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Hundreds of people gathered on Parliament Hill for the "Elbows up, Canada" rally as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens economywide tariffs and making the country into the 51st state. 

The "Elbows up, Canada" rally came together after four days of planning, drawing big name speakers including former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and stand up comedian Shaun Majumder. 

The core message was simple, Canada is not for sale. 

Elbows up is a hockey term describing an effective way to protect yourself from an opposing player. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that freedom, democracy and Canada "are not a given" in his farewell speech to Liberals just before former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney was announced as the new Liberal leader. 

This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canada with economic annexation and places tariffs on Canadian imports coming into the States.

"This is a nation-defining moment. Democracy is not a given. Freedom, it's not a given. Canada is not a given. None of those happen by accident. None of them will continue without effort," Trudeau said. 

Federal Liberals elected Mark Carney to lead their party into the next election in a resounding first-ballot victory on Sunday, putting him on track to soon become the next prime minister of Canada.

This brings an end to an unusually short, two-month long leadership race called to replace outgoing leader Justin Trudeau and clears the path for an expected early election call.

Update: 

The Innisfail RCMP advised on March 10, that 31-year-old Tarin Crier was found safe.

Original story:

The Innisfail RCMP were seeking public assistance in locating missing 31-year-old Tarin Crier.

Tarin was last seen in Innisfail on March 8 at 10 p.m., and known to frequent Olds, Red Deer, and Innisfail.

She was reported missing on March 9.

Liberals are gathering in Ottawa on the final day of their party's leadership contest to vote for who they think is best to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the helm.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney remains the presumed front runner and as of this weekend has lapped his opponents in fundraising figures by millions of dollars.

Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, Liberal lawmaker Karina Gould and Montreal businessman Frank Baylis are all vying for the party's top job.

The Red Deer Rebels wrapped up their eight-game homestand with a 3-2 loss Saturday night at the Centrium against Swift Current.

The Rebels opened the scoring at 8:02 of the second period when Nishaan Parmer found the back of the net.

The Broncos would take the lead on second period goals by Brady Birnie and Trae Wilke.

Beckett Hamilton tied it up early in the third, but Luke Mistelbacher would be the hero for Swift Current scoring the game-winning goal at 7:54 of the final period.

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is being recognized on the national stage for creating innovative experiences for Indigenous youth.  

Actua, Canada’s leading science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) youth outreach organization, presented RDP with the Actua Experience Award at its 2025 National Conference.   

The Innisfail Eagles have jumped out to 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven final in the North Central Senior AA Hockey League.

The Eagles scored a pair of goals late in the game to seal the 5-3 victory Saturday night against the defending Vanberg Cup champion Lacombe Generals at Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex.

Mike Marianchuk opened the scoring for the Eagles late in the first period before Craig Gans responded for the Generals.

Applications for the 2025 Environmental Initiatives Grant are now open. 

Designed to support local projects and initiatives that aim to improve environmental sustainability, this grant helps to achieve the vision and goals of Red Deer’s Environmental Master Plan.