retrofitting building
Carnival Cinemas applies to rezone for residential development
Carnival Cinemas has a new vision in mind for their location in Red Deer's Capstone neighbourhood. City council passed first reading on Monday to amend the Land Use Bylaw and the Capstone Area Redevelopment Plan to rezone 5402 47 Street from CAP-TD Capstone Taylor Drive District to CAP-PR Capstone Primarily Residential...
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Byelection April 22, 2024
Advance voting for Red Deer's byelection runs April 18-20
Three days of advance voting begins Thursday for Red Deer's upcoming byelection next week.Advance voting takes place April 18-20, 2024, from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. at the Parkland Mall, Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer, and Prairie Pavillion nat Westerner Park.There are 10 candidates running for Red Deer's current vacant city...
Apr 17, 2024
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Individuals aged 55 and over
Central Alberta Older Adult Employment Strategy Assessment Project full report released
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Red Deer Polytechnic confirms student death on-campus
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retrofitting building
Carnival Cinemas applies to rezone for residential development
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Red Deer and Area
Individuals aged 55 and over
Central Alberta Older Adult Employment Strategy Assessment Project full report released
The final report for the Central Alberta Older Adult Employment Strategy Assessment Project has been released. Beginning in April 2023, the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre and the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce conducted the project, funded by the provincial and federal governments and administered by...
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UPDATE
Red Deer Polytechnic confirms student death on-campus
Alberta RCMP and Red Deer Polytechnic have released new statements regarding a fire that occurred on campus this past Sunday, April 14. The incident has been the subject of online rumours and speculation since it occurred, leading to misinformation and disinformation. The new statements offer clarity, though not on eve...
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retrofitting building
Carnival Cinemas applies to rezone for residential development
Carnival Cinemas has a new vision in mind for their location in Red Deer's Capstone neighbourhood. City council passed first reading on Monday to amend the Land Use Bylaw and the Capstone Area Redevelopment Plan to rezone 5402 47 Street from CAP-TD Capstone Taylor Drive District to CAP-PR Capstone Primarily Residential...
7h ago
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Over 65 participants
Two-day family violence training hosted in Lacombe
Over 65 participants from various sectors including law enforcement, victim services, and other support agencies recently assembled in Lacombe for a comprehensive two-day training program focused on combating family violence. The event, which brought together experts locally and from surrounding areas, aimed to equip ...
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Byelection
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Candidate profile: Liam Milaney
This is a candidate profile for the April 22, 2024 Red Deer byelection. All 10 candidates have been asked the same three questions, and were given a 600-word limit. Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of rdnewsNOW and Pattison Media. Advance voting days are April...
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Candidate profile: Ashley MacDonald
This is a candidate profile for the April 22, 2024 Red Deer byelection. All 10 candidates have been asked the same three questions, and were given a 600-word limit. Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of rdnewsNOW and Pattison Media. Advance voting days are April...
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city council byelection
Candidate profile: Buck Buchanan
This is a candidate profile for the April 22, 2024 Red Deer byelection.All 10 candidates have been asked the same three questions, and were given a 600-word limit.Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of rdnewsNOW and Pattison Media.Advance voting days are April 18...
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Byelection April 22, 2024
Advance voting for Red Deer's byelection runs April 18-20
Three days of advance voting begins Thursday for Red Deer's upcoming byelection next week.Advance voting takes place April 18-20, 2024, from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. at the Parkland Mall, Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer, and Prairie Pavillion nat Westerner Park.There are 10 candidates running for Red Deer's current vacant city...
Apr 17, 2024
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city council byelection
Candidate profile: Linda Cullen-Saik
This is a candidate profile for the April 22, 2024 Red Deer byelection.All 10 candidates have been asked the same three questions, and were given a 600-word limit.Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of rdnewsNOW and Pattison Media.Advance voting days are April 18...
Apr 17, 2024
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city council byelection
Candidate profile: Chad Krahn
This is a candidate profile for the April 22, 2024 Red Deer byelection. All 10 candidates have been asked the same three questions, and were given a 600-word limit. Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of rdnewsNOW and Pattison Media. Advance voting days are April...
Apr 17, 2024
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Alberta
Strengthening affordable housing system
Province provides record funding for all community housing operators
The Alberta government says they intend to strengthen the province's affordable housing system through Budget 2024 by providing record funding to all 48 housing providers to operate community housing. Community Housing is defined as a mix of single-family homes, apartments and townhomes, where the rent is based on 30 p...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta introducing new electricity regulations
The provincial government is introducing new regulations to make electricity more affordable. Under the new regulations set to be introduced this spring, default electricity rates will be stabilized by being set for each provider every two years. The province says this will significantly reduce spikes in prices for Alb...
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reducing timelines
Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner implements process changes for efficiency
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has implemented two sets of process changes that they claim will improve timelines and support the office's work under its three legislative mandates.The Government of Alberta said this week that the changes were made at the start of April. One se...
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Recognizing community champions
Nominations are open for the 2024 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards
Nominations are open for the 2024 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards to recognize volunteers who make a lasting impact in their communities. The Government of Alberta made the announcement during National Volunteer Week, which takes place from April 14-20. The Stars of Alberta Awards highlight and recognize volunteers w...
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Local Sports
blackfalds bulldogs selected
BCHL announces 2023-24 All-Star teams
The BCHL has announced its 2023-24 All-Stars.The teams were determined after a vote was conducted with the 17 B.C. broadcasters. These All-Star Teams only include the 17 B.C. clubs, the league says.In the Alberta Division, there is also a separate First-Team, Second-Team and All-Rookie Team, but the vote was conducted ...
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emotional ending
Rebels' time in WHL playoffs comes to a close with 7-0 loss against the Blades
It was an emotional and somber night at the Peavey Mart Centrium on Wednesday as the Red Deer Rebels ended their time in the WHL playoffs following a 7-0 loss against the Saskatoon Blades. In a best-of-seven series for round two, the Rebels went 0-4, the final two games with goaltenders Rhett Stoesser and Chase Wutzke ...
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New goaltender
Rebels lose 8-5 in hard battle against the Blades for game three of playoff series
A true testament of never giving up, the Red Deer Rebels lost 8-5 in their third game of the WHL playoff series against the Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium. In a best-of-seven series for round two, the Rebels are now 0-3 against the Blades, a complete reversal from last season's playoff se...
Apr 17, 2024
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Canada
Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted
BURNABY, B.C. - The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor, who was holding a knife to her throat with a gun in his other hand. Cpl. Chris Dibblee told the inquest jury that he almost immedia...
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Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and houses to flip. Eby made his comments today in advance of the rule changes on May 1 that limit short-term rental units to...
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Speaker of Ontario legislature stands by keffiyeh ban; Ford, opposition seek reversal
TORONTO - The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it. The legislature has a long-standing rule that members can...
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Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
OTTAWA - Métis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll keep on the path toward self-government, but the future of a contentious bill set to do just that is now uncertain. The Métis Nation - Saskatchewan was included in a piece of federal legislation set to recognize Métis governments in th...
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B.C. woman tries to coax trapped killer calf out of tidal lagoon with her violin
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Nanaimo, B.C., woman says she is serenading a killer whale calf with her violin, hoping to entice the orca to leave the remote lagoon where she has been trapped alone for almost four weeks. Carol Love says she is watching the tides at the Vancouver Island lagoon and will be playing the violin at ever...
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Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud'
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's largest labour organization is calling Pierre Poilievre a "fraud" for portraying himself as a friend of the working class. Canadian Labour Congress Bea Bruske wants union leaders to do everything they can to expose him before the next federal election. Bruske delivered her call ...
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World
Lawyers for Nassar assault survivors have reached $100M deal with Justice Department, AP source says
The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The deal has not been finalized, and no money has...
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US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions. The resolution would have rec...
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Coyotes officially leaving Arizona for Salt Lake City following approval of sale to Utah Jazz owners
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith, clearing the way for the franchise's move to Utah next season. The deal includes a provision ...
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