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Year-in-Review: Olds Mayor Dan Daley reflects on busy 2025
Olds Mayor Dan Daley said town council is doing their best to ensure that they build a foundation today so that it can be a strong community moving forward."We need to make sure that we have our infra...
Jan 01, 2026

Two new EV chargers installed at Red Deer County Centre
Red Deer County announced they've installed two new electric vehicle chargers at the Red Deer County Centre.They also applied for grant funding from Alberta Municipalities through the Electric Vehicle...
Dec 31, 2025

Red Deer's Maurice Collard receives King's Counsel designation
Red Deer's Maurice Collard has been named as one of 86 lawyers to receive the distinguished honour of being appointed to King's Counsel.Collard is a criminal defence lawyer and owner of Advocate Law -...
Dec 31, 2025

Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz quits cabinet, to leave soon as MLA
Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz is quitting cabinet and says she will also soon be leaving the legislature altogether.Schulz made the announcement on social media.She says she has offered ...
Dec 31, 2025

Year-in-Review: Stettler Mayor Gord Lawlor says improved transparency is a priority in 2026
Stettler Mayor Gord Lawlor said his goal for the new year is improved communication to the community.He said residents should know that they can reach out to council, the mayor, and town administratio...
Dec 30, 2025

Red Deer Optimist Chiefs advance to 'C' Division playoffs at Circle K Classic in Calgary
The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs fought hard, but finished round-robin play at the 2025-26 Circle K Classic without a win following their final game on Monday.The U18 AAA Chiefs fell to the Edmonton Jr. O...
Dec 29, 2025

2025: A year of lottery millionaires in Western Canada and the North
As Canadians across the country prepare to ring in the New Year, lottery players in the WCLC region will be looking back on a solid year of major lottery wins. In 2025, WCLC officials say lottery winn...
Dec 29, 2025

Downtown snow clearing begins December 28
Beginning Dec. 28, officials with the City of Red Deer say Blue Routes in snow Zone D (downtown) as well as select Red Routes near the hospital and throughout the downtown will be cleared overnight. T...
Dec 27, 2025

Rebels complete trade with Oil Kings
The Red Deer Rebels have announced the club has completed a trade with the Edmonton Oil Kings.The Rebels have traded 19-year-old forward Jaxon Fuder to the Oil Kings in exchange for 18-year-old forwar...
Dec 27, 2025

Year-in-Review: Adriana LaGrange talks recall, lawsuit, health care privatization, homeless shelter, and QEII widening
Hear from MLA LaGrange on the new Year-in-Review episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast.--Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange, who also serves as minister of primary and preventative health servic...
Dec 26, 2025