Buddy the Elf at 8 a.m. on Dec. 23. Huseby was at his day job, teaching at Red Deer's Father Henri Voisin elementary, where it was the last day of school before the holiday ...
Dec 24, 2022
Fire destroys Bentley grain elevator
A several decades-old grain elevator in Bentley, northwest of Red Deer, is totally destroyed after fire ripped through it in the early morning hours of Dec. 23. Located at 4701 51 Street in the small ...
Dec 23, 2022
Crews respond to fatal house fire in Innisfail
RCMP say a house fire Wednesday in Innisfail turned fatal. Emergency crews responded just after midnight on Dec. 21 to a home on 47 Street in Innisfail. Upon entering the home, a 77-year-old male was ...
Dec 22, 2022
Diamond Valley to be Alberta's newest town in 2023
In the new year, two Southern Alberta towns will merge to become one. Starting January 1, 2023, Turner Valley and Black Diamond will officially amalgamate to become the new Town of Diamond Valley. The...
Dec 16, 2022