The Screen Test Program's mobile mammography service is coming to Three Hills this November.The service provides mammograms to eligible individuals aged 45-74 and will be held at the Three Hills Health Centre, located at 1504 2 Street North, from November 2-6.Screening is available at no cost for eligible individuals, ...

Red Deer city council passed first reading of four borrowing bylaws, which authorize up to $25.3 million in utility debenture borrowing for water and wastewater capital projects in the 2027 capital budget. They unanimously passed the proposed motion during Tuesday's regular council meeting. The four projects, according...

Red Deer teacher Ashley Crosby has been named a recipient of the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education. The award is one of the nation's most prestigious and goes to just 60 people annually. Crosby, who teaches at Normandeau School, was selected from 221 nominees. "I love teaching Pre-...

The City of Red Deer will purchase a new fleet of transit buses over the next 10 years with a $9.8 million grant from the federal government.At Tuesday's regular city council meeting, council passed a proposed budget amendment to allocate $9,890,380 from the federal government's Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF) grant ...

Red Deer city council is set to consider several recommendations on Tuesday, Oct. 13, which if approved, would establish a Municipally Controlled Corporation (MCC) for the electric utility. This comes after council decided in June 2025 to transition the city's electric utility to an MCC. At the time, it was described a...

Red Deer building permit values for September totalled $9.15 million.That compares to $9.65 million in September 2025.Year-to-date building permit values are $73 million in 2026, compared with $1.04 billion at the same time last year, the City of Red Deer shared Friday. The lofty 2025 total included about $940 million ...

The City of Red Deer, along with community partners, has completed the 2026 Point in Time Homeless Count. The count took place on Thursday, with the goals of better understanding homelessness and informing the planning for future services. It's important to note that the count is a snapshot of the number of people expe...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely beca...

Red Deer Polytechnic will host its Fall Open House later this month.On Saturday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., prospective learners and their families are invited to learn more about RDP and its programs.The post-secondary institution says its an interactive event, held on the main campus, which will provide opportun...

Hope Mission will hold a Thanksgiving Banquet on Friday, Oct. 9, to ensure Red Deer's most vulnerable citizens can enjoy a meal to celebrate the holiday.The home-style dinner was made possible through generous donations and will be served at 5 p.m.Organizers say second seating will follow if necessary."At Hope Mis...

Sylvan Lake's Morgan Emery is still celebrating after finishing in the top eight at the Miss International Pageant earlier this year.In July, she represented the country as Miss Canada International 2026 at the Miss International Pageant in Chicago.At that time, she advanced to the pageant finals, but even though she f...

The detailed engineering scope for Enhance Energy Inc.'s Origins Carbon Capture and Storage Hub has been completed.The task was accomplished by Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd. who provided engineering services for the Origins CO₂ pipeline and associated facilities connecting existing transportation infrastructure to the...

Update: As of 12:49 p.m., the Maskwacis RCMP report that the hold and secure status at all three schools has now ended.According to the RCMP, students and staff have resumed regular activities. They also confirmed there is no active threat or risk to the public.The investigation remains ongoing.--Maskwacis RCMP are adv...

The Market at Red Deer is heading into its final weekend of the season.Since May this year, citizens have flocked to The Market at Red Deer Polytechnic each Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to browse roughly 100 vendors.Patrick Moffat, who co-organizes the market with his sister Fiona each year, said overall it was a...

A special weather statement has been issued for parts of Alberta, including Red Deer, ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the first accumulating snowfall is expected to begin Friday and last in some areas until Sunday. Per the statement: The first snowfall of the season is...

Two teens from Maskwacis celebrated a momentous occasion this week. This past January, Elias Mykat and Kenyon Bull received, on behalf of their school, the Zayed Sustainability Prize, a global award worth $150,000 USD given by the United Arab Emirates. Mykat and Bull are students at Mamawi Atosketan Native School (MANS...

The Red Deer District Chamber welcomed three new directors to its board of directors after the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday.As a result, Ben Allan of Red Deer Polytechnic, Tosin Adetayo of GATX Rail, and Erin Peden of Red Deer & District Community Foundation are now members of the board.Meanwhile, Mindy S...

RCMP officers have been cleared of wrongdoing in relation to a July 2024 incident in Sylvan Lake.A final report was issued Wednesday by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) and the Police Review Commission (PRC).The report notes circumstances surrounding the incident...On July 4, 2024, just after 11 p.m.,...

Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) recently launched a new program aimed at creating opportunities for Indigenous students to learn skilled trades.On Oct. 5, the division unveiled its "Introduction to Welding Camp" in partnership with Metrax Indigenous.The camp was made possible through the innovative Mobile We...

The Go Blue Open House, which is set to take place at the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre and the Sheldon Kennedy Centre of Excellence, is meant to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month.On Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., families and members of the public are invited to join an afternoon of fun, conne...

Red Deer saw an uptick in average asking rent in September, according to the National Rent Report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation.Red Deer was ranked 52nd among 60 Canadian markets for average rent by city and unit type in September. Red Deer was ranked 53rd in August and 52nd in July.Average rent in Red Deer in September...

With the winter season around the corner, central Albertans hoping for a milder winter may have a reason to celebrate. The 2026-27 Farmers' Almanac winter forecast is calling for warmer-than-normal temperatures across the Prairies, offering a potentially welcome reprieve from the region's typically frigid winter weathe...

Wolf Creek Public Schools has introduced new 'Culture Camps' which provide Indigenous students with immersive, hands-on experiences at school.Introduced this year, the camps are taught alongside WCPS Elders and Knowledge Keepers with support from the WCPS Indigenous Education and Reconciliation team.The Division says t...

A Calgary-based oil and gas exploration service company has pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) code related to hazard assessment and control.Artis Exploration Ltd. pleaded guilty on Oct. 1 in the Red Deer Court of Justice and was fined $114,000 in connection with a workplace inju...

Parents of Delburne Centralized School are concerned about what they call a lack of information shared about a potential threat made against the school. Justin Dyck, who has two children who attend the school, said he's troubled by the communication about the incident to parents. On the day of the potential threat on S...

A trial date has been set for a Red Deer man accused of stealing a vehicle from a local car dealership. Nathaniel Spidell, 33, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on Feb. 5, 2027. He faces counts of robbery using a firearm/imitation firearm, possession of identity documents, and possession of a weapon...

Red Deer Public Schools have begun work to prepare teachers for the new provincial Grade 7-9 curriculum. The division says the curriculum will reach students across the division in the fall of 2027. This preparation is meant to give teachers time to learn the curriculum and what it means for their classrooms in hopes o...

Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) responded to two significant structure fires over the weekend. The first happened Saturday just after 8 p.m. when a suite inside an apartment building in the 2900 block of 50 Avenue was on fire. According to RDES: "Initial reports indicated that smoke was visible from outside the...