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Around Red Deer May 26th – 28th…..

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4:28 pm – Following the recent spring storm, The City of Red Deer has opened the north snow storage facility to collect large branches that have fallen on residential properties. Read More.

4:23 pm – Red Deer RCMP are asking for public assistance to locate 20 year old Debra Goodrunning. She was last seen in Red Deer on May 25th and RCMP wish to verify her well-being. Read More.

4:15 pm – Red Deer RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify a man who police believe is making a habit of stealing lottery tickets from convenience stores then making his escape in a stolen vehicle. Read More.

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4:10 pm – Red Deer RCMP have arrested several people wanted on outstanding warrants over the past two weeks. Read More.

3:59 pm – Lacombe County Council has given first reading for a bylaw to create the position of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Find out what else Council was tasked with considering this week.

10:49 am – Five Central Albertans will be recognized for their extraordinary volunteer efforts with a new National Award on Monday. Four Red Deerians and one resident from Penhold will be among 45 people recognized at the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers awards ceremony in the Edmonton Federal Building’s Capital View Room May 29th. The award recipients include:

James A. Bourgoin, Red Deer
Robert Crites, Penhold
Beverley Hanes, Red Deer
Vincent Martin, Red Deer
Bobbi McCoy, Red Deer

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10:30 am – Lots of fun events like a Horseshoe Tournament, Vintage Vehicle Show, Charity Waterfight and Book Sale in the Town of Innisfail this weekend! Find out what else is planned in Innisfail over the coming weeks!

10:23 am – Storm clean-up continues in the Town of Innisfail today. This means the Transfer Station will be opened for extended hours over the next several days. Find out more.

10:08 am – The ‘Green” solid waste bins located throughout the City of Lacombe are for Grass Clippings, Leaves and Garden Waste only. Officials say these bins are not to be used for trees or branches. Read More.

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10:02 am – City of Lacombe Utilities crews will be repairing a water main on 52nd Avenue between 47th Street and 48th Street today. Read More.

9:53 am – The Town of Blackfalds is holding it’s Community Garage Sale on Saturday and Curb Side Giveaway on Sunday. Read More.

9:45 am – With the annual Spring Clean-Up already underway in Penhold, the community is also hosting Kick it to the Curb today through Sunday and holding a Community Garage Sale on Saturday. Read More.

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9:33 am – Stumped about what do with your tree branches? Here’s some helpful information from the City of Red Deer.

9:15 am – Red Deer’s Westerner Park is a busy place this weekend with the Lindsay Thurber Graduation Ceremony on Friday, the continuation of the Southside RV Centre Spring Event and the Westerner Park Hunter / Jumper Spring Classic. Read More.

9:00 am – There will be some temporary road closures in Lacombe County next week. CP Rail has informed the County that they are closing several roads at multiple crossings next week to facilitate upgrades and repairs to their rail line. Read More.

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8:52 am – From live music to workshops, hypnotists and Trail Runs and Walks, check out all the events taking place in and around Red Deer over the next few days! Details Here.

8:44 am – Red Deer RCMP say 17 year old Brianna Crookedlegs who was previously reported missing, has now been located. Mounties thank the public for their help in finding her.

8:30 am – The CPR pedestrian bridge in Red Deer will be closed on Saturday, May 27th from 9 a.m. until 1 a.m. Sunday morning for the CentreFest Benefit on the Bridge. Read More.

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8:17 am – Some road closures to make note of in the City of Red Deer this weekend. One being for the Public Market at the Memorial Centre on Saturday, the other being for Shine-O-Rama in the Edgar Industrial Park, also on Saturday. Details Here.

8:05 – Students at Red Deer’s Normandeau School will end off their week with a Bike Roadeo today! The school had a literacy themed week called PACED (Pedalling Across Canada Every Day). This was in honour of Canada celebrating it’s 150th birthday. Kids were encouraged to read a minimum of 15 minutes a day to help earn daily prizes and move our bikes across Canada.

7:57 am – It’s Graduation Day for hundreds of students at Ecole Secondaire Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in Red Deer. A formal ceremony takes place at the Enmax Centrium starting at 10:00 am, with the banquet to follow at 6:30 pm. Read More.

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Liberals, NDP admit closed-door meetings took place in attempt to delay Canada’s next election

Published on November 12, 2024

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From LifeSiteNews

By Anthony Murdoch

Pushing back the date would preserve the pensions of some of the MPs who could be voted out of office in October 2025.

Aides to the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that MPs from the Liberal and New Democratic Party (NDP) did indeed hold closed-door “briefings” to rewrite Canada’s elections laws so that they could push back the date of the next election.

The closed-door talks between the NDP and Liberals confirmed the aides included a revision that would guarantee some of its 28 MPs, including three of Trudeau’s cabinet members, would get a pension.

Allen Sutherland, who serves as the assistant cabinet secretary, testified before the House of Commons affairs committee that the changes to the Elections Act were discussed in the meetings.

“We attended a meeting where the substance of that proposal was discussed,” he said, adding that his “understanding is the briefing was primarily oral.”

According to Sutherland, as reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, it was only NDP and Liberal MPs who attended the secret meetings regarding changes to Canada’s Elections Act via Bill C-65, An Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act before the bill was introduced in March.

As reported by LifeSiteNews before, the Liberals were hoping to delay the 2025 federal election by a few days in what many see as a stunt to secure pensions for MPs who are projected to lose their seats. Approximately 80 MPs would qualify for pensions should they sit as MPs until at least October 27, 2025, which is the newly proposed election date. The election date is currently set for October 20, 2025.

Sutherland noted when asked by Conservative MP Luc Berthold that he recalled little from the meetings, but he did confirm he attended “two meetings of that kind.”

“Didn’t you find it unusual that a discussion about amending the Elections Act included only two political parties and excluded the others?” Berthold asked.

Sutherland responded, “It’s important to understand what my role was in those meetings which was simply to provide background information.”

“My role was to provide information,” replied Sutherland, who added he could not provide the exact dates of the meetings.

MPs must serve at least six years to qualify for a pension that pays $77,900 a year. Should an election be called today, many MPs would fall short of reaching the six years, hence Bill C-65 was introduced by the Liberals and NDP.

The Liberals have claimed that pushing back the next election date is not over pensions but due to “trying to observe religious holidays,” as noted by Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen.

“Conservatives voted against this bill,” Berthold said, as they are “confident of winning re-election. We don’t need this change.”

Trudeau’s popularity is at a all-time low, but he has refused to step down as PM, call an early election, or even step aside as Liberal Party leader.

As for the amendments to elections laws, they come after months of polling in favour of the Conservative Party under the leadership of Pierre Poilievre.

A recent poll found that 70 percent of Canadians believe the country is “broken” as Trudeau focuses on less critical issues. Similarly, in January, most Canadians reported that they are worse off financially since Trudeau took office.

Additionally, a January poll showed that 46 percent of Canadians expressed a desire for the federal election to take place sooner rather than the latest mandated date in the fall of 2025.

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Trump takes Arizona, completes swing state sweep

Published on November 10, 2024

Todayville

From The Center Square

By Cole Lauterbach

According to the Secretary of State’s office, Trump leads Harris by 184,935 in a 53%-46% split.

Former President Donald Trump was declared the winner Saturday night in Arizona, marking the final swing state for the Republican to collect in his landslide victory.

Arizona was the seventh and final swing state to be decided, securing Trump 312 Electoral College votes.

All but Coconino, Apache, Santa Cruz, and Pima counties favored Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. Maricopa County, the source of dozens of electoral challenges including a partisan ballot review of the 2020 election, is currently favoring Trump by more than 78,000 votes. Trump lost the state to President Joe Biden in 2020 by little more than 10,000 votes.

According to the Secretary of State’s office, Trump leads Harris by 184,935 in a 53%-46% split.

Complete election results aren’t expected for at least another week, which is no different from previous cycles. Two-page ballots with dozens of judicial retention races and ballot propositions led to slower results in the days after polls closed. A new election integrity law enacted this year requiring polling stations to count envelopes before they can send off ballots added to the lag in results.

Both the Trump and Harris campaigns made Arizona a priority throughout the election cycle, either hosting rallies themselves or sending big-name surrogates.

Campaign volunteers descended on Maricopa County to join local activists who knocked on thousands of doors in the days before the election. Many residents complained about the barrage of phone calls, texts, emails, and flyers from numerous organizations.