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RCMP searching for suspect who struck pedestrian with water bottle from vehicle
Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect after they allegedly threw a water bottle from a moving vehicle that struck a pedestrian.Police say the incident took place on S...
Sep 19, 2025
Central Alberta harvest over halfway done
Warm, dry weather has advanced harvest to 53 per cent complete for major crops in the Central Alberta region, slightly below the 5-year average of 55 per cent. That according to the latest Alberta Cro...
Sep 19, 2025
Landon MacSwain signs with Rebels
The Red Deer Rebels have announced that forward Landon MacSwain has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club.Team officials say the Anchorage, Alaska native signs following an ...
Sep 18, 2025
Jury trial scheduled for Red Deer man charged in local armed robberies
Dates for a jury trial have now been set for a Red Deer man charged in a pair of local armed robberies nearly two years ago. Lloyd Joanisse, 42, is scheduled for a jury trial in Red Deer Court of King...
Sep 18, 2025
Alberta government lets ban on police 'carding' expire, says other protections exist
The Alberta government has chosen not to renew its ban on the practice of ``carding'' by police officers.The provincial regulation enforcing the ban was due for renewal this past summer, but a governm...
Sep 18, 2025
Innisfail man sentenced in stabbing at Red Deer business
An Innisfail man charged in a stabbing incident at a Red Deer business last year has been sentenced to two years in jail. Lane Michael McCharles, 34, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on Sept...
Sep 18, 2025
New trial dates for man charged in alleged historic sexual assaults
New trial dates have been scheduled for a man charged in connection with alleged historic sexual assaults in central Alberta. Derek Taplin, 45, is now scheduled for trial in Drumheller Court of Justic...
Sep 18, 2025
Grande Prairie crowd encourages Smith to take proposals further at Alberta Next panel
Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel was encouraged to take action in Grande Prairie Wednesday.The panel, aimed at taking more political control from Ottawa, is pitching six ideas that could be...
Sep 18, 2025
Third suspect sentenced in central Alberta kidnapping with firearm incident
The third of three people charged in a kidnapping with a firearm incident in central Alberta three years ago has now been sentenced. Alexandra Louise Rain, 27, a resident of the Maskwacis area, was se...
Sep 17, 2025
Lacombe Police Service investigates series of thefts
The Lacombe Police Service is investigating a series of thefts that happened between Sept. 12 and 15 during the evening and through the night.As a result, they're asking anyone who may have witnessed ...
Sep 17, 2025