Author Archives: Josh Hall
Former Rebel among those celebrating Stanley Cup victory in Vegas
A former Red Deer Rebel listed on the active roster of the Las Vegas Golden Knights is celebrating a Stanley Cup victory with his teammates this week. Forward Byron Froese, a Winkler, MB, native is am...
Jun 15, 2023
Final roster announced for Team Alberta U18
After three rounds of camps that has whittled 467 registrants down to the final 40 players who will represent Alberta in the Football Canada Cup, officials with Football Alberta have announced the fin...
Jun 15, 2023
Gaetz United to ring bell 49 times for Pulse nightclub shooting victims
This Monday, the bell at Gaetz United Church in downtown Red Deer will sound 49 times.That's once for each of the victims in the June 12, 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. In an instan...
Jun 10, 2023
Local Elder honoured with headdress for endless amount of community work towards healing
Lynn Jonasson, a well-known Indigenous Elder in Red Deer, has been doing incredibly important work around Red Deer and central Alberta for many many years. His sweat, blood and tears culminated in wha...
Jun 10, 2023 Elder Lynn Jonasson receives a headdress from the Blood Tribe/Kainai in Stand Off, Alberta, presented by Elder and college instructor Calvin Williams at the 15th annual Community Spring Feast in Red Deer on June 3, 2023. (Andrea Dillingham-Lacoursiere/RaggedyAndrea.com)
Pride murals in downtown Red Deer permanently damaged
Pride murals in downtown Red Deer were defaced and damaged this week, and RCMP are investigating. The murals were unveiled last July just outside 5101 Gaetz Avenue, and represent several local agencie...
Jun 10, 2023
Wildfires are fuelling eco-anxiety but taking climate action can help, experts say
When Jennifer Austin woke up on Tuesday morning, her Ottawa home smelled like smoke, even though all the windows were closed. "I felt like a little bit under siege," she said. "It was a bit of a battl...
Jun 10, 2023
LOCATED: Mary Catherine Copeman
Red Deer RCMP say on August 10, 2023 that they have located 38-year-old Mary Catherine Copeman, who is safe. She was reported missing from Red Deer on June 8, and had last been seen on May 31, accordi...
Jun 08, 2023
Rimbey RCMP investigating ATM theft, culprit(s) used excavator
RCMP are investigating after an allegedly stolen excavator was used to steal an ATM in Rimbey this week.Mounties say it was about 3 a.m. on June 5 (Monday) when the local detachment received a report ...
Jun 06, 2023
MISSING: Chloe Klatt, 17, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's assistance to locate a missing 17-year-old girl. Chloe Klatt was last seen on May 9, 2023 in Red Deer. RCMP wish to locate Chloe Klatt to confirm her safety a...
Jun 06, 2023
Tornado confirmed touched down near Stettler
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has confirmed that a tornado touched down on May 31, near the central Alberta hamlet of Botha, which is located in the County of Stettler.The tornado was o...
Jun 01, 2023