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City accepting applications for Ad Hoc Economic Development Committee
The City of Red Deer is seeking volunteers to sit on the newly created Ad Hoc Economic Development Committee that will focus on a new model for economic development in Red Deer.This committee was form...
Sep 29, 2024
Seniors Information Fair returns to Collicutt Centre
In partnership with the Seniors Service Providers Interagency, the City of Red Deer says it is once again hosting the Seniors Information Fair on October 1 at the Collicutt Centre. The annual event we...
Sep 29, 2024
Habs defenceman Xhekaj fined for unsportsmanlike conduct against Toronto forward Paré
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj US$3,385.42 for unsportsmanlike conduct against Toronto forward Cdric Par during a pre-season game Saturday in Montreal. The amount is th...
Sep 29, 2024
Province aiming to give Albertans a voice in setting policing priorities
An order in council was signed this past week containing new regulations for Alberta's Police Amendment Act, 2022, which comes into force March 1, 2025.According to government officials, this importan...
Sep 29, 2024
Supplies, emergency workers rushed to North Carolina while Florida digs out from Helene's damage
PERRY, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Roy Cooper says death toll of 11 in North Carolina is expected to rise from Hurricane Helene. "This is an unprecedented tragedy that requires an unprecedented response," Cooper...
Sep 29, 2024
RDCRS recognize Orange Shirt Day/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
As we approach National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools remains committed to fostering understanding, reflection, and reconciliation in our school commun...
Sep 29, 2024
Small Quebec towns debate reducing council size amid recruitment challenges
MONTREAL - Some small Quebec municipalities are considering reducing the size of their city councils due to the challenges of recruiting candidates to run for office. Quebec recently adopted a new rul...
Sep 29, 2024
Projection shows far-right Freedom Party leading over governing conservatives in Austrian election
VIENNA (AP) - A projection indicated that the far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria's national election on Sunday and was well-placed for its first win in a pa...
Sep 29, 2024
Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback
British Columbia saw a rare unanimous vote in its legislature in October 2019, when members passed a law adopting the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, setting out stand...
Sep 29, 2024
Carla Beck: Social worker, school trustee seeking job as next Saskatchewan premier
LANG, SASK. - Carla Beck steps out of her SUV with her two dogs and starts walking beside a lake near her hometown, the spot where she learned to feed cows, swing a bat and not keep her mouth shut. Re...
Sep 29, 2024