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Steve Arsenault This Friday and Saturday Night at Fionn MacCool’s

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Excellent live music this weekend at Fionn’s. Check out the Steve Aresenault Band this Friday and Saturday night. He hits the stage at 8 PM. 

Born and raised in P.E.I., Steve grew up listening to country and classic rock. It wasn’t till he was seventeen, when he first picked up the guitar. Teaching himself the basic chords and learning how to play songs gave Steve the drive to pursue music. Singing and playing guitar became a huge passion which led Steve to compete in singing competitions all around P.E.I.. Winning various competitions and playing with a local band for a few years, Steve decided to move to Alberta to further his career in 1999. Since then, Steve has played all over Alberta and out of province as an Artist. While pursuing his own career, Steve also played guitar for other country acts such as Duane Steele, George Canyon, Jason Greeley, Drew Gregory and Mackenzie Porter, just to name a few. Currently Steve stays busy playing for artists and doing his own shows. Steve has been recording new music and will be releasing a single very shortly. Support local live music.  Fionn’s is a great venue to catch an act like Steve Arsenault. Read Steve’s Story.  Listen to Steve’s music.

Sunday starting at noon, local mainstay Paeton Cameron hosts a fun and lively open stage.  Bring your voice, bring your instrument, and have some fun with some of the areas finest local players.

Food and drink specials throughout the event starting with Brunch from 11am – 3pm, Mimosas for $4.95, Buy 1 Get 1 for 1/2 off Appetizers, AND most importantly beer; Budweiser and Blindman Sour Sleeves for $4.95 aaall day

Here’s a list of daily drink and food specials as well as upcoming live acts.  Simply CLICK HERE to learn more about the excellent acts coming in the next few months.  

*Monday -$4.95 sleeves of Wild Rose Velvet Fog and Shepard Pie $9.99 all day

*Tuesday – Chicken & Fish Tacos $2.95 a Taco, $4.50 shots of Jose Cuervo. $4.95 14oz Sleeve Big Rock Traditional.

*Wednesday – $9.99 1 piece Fish and Chips, $4.95 14oz Sleeve Alexander Keith’s and wings starting at 4pm $4.99 basket of 10 & 15 flavours to choose from.

*Thursday – $3.00 off crowd pleaser appetizer platter, $4.95 14oz sleeve- Sleemans Railside

*Friday – $4.95 14oz sleeve Mill Street Organic

*Saturday – Brunch from 11-3, Barking Squirrel $4.95 14oz sleeve

*Sunday – 14oz Sleeve Budweiser $4.95 and brunch from 11-3

Fionn MacCool’s is always a top choice for great live music in Red Deer!

Check out the artists taking to the stage over the next several weeks! Shows always starts at 8pm (except for the Sunday Open Stage)
May 5 and 6 Steve Arsenault
May-13 Chuck Rose
May-20 Andrew Scott
May-27 Brad Brewer
Jun-03 Cabots Crossing
Jun-10 Randi Boulton
Jun-17 Andrew Scott
Jun-24 Brad Brewer

Be sure to remember Fionn MacCool’s Red Deer for Happy Hour! Monday to Friday, enjoy the following drink specials from 3pm to 6pm…

Beer Sleeves 14oz – $4.95

Pints 20oz – $6.50

Tankards 23oz – $8.00

5oz house red or white wine $4.95

8oz house red or white wine $7.95

*4 for $12 shots all day long ! 1oz

Burt Reynolds, Swedish Berry, Porn Star, Crispy Crunch, Sour Jack, China White, Polar Bear,Banana Jack, Superman/superwoman or Sicilian kiss.

CLICK HERE for more about the fabulous Fionn MacCool’s

 

 

 

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Study finds 99% of late-night TV guests in 2025 have been liberal

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A new study reveals that liberal guests overwhelmingly dominate late-night TV in 2025, with nearly every political figure or commentator featured leaning left. Just one guest this year was even remotely center-right, according to the analysis.

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  • The Media Research Center reviewed guest lineups from five late-night comedy programs and found that 99% of political guests so far in 2025 were liberal, with zero elected Republicans featured.
  • The survey covered shows hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and The Daily Show, all of which favored Democrat politicians, liberal journalists, and left-wing commentators.
  • Of the 77 non-elected guests tracked, only one—economist Oren Cass—represented a center-right viewpoint, making a single appearance to discuss Trump’s tariffs on The Daily Show.

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A recent report by the Media Research Center paints a stark picture of political bias across the late-night television landscape. The analysis, which surveyed the first half of 2025, found that liberal guests were nearly the only voices featured on major late-night comedy programs. According to the report, 99 percent of all political guests on shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Daily Show leaned left.

When it came to sitting officeholders, the bias was even more glaring: 30 elected Democrats appeared on these shows, while not a single Republican lawmaker was invited. Some of the most featured repeat guests included far-left figures like Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), who each appeared multiple times.

Even among non-politicians, the ideological imbalance persisted. Out of 77 guests analyzed, just one—American Compass executive director Oren Cass—was identified as having a conservative or center-right viewpoint. His lone appearance on The Daily Show was centered on a policy issue: President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The MRC report also highlighted the recurring presence of left-wing media figures. Nine guests were MSNBC hosts, eight were from CNN, and six others were CNN reporters or analysts. MSNBC’s Chris Hayes was featured three separate times.

The findings are consistent with MRC’s prior research. Since 2022, they note, late-night comedy shows have hosted 511 liberal guests compared to just 14 center-right figures.

Critics argue this lopsided exposure skews public perception and reinforces ideological silos, especially among younger audiences who consume political content through entertainment. The report suggests that late-night programming, once a venue for varied political commentary and humor, now operates more like an echo chamber for the American left.

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Pedro Pascal launches attack on J.K. Rowling over biological sex views

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Pedro Pascal, star of HBO’s The Last of Us, ignited backlash this week after publicly hurling an expletive-laced insult at author J.K. Rowling in response to her support for a landmark UK ruling that upheld the legal definition of sex as biological. Rowling celebrated the decision, which affirms the rights of women to single-sex spaces—a view shared by many who advocate for the safety and integrity of women’s rights. Pascal, a vocal progressive and LGBTQ+ activist, labeled Rowling a “heinous loser,” aligning himself with calls to boycott HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter reboot.

Key Details:

  • Pedro Pascal responded on Instagram to Rowling’s post celebrating a UK court ruling that legally defined “sex” as biological.

  • Pascal echoed an activist’s call for a fan-led boycott of the Harry Potter reboot, saying Rowling’s stance was “heinous LOSER behavior.”

  • HBO has downplayed concerns of a boycott, citing the blockbuster success of Hogwarts Legacy despite similar activist campaigns.

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The latest clash in the culture war surrounding Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and the trans activist movement reached a new level of hostility this week when actor Pedro Pascal, a key face of HBO’s entertainment slate, stooped to name-calling on social media. His remarks came in response to Rowling’s defense of the United Kingdom’s recent court decision, which reaffirmed that sex, under British law, means biological sex—a ruling many women’s rights advocates hailed as a long-overdue step toward protecting vulnerable female spaces such as shelters, hospital wards, and sports.

Rowling, whose views on the importance of distinguishing biological sex from gender identity have made her a target of trans activists for years, posted a pointed but unapologetic reaction: “I love it when a plan comes together.” She added, “I get the same royalties whether you read [my books] or burn them. Enjoy your marshmallows!”

In the comments of a post by activist Tariq Ra’ouf—who had attacked Rowling and promoted a boycott of HBO’s Harry Potter reboot—Pascal added his own vulgar commentary: “Awful disgusting SHIT is exactly right. Heinous LOSER behavior.” While Pascal did not explicitly mention Harry Potter, the post he endorsed included calls to tank all future franchise content, including theme parks and merchandise.

Pascal’s involvement with HBO places the network in a difficult position. As the Emmy-nominated co-lead of The Last of Us, one of HBO’s crown jewels, Pascal’s comments are being widely interpreted as an implicit endorsement of the boycott. While HBO has attempted to downplay the activist push, the tension is palpable. Casey Bloys, HBO’s chief content officer, previously noted that the 2023 video game Hogwarts Legacy, which also faced calls for boycotts due to Rowling’s views, still became the year’s top-selling game.

Pascal’s activism is personal as well as political. His sister, Lux Pascal, publicly transitioned in 2021, and he has frequently signaled support for trans activism. At the UK premiere of Marvel’s Thunderbolts, Pascal wore a shirt that read “Protect the Dolls,” a slogan popularized in trans activist circles.

Rather than “heinous,” Rowling’s remarks represent a reasoned defense of biological reality and a pushback against an increasingly aggressive ideology that demands conformity and punishes dissent. Her critics, like Pascal, resort to vulgarity and character attacks instead of engaging with the substance of her argument. But Rowling has stood firm in supporting women’s rights and advocating for clarity in laws that impact everything from sports to safety in single-sex spaces—positions grounded in truth, not hate.

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