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Red Deer’s Emergency, Penhold Fire Cadets, Innisfail Charity Golf

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3:00 pm – Crews have made great progress on Thursday restoring power to most properties in Red Deer. However, the local state of emergency continues. Here’s the latest information on the storm clean up from the City of Red Deer.

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11:20 am – The Quarter Horse Association of Alberta is presenting it’s Chinook Show at Red Deer’s Westerner Park today through Sunday (June 22-25). Details Here.

11:13 am – In light of last Tuesday night’s storm, the Town of Innisfail will again open the Waste Transfer Station FREE to residents of Innisfail to dispose of tree and shrub debris. Read More.

11:07 am – A preliminary assessment of both the Arena and Curling Rink in Innisfail shows the damage after Tuesday’s windstorm to be mostly to the water proofing membrane, with neither appearing to have suffered significant structural damage. Crews are nonetheless conducting a more thorough examination. Read More.

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11:00 am – Officials with the Town of Sylvan Lake say the recent wind storm has created a number of hazards along the Town’s trail system, which has resulted in a few closures, including along CP Trail. Residents are asked to stay clear and adhere to signage, until the hazards are removed.

10:55 am – Due to the recent wind storm, the Sylvan Lake Waste Transfer Station will operate under extended hours of service, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, until June 28th. Read More.

10:53 am – It’s Food Truck Thursday in Sylvan Lake from 11:00 am – 8:00 pm today! Details Here.

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10:40 am – Learn more about the danger that fentanyl poses to our community. The RCMP will make a presentation about it tonight at 7 pm at the Lacombe Memorial Centre. Details Here.

10:27 am – Lacombe Days Volunteer Orientation Night tonight at 7 pm. Find out more about volunteer opportunities in Lacombe. Read More.

10:09 am – A Draft of the Spruce View Major Area Structure Plan will be presented at the Spruce View Community Hall from 5:00 – 7:30 pm tonight. Read More.

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10:04 am – Due to the recent weather, the opening of the new traffic circle in Gasoline Alley has been delayed until later today (June 22). Read More.

9:44 am – Check out live music from Denver Daines on the Ross Street Patio today, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm! Details Here.

9:34 am – The Innisfail Charity Golf Classic is on all day today at the Innisfail Golf and Country Club. It’s a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House of Central Alberta, located in Red Deer. Details Here.

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9:24 am – Take a look at where all the road construction is taking place throughout the City of Red Deer today. Click Here.

9:15 am – The Penhold Fire Cadet Program is holding it’s third annual Graduation Ceremony at the Penhold Crossing High School starting at 12:15 pm today. All previous graduates have become members of the Penhold Volunteer Fire Department. The program is joint partnership between the Penhold Fire Department and the Chinooks Edge School Division and managed by the Penhold Fire Department. It follows a fully certified fire training program, provides high school credits and is sponsored by Atco Gas.

8:57 am – All are welcome to join the St. Martin de Porres school community for their Family Carnival tonight organized by School Council. Activities include bouncy houses, face painting, cake walk, snow cones, cotton candy and many more fun exciting games! It runs from 6 – 8 pm.

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8:52 am – St. Patrick’s Community School in Red Deer will celebrate the successes of their middle school students with academic and sports awards today!

8:40 am – Sports Day at École Our Lady of the Rosary School in Sylvan Lake is postponed until 10:30 a.m. We are keeping an eye on the weather and as it improves we will head outside. School officials ask that volunteers scheduled for the morning to please still come to the school as they have tasks for you to do to prep for the activities.

8:26 am – Power outages continue to affect 400 properties in Red Deer and a state of local emergency is still in effect. 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.