The Everything Red Deer Podcast
Lukaszuk, Solberg, and Central Albertans react to 2026 Alberta referendum
Reaction continues to pour in from the many still Canadian corners of Alberta to this week's provincial referendum. Below are snippets from eight folks rdnewsNOW spoke to this week. You can hear extended interviews with each of them on the bonus Wednesday, Oct. 21 episode (#89) of The Everything Red Deer Podcast. More ...
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giving advisor shares perspective
More Than A Number | Part 4: The heavy door, the helping hands
The following story is Part 4 of a four-part series called 'More Than A Number' that rdnewsNOW is publishing to help put a face to the never-ending and heartbreaking story of homelessness in our city and region. The interviews were facilitated by Hope Mission, which operates the local emergency homeless shelter.Part 1 ...
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Red Deer District Chamber announces winners of 2026 Business of the Year Awards
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The Everything Red Deer Podcast
Lukaszuk, Solberg, and Central Albertans react to 2026 Alberta referendum
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Oct. 28
RDP announces David A. Robertson to deliver speech in Perspectives Speaker Series
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Red Deer District Chamber announces winners of 2026 Business of the Year Awards
The Red Deer District Chamber announced the winners of the 2026 Business of the Year Awards.The organization's 43rd annual awards ceremony was held on Wednesday evening at the Red Deer Polytechnic Arts Centre.Seven awards were handed out after a committee comprised of local business leaders selected 21 finalists from o...
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The Everything Red Deer Podcast
Lukaszuk, Solberg, and Central Albertans react to 2026 Alberta referendum
Reaction continues to pour in from the many still Canadian corners of Alberta to this week's provincial referendum. Below are snippets from eight folks rdnewsNOW spoke to this week. You can hear extended interviews with each of them on the bonus Wednesday, Oct. 21 episode (#89) of The Everything Red Deer Podcast. More ...
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Oct. 28
RDP announces David A. Robertson to deliver speech in Perspectives Speaker Series
Red Deer Polytechnic is set to host Author David A. Robertson as part of its Perspectives: Canada in the World annual speaker series.On Oct. 28 at 7 p.m., Robertson will be the featured speaker at the Welikoklad Theatre Mainstage within the RDP Arts Centre."We are honoured to welcome David A. Robertson to RDP as p...
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Red Deer Christmas Bureau now distributing winter gear donated through Coats 4 Kids campaign
Local families in need hoping to grab some winter gear before cooler temperatures arrive, now have the opportunity to do so through the 65th annual Coats 4 Kids campaign.Put on by the Red Deer Christmas Bureau Society, the campaign began distributing the donated winter gear on Oct. 19 and will continue through Oct. 23 ...
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Alberta
The Everything Red Deer Podcast
Lukaszuk, Solberg, and Central Albertans react to 2026 Alberta referendum
Reaction continues to pour in from the many still Canadian corners of Alberta to this week's provincial referendum. Below are snippets from eight folks rdnewsNOW spoke to this week. You can hear extended interviews with each of them on the bonus Wednesday, Oct. 21 episode (#89) of The Everything Red Deer Podcast. More ...
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Carney isn't ruling out a Quebec-style immigration deal for Alberta
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is not ruling out giving Alberta more authority over immigration along the lines of a deal Ottawa signed with Quebec in the early 1990s. Reporters on Parliament Hill asked the prime minister on Wednesday if Ottawa co...
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Referendum
Danielle Smith makes it clear separation now dead issue as long as she is premier
Danielle Smith says Albertans have spoken in Monday's referendum and that as long as she is premier, separation is a dead issue.Smith, in a TV address to the province, says there will be no more referendums on separation as long as she is in charge. And she says separation will not be used as a tool to fight Ottawa, bu...
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Alberta Premier Smith tells UCP separatists to toe pro-Canada line or find new party
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party is a pro-Canada party and that any members who want to stump for separation need to leave. Smith said Wednesday it can't risk a split in the ranks that would open the door to an Oppositi...
Oct 21, 2026
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g.h. dawe centre, oct. 24-25
Team Jigger Tournament is back with 2026 sledge hockey weekend
The Team Jigger Para Hockey Tournament and 'Try-It' sessions are back this weekend, Oct 24-25 at Red Deer's Dawe Centre.Team Jigger is an organization founded several years ago to help those experiencing life-changing physical disabilities regain independence, confidence, and a continued quality of life.This weekend, T...
Oct 20, 2026
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family
Lacombe decides on clever name for new ice resurfacer
It probably doesn't run on diesel, but Lacombe's new Olympia ice resurfacer has a name that's all about family.Meet Frost & Furious, which is a name chosen following a city-wide naming contest.The contest garnered 374 submissions, with a public vote on the finalists getting 147 ballots cast. The eventual winner ear...
Oct 20, 2026
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Second in the east
Rebels This Week: Oct. 19-25
WEEKEND SPLITThe Red Deer Rebels continue to lead the way atop the WHL Central Division despite having their five-game win streak come to an end.Friday, October 16 - Jake Banicevic scored his first three WHL goals and added an assist in a big 9-4 win for the Rebels over the visiting Victoria Royals, the #3 ranked team ...
Oct 19, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Update on base fire, Carney in Turkey, Emergencies Act ruling
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Officials to provide update on fatal fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta Officials are set to provide an update today about a devastating fire at a Canadian military...
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B.C. NDP Leader Eby campaigns in Vancouver, while Tories heads to Surrey
VANCOUVER - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby campaigns in Vancouver and Richmond today after wrapping his swing through the vote-rich city of Surrey with a rally. Hundreds of people attended the gathering near City Hall on Wednesday. Eby made six...
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Officials to provide update on fatal fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta
EDMONTON - Officials are set to provide an update today about a devastating fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta that left four soldiers dead and dozens more injured. Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland of the 1st Canadian Division has said Saturday's blaze ...
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Carney set for meeting with Turkish president Erdogan in Ankara
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Ankara today to kick off a three-day visit aimed at strengthening Canada's ties with Turkey. Carney is set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace later today to star...
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Why has B.C.'s snap election caught both main parties unprepared?
When a snap election is called, at least one side would normally be prepared. But that hasn't been the case in British Columbia, resulting in a provincial election campaign like no other, political watchers say. The campaign has seen interim B.C. Conse...
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Lower courts' reasoning 'neuters' Emergencies Act, government tells Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The federal government says the courts engaged in "second-guessing with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight" when they ruled it lacked legal justification to use the Emergencies Act four years ago to quell protests. Lawyers for the government make ...
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World
Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day. ...
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Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Vance formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Vance was located about 520 miles (835 kilometers) south of Aca...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a ...
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