April 2025 Incident
One of two sentenced in central Alberta home invasion involving firearm
One of two people charged in a central Alberta home invasion involving a firearm has been sentenced to over a year-and-a-half in jail. Brittney Danielle Goulden, 35, a resident of Tomahawk, northeast of Drayton Valley, was sentenced in Leduc Court of Justice on March 20, 2026, to 600 days in jail, along with 12 months ...
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August 2025 Alleged Incident
Trial date set for store employee accused of distributing intimate images
A trial date has been set for a local man accused of distributing intimate images without consent. Jacob Gammon, 23, of Red Deer, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on March 10, 2027. He was charged on Sept. 2, 2025, for an incident that allegedly occurred on Aug. 12, 2025. Police say that while worki...
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April 2025 Incident
One of two sentenced in central Alberta home invasion involving firearm
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Week-long activities
RDPSD students learn all about french language and culture
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2023 Investigation
Red Deer man accused in alleged auto theft and re-vinning operation, ordered to stand trial
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Red Deer and Area
April 2025 Incident
One of two sentenced in central Alberta home invasion involving firearm
One of two people charged in a central Alberta home invasion involving a firearm has been sentenced to over a year-and-a-half in jail. Brittney Danielle Goulden, 35, a resident of Tomahawk, northeast of Drayton Valley, was sentenced in Leduc Court of Justice on March 20, 2026, to 600 days in jail, along with 12 months ...
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Week-long activities
RDPSD students learn all about french language and culture
The Red Deer Public School Division reported that students from École Barrie Wilson spent a week learning about many voices of the French-speaking world as their school celebrated La Semaine de la Francophonie.The school focused on the global reach of the French language, highlighting the backgrounds of its Fren...
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2023 Investigation
Red Deer man accused in alleged auto theft and re-vinning operation, ordered to stand trial
One of six people charged following a year-long investigation into an alleged organized auto theft and re-vinning operation, has been ordered to stand trial. Quinn Richard Olson, 50, of Red Deer, was previously scheduled for trial last fall, but it never took place. A preliminary hearing was then held in Calgary last w...
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Thomas Lukaszuk presentation
Forever Canadian: Why Unity Matters event set for Friday
A presentation set to be led by the organizer of the Forever Canadian petition, Thomas Lukaszuk, is coming to Red Deer.On Friday, March 27, the Forever Canadian: Why Unity Matters event, sponsored by the Red Deer Chapter of the Council of Canadians, will take place at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre from 6 to ...
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Alberta
Crime
RCMP make arrest, urge people to be wary of cold calls offering phone upgrades
RCMP in Alberta are warning people to be careful if they get a call out of the blue asking them if they want to upgrade their phone. Police say fraudsters are cold calling people asking if they want an upgrade. They say it all sounds very legitimate and the fraudsters will try to pry personal information out of the tar...
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22-year-old victim
RCMP arrest and charge 18-year-old after Alberta highway shooting that killed driver
RCMP have made an arrest in a highway shooting south of Edmonton earlier this month that left one man dead. They say three friends were headed to the mountains on the Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway on March 14, when a pickup truck pulled up beside their Honda Civic south of Leduc. Two survivors of the shooting have said a p...
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Provincial Politics
Opposition member says new procedural rules allows government to duck questions for years
New procedural rules are in effect in the Alberta legislature, and one opposition member says some effectively allow Premier Danielle Smith's government to duck questions for years. Former United Conservative cabinet minister Peter Guthrie says by extending the deadline for answering specific written questions, the gov...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta to change legislation allowing lawsuits over sharing deepfake intimate images
Alberta's government says it's looking to change an existing law to let people sue others for sharing fake intimate images created through artificial intelligence. Technology Minister Nate Glubish says such images, known as deepfakes, can cause people serious harm and that changing the law should create a new layer of ...
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Local Sports
Weekend results
RDP Athletics recap: March 20-22
This past week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Hockey team earned silver. The RDP Queens Rodeo team achieved several top 10 results in southern Alberta.Here is a summary of the recent results:Kings vs. Trojans | Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre | Friday, March 20The SAIT Trojans downed the RDP Kings 3-0 in game three...
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March 26-29
Blackfalds to host U18 A provincial hockey championships
The Blackfalds Minor Hockey Association are set to host the 2026 Hockey Alberta U18 A Provincial Championships.From March 26-29, they'll welcome the top eight U18 A teams across Alberta, including the host U18 Blackfalds Bulldogs.Organizers say the event is expected to bring significant regional traffic and economic ac...
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Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada
Central Alberta athletes named to Canadian National Water Ski team
Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada announced the athletes selected to the 2026 Canadian National Water Ski Team, including two from central Alberta.The list of 13 names includes Olds, native Ryan Dodd and Innisfail product Dorien Llewellyn, who earned their selection through performances at national and international compe...
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Canada
Federal union denounces CRA decision to end tax drop boxes, calls for reversal
OTTAWA - A federal union is warning the Canada Revenue Agency's decision to get rid of drop boxes as a method to file taxes will reduce access to services for hundreds of thousands of Canadians. The agency said earlier this month it will stop accepting...
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Lawyers for Quebec government tell Supreme Court that Bill 21 is legitimate
OTTAWA - Lawyers for the Quebec government argued in Supreme Court today that the province was within its rights when it adopted its secularism law, Bill 21. The 2019 law bans some public sector workers from wearing religious symbols on the job, and th...
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Pride festivals seek federal $3M as corporations pull back support amid DEI backlash
OTTAWA - Pride festivals are seeking $3 million annually from Ottawa to fill a funding gap left by corporations pulling back funding amid a backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Leaders from across the country argue Pride parades and ot...
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Liberals to debate age restrictions on social media, AI chatbots
OTTAWA - Age restrictions on using social media accounts and AI chatbots are among the topics up for debate when Liberal party grassroots gather next month for their national convention. Party rank-and-file are set to meet in Montreal for their policy ...
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Avalanche safety urged by WorkSafeBC after four skiers killed
RICHMOND - British Columbia's Workers' Compensation Board is urging employers to ensure their employees' safety when working in avalanche terrain, after four deaths in two separate slides over the weekend. WorkSafeBC has issued an information bulletin ...
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Canadian sport system 'broken, unsustainable,' sport commission finds
Canadian sport needs an overhaul. That was the conclusion of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission's final report released Tuesday. "The work must begin now," said Lise Maisonneuve, a former chief justice of the Ontario court of justice, who headed ...
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World
Brazil's Bolsonaro allowed to serve 27-year sentence at home due to ill health
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro received permission Tuesday from a top Brazilian justice to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing health. The decision ...
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Brazil's Bolsonaro allowed to serve 27-year sentence at home due to ill health
SAO PAULO (AP) - A top Brazilian justice granted former President Jair Bolsonaro permission Tuesday to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing health. The decision by Supreme Cour...
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Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
WASHINGTON (AP) - Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently investigate three shootings by federal officers, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. ...
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