Ep. 16: The power of 'CommUnity', and addressing potential charges following Red Deer's latest run-in with racism

This week, host Josh Hall dives headfirst back into the aftermath of a concerning incident which took place in Red Deer on March 1 -- first by speaking with Alberta RCMP Hate Crime Coordinator Cpl. Mohamad Khaled about how hate crimes and similar incidents are investigated (7:24); then, an intervie…

Ep. 15: Farming and mental health -- what supports are out there as trade, climate cause great uncertainty?

On the podcast this week, host Josh Hall runs down the top stories of the week at rdnewsNOW.com with ICYMI (2:48); then Ashley Lavallee-Koenig has an interview with Counselling Alberta counsellor Che Burnett, who is part of the AGKNOW network. Che talks about the impacts of trade and climate uncert…

Ep. 14: Surge 2 Red Deer - The Canadian Elite Basketball League is coming!

This week, The Everything Red Deer Podcast heads to the Centrium where officials with the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced they're bringing the league's first neutral-site regular season matchup to Red Deer this June. First, Josh has 'In Case You Missed It' (ICYMI) and our top stories of …

Ep. 13: Racism and xenophobia rear their ugly heads in Red Deer... let us discuss!

On this regular Friday episode of the podcast, host Josh Hall delivers In Case You Missed It (1:53); then he shares some reaction from local MLAs to a racist and xenophobic display seen in downtown Red Deer on March 1 (5:31), and he gives his own two cents in what can only be described as a semi-ra…

Ep. 12 (Bonus): TARIFFS! "A dumb thing to do!" -- Financial advice, plus the impacts on automotive and home-building

On this bonus (non-Friday) episode of the podcast, the rdnewsNOW team unites to bring you reaction to the news of a trade war between Canada and the U.S.A., kickstarted March 4 by the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump. Host Josh Hall speaks with Dion Zukiwsky of Scotia Wealth Management (3:17)…

Ep. 11 (Bonus): Catching up with Keith Myrol, father of the Mayerthorpe Four's Brock Myrol, on the incident's 20th anniversary

On this bonus (non-Friday) episode of the podcast, Josh chats with Keith Myrol, father of Brock Myrol, who was one of four RCMP constables killed in the line of duty on March 3, 2005 in Mayerthorpe, Alberta. Together, Brock Myrol, Anthony Gordon, Lionide ‘Leo’ Johnston and Peter Schiemann, have com…

Ep. 10: Talking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Canada's National Farmers Union

This week, Josh chats with the national youth president, as well as the regional director for Red Deer, at the National Farmers Union (NFU). Adama Bundu, from the Edmonton area, and Glenn Norman, a farmer from Bowden, give their perspectives on how farming and DEI are strongly linked, yet aren't me…

Ep. 9: A closer look at body-worn cameras with Sylvan Lake RCMP's commanding officer

This week, host Josh Hall speaks with S/Sgt. Jay Peden, commanding officer at Sylvan Lake RCMP, about the nationwide implementation of body-worn cameras. Josh also discusses some community events, and his thoughts on the historic 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, which wrapped Feb. 20 with Canada, tha…

Ep. 8: Red Deer Juno Award nominee, sexiest cities, and is donating blood SCARY?

It's Valentine's Day! Did Red Deer make PinkCherry's annual sexiest cities list? This week, Josh talks with Shamus Neeson from Canadian Blood Services in central Alberta about how NOT scary it is to donate blood, how blood donation works, and his journey to over 300 donations, plus a kidney donatio…

Ep. 7: Creating positive change with central Alberta's community foundation

This week, we chat with Erin Peden, long-time executive director at the Community Foundation of Central Alberta. Josh and Erin dive into what exactly a community foundation is, what her organization's priorities are, how any central Albertan or Red Deerian can help, and what it means for community …