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Contribute to a greener Red Deer with spring cleanup campaign

Spring is officially here, and while it may not look too green yet, it certainly will soon with the advent of Red Deer's annual Green Deer Spring Cleanup Campaign. Running March 21 to May 31, this ann...

Mar 21, 2025

Missing: Jeffery Wagner, 48, of Red Deer

Red Deer RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating missing 48-year-old Jeffery James Wagner. Mounties say Wagner was last seen in Red Deer on March 14 and note there is concern for his well-being...

Mar 21, 2025

Alberta farmers struggling in silence amid trade, climate challenges

Thanks to the combined challenges posed by trade and climate, pressure on farmers and others in the agriculture sector is rapidly mounting.This is portrayed, in part, in a new statement from the Grain...

Mar 21, 2025

Op-ed: Providing support among the storm at Red Deer's Sendero Centre

It's a bright, spring Tuesday morning in Red Deer, Alberta-the kind where everything seems okay, and anything feels possible. It's hard to believe that, on a day so warm and radiant, individuals are b...

Josh Hall Mar 21, 2025

WHL and Victory+ partner to provide league-wide free streaming of games

Western Hockey League (WHL) fans across Canada and the world will soon have the ability to watch games for free.On Thursday the WHL and Victory+, a sports streaming service owned by A Parent Media Co....

Sheldon Spackman Mar 21, 2025

'Cover Your Vent' campaign ongoing with Medicine River Wildlife Centre

The Medicine River Wildlife Centre wants you to cover your vent!Each spring, the wildlife centre, which is located near Spruce View, gets numerous calls about birds being stuck in exterior vents.This ...

Mar 20, 2025

Public Avalanche Warning issued for central Rockies

A special public avalanche warning has been issued for the central Rockies.Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Alberta Parks, the Government of British Columbia, and Parks Canada, are warning backco...

Mar 20, 2025

Red Deer RCMP latest in line for body-worn cameras

Red Deer's RCMP force is the newest edition to units in Alberta equipped with body-worn cameras (BWC). As of March 13, following the first round of training, body cameras have started to be deployed w...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 20, 2025 An officer shows what the body-worn cameras look like while on and recording. Cameras can be mounted at the height shown in the image, or higher up, above the "Police" logo. (rdnewsNOW/Ashley Lavallee-Koenig)

Sentencing scheduled for one of two suspects charged in murder of missing Wetaskiwin man

Sentencing is scheduled this fall for one of two men charged in the death of a missing Wetaskiwin man two-and-a-half years ago. Cashtin Lee Joseph, 30, of Wetaskiwin, is scheduled for sentencing in We...

Mar 20, 2025

One of two sentenced in central Alberta stolen vehicle police chase

One of two people charged following a police pursuit in central Alberta last year has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail. Jeff Edward Medd, 41, of Leduc County, was sentenced to 910 days b...

Mar 20, 2025