Author Archives: Josh Hall
Junior 'B' Red Deer Vipers looking for hot stretch run ahead of playoffs
It's not been a banner year for the Red Deer Vipers, though it hasn't been for a lack of trying -- and that also doesn't mean their fate is written in stone. More than anything, the team has had to fa...
Jan 12, 2024
Rebels and more locals make NHL Central Scouting midterm rankings
A handful of Red Deer Rebels and players with other ties to central Alberta have made NHL Central Scouting's midterm rankings ahead of the 2024 NHL Draft. North American Skaters Ollie Josephson (Red D...
Jan 12, 2024 (Erica Perreaux)
Support group for mothers with substance abuse challenges launches in Red Deer
Central Alberta has a new support group for mothers living with substance use disorder. The Mothers for Recovery Support Group begins this month, thanks in large part to a $30,000 grant from the Red D...
Jan 12, 2024 (Dreamstime)
Quaker granola bar and cereal products recalled across Canada due to salmonella concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a national recall of Quaker brand granola bars and cereals, including Cap'n Crunch brand treat bars, due to salmonella. The CFIA says the recall i...
Jan 12, 2024 (Dreamstime)
Pair arrested after alleged B&E in Olds
A pair of central Albertans face charges after their arrests in Olds just before the end of the year. Olds RCMP say it was about 2 a.m. on Dec. 29 when they were alerted to a suspected break and enter...
Jan 11, 2024
Deep freeze has Red Deer social agencies working double time to protect vulnerable
With the mercury dipping ever lower and to levels potentially lethal, agencies in Red Deer are doing what they can to ensure people experiencing homelessness are safe.Environment and Climate Change Ca...
Jan 11, 2024
Fatal New York bus crash: officials say most people on board were Canadian
MONTREAL - Officials in New York say most of the 23 people on board a bus that crashed on U.S. Highway 87 Friday, leaving at least one person dead, were Canadian citizens. Warren County Director of Pu...
Jan 06, 2024
LOCATED: Derek Friesen, 35, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP say that as of Jan. 25, 2024, Derek Friesen, 35, has been located safe. He was reported missing Jan. 4 and had last been seen in early November 2023. RCMP thank the public and media for ...
Jan 04, 2024
Joyous, tragic and in-between: rdnewsNOW's top headlines of 2023
In 2023, rdnewsNOW was there... ...reporting on life and loss, on buildings being torn down and others going up, we were there on the sports scene, whether the hometown hockey team was battling it out...
Dec 30, 2023
Year in Review: Blackfalds had many projects commence in 2023, says Mayor Hoover
Mayor Jamie Hoover says 2023 was filled with new projects commencing in Blackfalds that he hopes to see completed in 2024. He says as the town continues to grow, they are finally starting to see the c...
Dec 30, 2023