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Red Deer RCMP provide high school students with hands-on policing experience
Red Deer RCMP held its annual Youth Academy, an initiative put on by the Youth and Community Action Team to provide students with an in-depth look at the many different roles in policing.They've been ...
Dec 16, 2025
Primary Care Alberta warning against children swallowing button batteries
Primary Care Alberta is reminding about the risks button batteries can pose to children if swallowed.As the holiday season gets into full swing, many items that use the small circular batteries will b...
Dec 16, 2025
Rimbey High School presents ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, Dec. 19-20
Rimbey Jr/Sr High School is getting set to lift the curtain on the yellow brick road later this month.The school is presenting The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Tim Kelly as a dinner theatre production at...
Dec 16, 2025
Sundre man charged after delivery driver allegedly threatened with firearm
On Dec. 4, 2025, Sundre RCMP were alerted to an assault in which a firearm was allegedly produced.Police say the victim was a delivery driver attempting to deliver appliances to a rural address. The d...
Dec 16, 2025
New leadership to guide the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Basketball program into 2026
The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings basketball team will see new leadership on the sidelines in January 2026 following the departure of head coach Jedell Foster.Stepping into the role of head coach i...
Dec 16, 2025
Skate Canada reacts to Alberta sports gender laws
Skate Canada says it will no longer host national and international-level events in Alberta because of the province's sports gender law.Alberta's Fairness and Safety in Sport Act restricts transgender...
Dec 16, 2025
Olds College and AFSC extend applied research and innovation MOU
Olds College of Agriculture and Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), reinforcing their shared commitment to advancing s...
Dec 16, 2025
RDP holds pinning ceremony for graduating nursing students
Red Deer Polytechnic recognized 47 students who graduated from the Bachelor of Science in nursing program with a pinning ceremony last week.The institution says on Dec. 10, they held the ceremony on t...
Dec 15, 2025
Lacombe's Rob Cookson named an assistant coach at 2025 Spengler Cup for Team Canada
Hockey Canada recently named the coaching staff set to represent the country at the 2025 Spengler Cup, which includes Lacombe's Rob Cookson.Cookson will serve as an assistant coach for Team Canada at ...
Dec 15, 2025
Registration now open for Red Deer Public Kindergarten
Parents can now register their children for 2026-2027 school year kindergarten.This year, families will be asked to indicate which program options they would consider for their child. This feedback wi...
Dec 15, 2025