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Direct Energy comes out to support Camp Alexo for 4th year
Camp Alexo is once again the recipient of a $10,000 donation from Direct Energy (DE).The donation was made late last month, with employees from DE also making a two-day trip to Camp Alexo near Nordegg...
Oct 10, 2025
Red Deer region's unemployment rate rises in September
The Red Deer economic region's unemployment rate came in at 7.0 per cent last month, up from 5.4 per cent in August but still down from 7.6 per cent in September 2024. That's according to the latest L...
Oct 10, 2025
Education professor calls parent tool kit during teachers strike "incoherent"
An education expert says online lessons the Alberta government has curated for students during a provincewide teachers' strike are -- quote -- ``incoherent.''Maren Aukerman, an education professor at ...
Oct 10, 2025
All candidates forum at Red Deer Resort and Casino Friday night
Another all-candidates municipal election forum is taking place in Red Deer Friday night. The event runs from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at the Red Deer Resort and Casino, with both mayoral and councilor can...
Oct 10, 2025
Jury trial scheduled for officer accused of breach of trust
A jury trial has been scheduled for a local Mountie accused of accessing images on a detained person's phone and transmitting them without consent. Cst. Matthew Villeneuve, 33, of the Red Deer RCMP de...
Oct 10, 2025
Pair arrested in Lacombe on drug, weapon charges
Two people, including a 34-year-old man from Calgary, and a 34-year-old woman from Athabasca, are facing numerous charges following an incident in Lacombe late last month.Lacombe Police says it was ab...
Oct 10, 2025
Red Deer man charged with drug offenses in Lacombe
Lacombe Police have laid drug charges against a 24-year-old from Red Deer.LPS conducted a traffic stop on Sept. 23 involving a blue 2009 Hyundai Tucson with five people in it.During the stop, all occu...
Oct 10, 2025
Thousands raised in benefit of Red Deer Soup Kitchen and Innisfail Food Bank
Two local food programs received a recent boost thanks to funds raised by a local resident with help from the Penhold & District Optimist Club.Thanks to donations from 14 local businesses, Kim Kim...
Oct 09, 2025
Lacombe Police looking into multiple break-ins at storage facilities
Lacombe Police say they are investigating multiple cases of storage facility break-ins. On Oct. 8, LPS arrested and charged a 32-year-old male found in possession of stolen property. Subsequent invest...
Oct 09, 2025
Lacombe Police investigating indecent act outside gym
Lacombe RCMP are investigating an alleged indecent act late last month.On Sept. 23, around 4:45 a.m., LPS received a report of an indecent act that had occurred outside a commercial fitness centre loc...
Oct 09, 2025