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Trial date set for man charged in Innisfail drug and weapons seizure
A trial date has been set for an Innisfail man facing drug and firearms charges. David Samuel Reid, 42, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on Jan. 27, 2026. It was on June 25, 2024, w...
Feb 28, 2025

Innisfail RCMP charge two following drug seizure
Innisfail RCMP have charged two people following a recent drug seizure.It was just after 3 a.m. on Feb. 27 when Mounties stopped a red Ford F150 on Hwy 2A.During said stop, officers developed grounds ...
Feb 28, 2025

City of Red Deer closes outdoor rinks for the season
Extended warm temperatures in the Red Deer area has led the City of Red Deer to close outdoor skating surfaces. They're also warning residents of hazardous conditions on community ponds, the river, an...
Feb 28, 2025 (ID 1731417 © Jeff Whyte | Dreamstime.com)

Indigenous-owned Red Deer business looking to revolutionize wildfire defense
Red Deer's CJS Industrial is hoping its new technology can help residents, businesses and municipalities during destructive wildfires.The tech is called RUFUS for short -- or the Rural and Urban Fire ...
Feb 28, 2025

Blackfalds RCMP says report of attempted child abduction was fake
The Blackfalds RCMP says a report of an alleged child abduction attempt was fabricated.On Feb. 25, police received a report of a possible child abduction after the youth told their mother that someone...
Feb 28, 2025

Paramedic advocates call for changes to EMS operations, AHS refutes claims
The state of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Alberta's medical central zone has worsened and has even reached a crisis, according to wheresmyambulance.com, a website claiming to shed light on rura...
Feb 28, 2025 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Red Deer Photo radar locations for March 2025
The City of Red Deer and Red Deer RCMP have released their photo radar locations for the month of January.Mobile units will be operating in the following neighbourhoods:Glendale, Normandeau, Highland ...
Feb 28, 2025

Red Deer is ahead of the game in coordinating peace officers and RCMP
Peace officers from across 34 municipalities in Alberta are beginning to coordinate with RCMP in an effort to better crack down on fentanyl following a provincial request, and Red Deer is more than re...
Feb 28, 2025

Canada's National Farmers Union standing up for DEI policies
Canada's National Farmers Union (NFU) says it remains steadfast in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).In a statement this month, the union clapped back at what it calls attacks on...
Feb 28, 2025

RDP partner project sees funding to innovate mining and minerals industry
PrairiesCan is investing $899,500 into the Prairie Polytechnic Innovation Network Accelerating Commercialization for Local Ecosystems (P2INACLE), an innovation project of which Red Deer Polytechnic (R...
Feb 27, 2025