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Special city council meeting set to consider new policing model
A special meeting of city council will be held Dec. 3 to begin deciding the fate of policing in Red Deer.City council directed administration to begin conducting a review of the current policing model...
Nov 25, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
New environmentally friendly “Vodkow” now available in Alberta
ALMONTE, ON - A new vodka is on shelves across Alberta and it's promoting an environmentally friendly way to make alcohol.It's called Vodkow and comes from Dairy Distillery in the community of Almonte...
Nov 25, 2019 Dairy Distillery Founder/CEO Omid McDonald (Photo: Mark Holleron)
Red Deer youth to have louder voice through City initiative
Youth in Red Deer will be given more opportunity in 2020 and beyond to have their voices heard by our city's decision makers.At Monday's city council meeting, approval was given to putting the $14,000...
Nov 25, 2019
Kenney, deputy PM Freeland meet in Edmonton to find common ground
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met up in Edmonton to try to find some common ground in a region that shut out the Liberals in the federal elec...
Nov 25, 2019
New Vehicle for Hire bylaw delayed, will cover ride-sharing for first time
A new City of Red Deer bylaw is coming that will level the playing field for all types of vehicles for hire.However, it's been delayed for up to eight weeks so administration can seek out further info...
Nov 25, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Fractured finger puts Matt Thomas on the Raptors' lengthy injured list
TORONTO - Matt Thomas joined the Toronto Raptors' list of injured players on Monday. The rookie guard fractured his left middle finger during Saturday's 119-116 win at Atlanta. He'll be evaluated...
Nov 25, 2019
Pro-democracy candidates advance in key Hong Kong elections
HONG KONG - Pro-democracy candidates won nearly half of the seats in Hong Kong's local elections, according to partial returns Monday, as voters sent a clear signal of support for the anti-government ...
Nov 25, 2019
McDonald’s agrees to $26M settlement with California workers
LOS ANGELES - McDonald's has agreed to a $26 million settlement of a long-running class-action lawsuit over wages and work conditions at corporate-run locations in California, the parties said Monday....
Nov 25, 2019
Federal judge: McGahn must comply with House subpoena
WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to President Donald Trump's effort to keep his top aides from testifying. The o...
Nov 25, 2019
Partiers destroy house in Sylvan Lake
An investigation is underway after dozens of partiers broke into a home in Sylvan Lake and left behind a trail of destruction.RCMP responded just after 10:30 p.m. to the large house party on Falcon Ri...
Nov 25, 2019 This home on Falcon Ridge Drive in Sylvan Lake was the scene of a destructive party over the weekend. (Google Maps)