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Province still waiting to receive report on health contracts corruption allegations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she expects to receive a final report today from the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts.Former Manitoba judge Raymond Wyant was hire...
Oct 15, 2025

Red Deer Neighbourhood Watch at risk of folding
The Red Deer Neighbourhood Watch says they're at risk of ceasing to exist if the Crime Prevention Centre closes its doors.The non-profit organization, which was established in 1992, relies on the Cent...
Oct 15, 2025

Responsibility to end strike, ATA says, lies 'squarely with government'
The union representing Alberta's 51,000 teachers says it has presented a counter-offer to the provincial government, in an effort to get kids back to school.A provincewide strike began Oct. 6.In a sta...
Oct 15, 2025

'She Plays' panel returns this Sunday for girls in sport
Back by popular demand, the 'She Plays' event put on by Central Sport will return this weekend.On Sunday, Oct. 19, at 3 p.m. at the Margaret Parsons Theatre at Red Deer Polytechnic, a panel that consi...
Oct 15, 2025

Alberta getting new licence plates
Alberta is getting new licence plates.The UCP announced Wednesday a 'tournament-style' online vote to select a new licence plate design, which will replace the current one that was designed in 1984.Re...
Oct 15, 2025

Alberta RCMP issues 1,916 tickets during Operation Impact 2025
Alberta RCMP issued over 1900 tickets over Thanksgiving long weekend.Alberta Mounties participated in Operation Impact 2025, a safety campaign aimed at making Canada's roads the safest in the world.A ...
Oct 15, 2025

Red Deer District Chamber hosting Business of the Year Awards Wednesday
The Red Deer District Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 2025 Business of the Year Awards Wednesday evening. The awards recognize outstanding achievement, innovation, and community impact among local ...
Oct 15, 2025

RDP Athletics recap: Oct. 9-12
On the weekend, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Hockey team earned a road win. The RDP Queens Soccer team split their weekend series. The Kings Soccer team dropped their game in Calgary.Here is a summ...
Oct 15, 2025

RDP Athletes of the Week: Oct. 9-12
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Natalie Tychkowsky (Queens hockey) and Korben Skjolde (Kings soccer) as the Boston Pizza RDP Athletes of the Week:Natalie Tychkowsky - Qu...
Oct 15, 2025

Experienced lineup powers RDP Queens volleyball team in 2025-26
With 13 returning student-athletes, the Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Queens volleyball team enters the 2025-26 season with a wealth of experience and a clear goal of building upon last year's Alberta Co...
Oct 15, 2025