3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (165+ words) OTTAWA " Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is stepping up his attack on Liberal policies with a call for an emergency parliamentary debate on the economy. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy contracted slightly for the second quarter in a row to…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago  (937+ words) OTTAWA " A lawyer who represented First Nations in a class-action lawsuit against Ottawa says his clients still have not been consulted on promised clean drinking water legislation " even though the lawsuit settlement directed the federal government to work with First…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (954+ words) OTTAWA " The federal government is facing increased pressure to state whether it knows how some of its recent policy changes will affect Canada's greenhouse gas emissions. Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin was peppered with questions on the issue at a parliamentary…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (307+ words) Beginning Monday, June 1, childcare facilities across Alberta will be required to post on-site notices of high-risk, potentially criminal incidents reported through their programs. Under the new rules, the notices will need to go up within one business day after incidents…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (608+ words) On the latest episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast: Thomas Lukaszuk, proponent of the Forever Canadian petition. If you ask Thomas Lukaszuk, perhaps you won't be surprised to hear that he isn't too happy with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith....

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (629+ words) China's foreign minister Wang Yi set to meet Carney, Anand today China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade. He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will include meetings with…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (416+ words) U. S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, also barred the government from moving forward with the fund's creation while litigation is pending to challenge it. The judge, who was nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, scheduled…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (166+ words) OTTAWA " China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade. He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will include meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Prime Minister Mark Carney....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (715+ words) OTTAWA " The Conservatives called on the Liberals Thursday to "reject" the CRTC's recent decision tripling streamers' financial contributions, but the government says it doesn't have that power. The broadcast regulator said last week large online streaming services must contribute 15 per…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (143+ words) Public Interest Alberta has organized a province-wide protest called a "Day of Action" that will take place on Friday in 16 different communities, including Red Deer. In a media release, the organization says during the protest, tens of thousands of Albertans…...