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Alberta launches Food, Farming and Forestry emissions reduction challenge
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government will invest $40 million in Emissions Reduction Alberta's Food, Farming, and Forestry Challenge aimed at fast-tracking innovation in support of long-term competiti...
Jun 01, 2020
Unique celebration for Penhold Crossing graduating class of 2020
Officials with the Town of Penhold and members of council unveiled a unique gift to the graduating class of Penhold Crossing Secondary School on Monday. Mayor Mike Yargeau and Councillor Sharolyn Sanc...
Jun 01, 2020
Veer reminds protesters in Red Deer to follow public health rules
Red Deer's mayor is asking that residents ensure they are following public health guidelines while taking part in peaceful protests in the city.About 150 people took part in a protest in downtown Red ...
Jun 01, 2020
Trump declares he's president of law, order amid protests.
WASHINGTON - Amid racial unrest across the nation, President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself "the president of law and order" and threatened to deploy the United States military to American ci...
Jun 01, 2020
Sentencing hearing for Quebec man Ugo Fredette, convicted in double slaying
ST-JEROME, Que. - A 25-year sentence for a pair of first-degree murder convictions would be ridiculous, the mother of one of Ugo Fredette's victims told the court Monday. Claudette Biard, mo...
Jun 01, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:12 p.m. on June 1, 2020: There are 91,705 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 51,354 confirmed (includ...
Jun 01, 2020
MISSING: Dillon Bristow, 26, of Red Deer
JUNE 23 - Red Deer RCMP have located 26-year-old Dillon Bristow and are thanking the public for their assistance. === Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating 26-year-old Dillon Bris...
Jun 01, 2020
Blustery Sunday in central Alberta: by the numbers
With Sunday morning came a wind warning, and later a severe thunderstorm watch for many parts of the province, including Red Deer and central Alberta.Environment Canada said winds were to reach up to ...
Jun 01, 2020
Rezoning in the works for six legal-non-conforming properties in Normandeau
Red Deer city council has given first reading to a land use bylaw amendment that aims to resolve long-standing zoning concerns along 59 Avenue in the Normandeau neighbourhood.At the Nov. 25, 2019 coun...
Jun 01, 2020
Front-line worker: Abuse from customers sometimes too much to handle
A worker at a central Alberta store is speaking out after being spat on by a customer last month.The worker, who rdnewsNOW has agreed to keep anonymous, says the incident was just the latest in a stri...
Jun 01, 2020