Category Archives: Newsletter Daily

Red Deer students take part in walkout in support of teachers
Students across the province, including in Red Deer, staged a walkout on Thursday in support of Alberta's 51,000 teachers who were recently forced back to work by the provincial government. This comes...
Oct 30, 2025

Journalist Andrew Coyne speaks on dysfunction of Canadian political system
As part of Red Deer Polytechnic's Perspectives: Canada in the World annual series, they welcomed Canadian political journalist Andrew Coyne on Wednesday as the featured speaker.The Globe and Mail colu...
Oct 30, 2025

Task force will assess Alberta class sizes and complexity
On the day some 51,000 teachers were forced back to work by the Alberta government through use of the Notwithstanding Clause, the province's lawmakers announced the formation of a Class Size and Compl...
Oct 29, 2025

MLA Jason Stephan given mandate letter for Constitutional Affairs portfolio
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan, who is also serving as Alberta's Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, has been given a mandate letter from the premier for that latter role.The letter,...
Oct 29, 2025

Red Deer lawyer to return home as newly appointed justice
Kimberley Goddard, KC, is returning to central Alberta as a justice of the Alberta Court of Justice.Goddard, who grew up in Red Deer, will take on the new role effective Nov. 17.She earned her bachelo...
Oct 29, 2025

Rebels pick up a point in shootout loss to Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels gave it their all but fell just short.Down by two goals in the third period, the Rebels scored twice, including one with 34.9 seconds remaining, to send it to overtime.Despite that...
Oct 29, 2025

Innisfail Mayor Jean Barclay hopes to keep town's momentum going
Newly re-elected mayor of Innisfail, Jean Barclay, says the next four years are about keeping the town's momentum going.In an interview with rdnewsNOW, the now third-term council member says that mome...
Oct 29, 2025

Rotary Club of Red Deer's annual Black Tie Bingo returns Thursday
The Rotary Club of Red Deer will hold its annual Black Tie Bingo: "Dress to Dazzle" fundraising event on Thursday.The 30th annual edition is set for Oct. 30 at the Red Deer Resort & Casino in bene...
Oct 29, 2025

RDP joins AI Workforce Readiness program
Red Deer Polytechnic has joined the inaugural consortium for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Workforce Readiness program, aiming to prepare students for the future of work.The program, a national ini...
Oct 29, 2025

Enter your float in Ponoka's Santa Claus Parade
The season is nearly upon us, and the town of Ponoka is inviting interested parties to enter their floats in the annual Santa Claus Parade.The parade is free to enter and is a great chance for local b...
Oct 28, 2025