From May 15-May 26, 2024, Red Deer RCMP will be participating in a 'pilot' program to test Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), commonly known as drones, and how it can be used to respond to calls for service. Mounties say Red Deer was selected as one of three communities for the RPAS trials, scheduled for May and...

Sylvan Lake town council has passed a proposal to Alberta Environment seeking approval for municipalities to use the powdered form of an approved pesticide to control invasive populations of goldfish in stormwater ponds. Currently, liquid rotenone is the only pesticide approved by Alberta Environment for dealing with i...

Red Deer home sales saw an increase in April when compared to the month before and the same month last year. According to the latest Market Update from Central Alberta Realtors Association, there were 203 units sold in April, up from 157 units sold in March, and 180 units sold in April 2023. Year-to-date numbers show 5...

A man charged in a fatal stabbing in central Alberta last year has been ordered to stand trial. Ian Lawrence Saddleback, 42, was ordered to stand trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on May 14, 2024, following a two-day preliminary hearing to determine if his case had enough evidence to go to trial. A trial date, howev...

A trial date has been set for one of three people charged with firearms and drug offences regarding an incident in Mountain View County two months ago. Kevin Leischner, 52, a resident of Mountain View County, is scheduled for trial in Didsbury Court of Justice on Aug. 1, 2024. It was on March 19, 2024, when Olds RCMP s...

Tourism Red Deer announced big moves for the summer, including a renewed partnership with Hotels Red Deer and a brand-new section in the tourist guide, Indigenous Red Deer. "This partnership is a game changer. It allows Hotels Red Deer and Tourism Red Deer to pool our resources as we market our region collectively...

A young Red Deer man is facing charges after an alleged assault with a weapon incident last week. On May 9, 2024, Red Deer RCMP responded to a 911 call reporting a robbery with a knife. At approximately 11:25 a.m., Red Deer RCMP received the 911 call which stated a male suspect had a knife and had threatened another pe...

Red Deer's Recovery Summit may return for a second year as city council unanimously approved a funding model that puts financial onus on the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions. The province provided $140,000 to be split between last year and this year's conference, however City Administration requested an additio...

"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me brave in the attempt."Stephanie Hagan, with the biggest smile, read those words -- the Special Olympics Oath -- to kick off the second annual Unified Sports Tournament at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School on Tuesday.The event brings together students from Thurb...

A six-month Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) has been given to a Lacombe County man charged in a Rimbey shooting incident nearly four years ago. Jade John Edward Slofstra, 35, was sentenced in Edmonton Court of Kings Bench on May 3, 2024, after being convicted on one count of possession of a prohibited firearm. Slofstr...