Federal leaders enter week 3 of the election campaign

With just three weeks to go until election day, Canada's federal party leaders are back on the road today.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to make an announcement in Toronto today following weekend campaign stops on the East Coast, where he announced plans to impose national rent control and to get every Canadian access to a family doctor in the next five years.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wrapping up a campaign sweep on the West Coast today before flying to Edmonton for a rally.

Canadian cereals industry leads in sustainability, new reports show

Submitted by cory.knutt on Mon, 04/07/2025 - 10:00

Cereals Canada has released a series of sustainability reports for Canadian non-durum wheat, durum wheat, barley, and oats to demonstrate how the cereals value chain is meeting the challenge of sustainable cereal production.

“Canada is a global leader in the production of high-quality, nutritious, and sustainable cereal grains,” said Mark Walker, vice-president of markets and trade. “These reports confirm that Canadian farmers grow some of the most sustainable crops in the world.”

‘Hands off!’: Across Canada, protesters rally against Trump

Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty, as backlash to an American president who appears bent on upending the global order gains momentum.

Despite softer-than-expected tariffs against Canada last week and a more cordial tone from the White House over the past week, the echo from Trump's repeated remarks about making Canada the 51st state continues to ring in Canadians' ears.

Watch for more road closures in Red Deer starting Monday

The City of Red Deer is reminding drivers that there will be road closures and traffic disruptions throughout the city starting Monday.

Here are some of the areas with planned construction.

43 Street at 50 Avenue (WB Lane)

Road Closure for Utility Work

Starts Mon Apr 7, 2025, 9:00 AM and scheduled to end Mon Apr 7, 2025, 5:00 PM

Starts Tue Apr 8, 2025, 8:00 AM and scheduled to end Thu Apr 10, 2025, 6:00 PM

Starts Fri Apr 11, 2025, 8:00 AM and scheduled to end Fri Apr 11, 2025, 1:00 PM

Party leaders focus policy pitches on rent control, addictions treatment

The NDP promised to protect tenants through national rent control while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment Sunday.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax in the morning that his party would tie federal housing funding for provinces and municipalities to tenant protection policies like rent control.

The NDP says housing and rent prices in Canada have doubled since 2015 and the average asking rent hit $2,109 per month in January.

Ottawa man, 31, charged after Parliament Hill lockdown

Police say they've charged a 31-year-old Ottawa man with several offences following an incident that placed an area of Parliament Hill under lockdown on Saturday.

Ottawa police said in a media statement Sunday that a man entered East Block in downtown Ottawa at 2:40 p.m. Saturday and started issuing threats to those inside.

Security officials isolated the man in a security screening area while police evacuated the building, which mostly houses offices for senators and their staff.

Police said the man surrendered peacefully after hours of negotiations.

Check your trees for Black Knot

Before the leaves return to your trees, now may be a good time to look for Black Knot Disease. 

According to the Government of Alberta, this has become a significant and widespread problem across our province. 

"Black Knot, caused by the fungus Apiosporina morbosa, is a very common disease of plants in the genus Prunus."

"This disease reduces the aesthetic value of affected specimens, as infections spread rapidly; high levels may result in the eventual death of the plant."

Here is a list of plant species affected by Black Knot:

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