Author Archives: Josh Hall

Carnival Cinemas set for final weekend in Capstone, and preparing for move
It's almost time for the final curtains on Carnival Cinemas' three-decade run at its current location in Red Deer's Capstone area.As reported by rdnewsNOW in June 2025, the theatre, which has always s...
Dec 30, 2025

Rebels' skid reaches seven as Tigers roll to 7-4 victory
The Medicine Hat Tigers scored five goals in the second period, leading to a 7-4 victory over the Red Deer Rebels on Sunday evening.The loss marks the Rebels' seventh straight setback since their last...
Dec 28, 2025

Rebels show fight after slow start but lose 3-2 in OT
The Red Deer Rebels fought until the end, but ultimately fell 3-2 in overtime to the Eastern Conference-leading Edmonton Oil Kings on Saturday night.In front of 4,560 fans at the Centrium, the Rebels'...
Dec 27, 2025

RCMP respond to multi-vehicle collision near Bashaw
The Bashaw RCMP responded to a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 21 on Saturday afternoon.Police say the collision, which happened north of Highway 605, caused traffic from both directions to be redi...
Dec 27, 2025

Year-in-Review: Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan opines on recall, independence, plus tackling downtown and shelter issues
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan remains fairly confident in his job as MLA, and the likelihood -- or lack thereof -- of a recall petition against him succeeding. In a recent year-end interview, Steph...
Dec 27, 2025

The Everything Red Deer Podcast: Revisiting rdnewsNOW's top local NEWS stories of 2025
rdnewsNOW has been hard at work all year, and we've curated an extensive list of the year's top stories for you, below. Listen to a very special episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast to find out ...
Dec 26, 2025

Location secured for overnight warming space near downtown Red Deer
A location has been secured for a new overnight warming space in Red Deer, but there's one hang-up. The site at Red Deer's Cannery Row, where the existing Safe Harbour-operated homeless shelter is, ca...
Dec 24, 2025

Vote on rdnewsNOW's top local sports story of 2025!
Dec 20, 2025 (ID 108686133
© Rawpixelimages
| Dreamstime.com)

Red Deer expanding warming spaces for people experiencing homelessness
Red Deer is set to bolster its overall warming space.There's been much talk over the past week about capacity at local shelters, with the Government of Alberta sharing that they are yet to come close ...
Dec 19, 2025

Hope Mission to take over Red Deer homeless shelter from Safe Harbour
Big change is coming to Red Deer's temporary emergency homeless shelter. Kelli Steele-Stanton, executive director at Safe Harbour, shared an email with community members on Thursday which states their...
Dec 18, 2025