6+ day, 30+ min ago   (474+ words) Published 12:45 pm Monday, September 7, 2026 The trade war between the United States and Canada has been a concern for workers across the country, says Canadian Labour Congress executive vice-president Siobhán Vipond. Vipond attended the Red Deer and District Labour Council’s annual…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (471+ words) Published 1:46 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 A day after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared a post mocking Vernon cadets on social media, Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP Scott Anderson censured the senior U.S. official in a social media post of his own. — Pete Hegseth…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (446+ words) Published 3:06 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 About 50 Red Deerians gathered to call on the federal government to take action against Alberta’s move to a dual-practice health system. Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (no. 2), formerly known as Bill 11, officially took effect on Tuesday,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) Published 1:47 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 B.C.’s Premier is astonished by the United States’ military leadership’s “attack” on Vernon’s cadets. — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) September 1, 2026 With nearly 10 million views and nine million comments, the post is seemingly derogatory to a female cadet instructor…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (280+ words) Published 3:02 pm Saturday, August 29, 2026 The African Caribbean Centre of Central Alberta (ACCoCA) hosted the event inside Red Deer Polytechnic’s Cenovus Energy Learning Common on Saturday, Aug. 29. “Our goal for this conference is to make it intergenerational,” explained Zainab Mohamoud, ACCoCA…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (460+ words) Published 3:09 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Olds data centre opponents believe the fight is not over. About 35 members of the Olds Transparency Project, a group formed to oppose Synapse Data Center Inc.’s data centre proposal, gathered at town hall on Aug....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (312+ words) Published 1:55 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Former Alberta Premiers Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney are teaming up to co-chair the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s “Alberta and Canada: Stronger Together” campaign. The campaign aims to bring business and community leaders together around a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (590+ words) Published 1:30 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 Alberta Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish faced a hostile and sometimes jeering crowd at a Lacombe data centre town hall on Wednesday night. The first of several town halls planned by the provincial government drew…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (407+ words) Published 3:12 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Economic abuse is the subject of a new online survey launched by Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters. Albertans across the province are encouraged to participate, regardless of whether they are familiar with or have experienced economic…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (576+ words) Published 3:32 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Public health care supporters are frustrated that federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel has failed to clearly denounce Alberta’s Bill 11 with only days left before the Sept. 1 launch of what critics call two-tier health care that takes…...