The Medicine Watershed Society made multiple requests to the provincial government following a meeting that was held in regards to the water management of the Medicine River and its aquifer.The meeting was held between the Society, several municipalities, and government officials during the Rural Municipalities of Albe...

Red Deer Public Schools announced the return of its division-wide open house series.From now until May 15, the division is inviting families to connect with staff, explore spaces, and learn about the many programs and opportunities available to students."Our open houses are an opportunity to bring learning to life...

A Canadian citizenship ceremony at Red Deer Polytechnic was the site for big emotions and even bigger smiles this week.rdnewsNOW and The Everything Red Deer Podcast caught up with Alberta Citizenship Judge James Clover, who was conducting the second local ceremony since the fall.There were 122 people who officially bec...

Two youths have been arrested, and charges are pending, following an incident in downtown Red Deer this past Tuesday.RCMP and the City of Red Deer previously reported that sometime between 7:30 and 8 a.m. on March 24, on the north side of City Hall, a student from Central Middle School was threatened with a knife, and ...

Twenty-five Edmonton and area medical professionals say they're concerned new Alberta limits on medical assistance in dying would cause needless suffering and put clinicians in ``ethically untenable'' positions. The doctors, psychiatrists and others that work in the medical assistance in dying program, better known as ...

An investigation has found Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally violated an election law in his official response to a recall petition targeting him. A letter from the Elections Alberta commissioner says Nally accessed a list of electors for ``a purpose not unauthorized by the Election Act.'' However, commissioner Paula...

A deal in the energy business will see Tenaris acquire the oilfield division of Red Deer-based AllTorque.A release from Tenaris describes AllTorque as a "leading original equipment manufacturer known for its sophisticated tubular running technology.""This acquisition marks another important step in Tenar...

Alberta RCMP welcomed 21 new police officers to the force following graduation from the Cadet Training Program.They'll now be deployed to communities across Alberta, including Barrhead, Cardston, Chateh, Coronation, Drayton Valley, Fort Vermilion, High Prairie, Hinton, Lloydminster, McLennan, Piikani Nation, Provost, R...

The Red Deer Rebels have plenty of work ahead of them after falling 6-0 to the Prince Albert Raiders in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Raiders now lead the Rebels two games to none in the best-of-seven series following an explosive second period that saw Prince Albert notch five unanswered goals. P...

The Red Deer Rebels made it close but it wasn't enough to take down the Prince Albert Raiders on the road. In front of over 3,000 fans at the Art Hauser Centre, the Raiders beat the Rebels 4-1 to take Game 1 of the best-of-seven series in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Raiders outshot the Rebels 39-22 with b...

The Red Deer Rebels officially have the 17th overall pick in this year's WHL Prospects Draft, which takes place May 6.The 17th pick originally belonged to Kelowna, and Red Deer received it from Moose Jaw in the recent trade for goaltender Chase Wutzke.And speaking of the Rockets, they will select first overall, followi...

Community organizations in Montreal say Canada is censoring a French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan, by preventing her from entering the country. Alternatives, Independent Jewish Voices and The Quebec Doctors Against Genocid...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark First Nations child welfare deal between the federal government and First Nations in Ontario, partially ending a decades-long discrimination case. Monday's decision comes after chiefs ...

VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Yuri Fulmer and breakaway MLA Dallas Brodie have announced a "unite the right accord" to avoid vote-splitting if Fulmer becomes Opposition leader. The accord says Brodie's OneBC party would not run cand...

NORTH BAY - Authorities are warning Canadians and visitors about fraud schemes tied to the upcoming FIFA World Cup as the tournament, hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico, approaches. The warning is being issued by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Cen...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of police-reported hate crimes stayed steady in 2024, after sharp increases in prior years. StatCan says there were 4,882 hate crimes in Canada in 2024, a one per cent increase over the previous year. That fol...

Prince Edward Island is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age to 45 after several national health groups said the disease is increasingly impacting younger people. The province's premier Rob Lantz announced it is the first in Canada to lower th...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The bill's passage marked the culmination of a yearslong push by Israel's far-right to escalate puni...

BULVERDE, Texas (AP) - A student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself, authorities said Monday. The shooting happened at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, the Comal County Sheriff's O...

PALU, Indonesia (AP) - Rescue teams raced Monday to find 27 people missing after a passenger boat sank in rough seas on its way to a remote village in eastern Indonesia. The boat, the Nazila 05, was carrying 27 passengers and crew members...