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Bulldogs forward Ivashchenko named BCHL's 2nd star of the week
Blackfalds Bulldogs forward Nikita Ivashchenko was recently named 2nd start of the week in the BCHL.Ivashchenko, scored five times last week over the course of three games, a tie for most goals over t...
Feb 27, 2026 (Image Credit: BCHL)

Op-ed: A future-ready trades system is built together
Lindsay Engel (pictured above) is Vice President, Academic and Student Experience, at Red Deer Polytechnic and Rob Thompson (pictured above) is Vice President of Manufacturing West at NOVA Chemicals' ...
Feb 27, 2026

Stettler man sentenced in downtown Red Deer weapons seizure
It's nearly two-and-a-half years in jail for a Stettler man charged following an incident in downtown Red Deer in 2024. Donald Jack Bosma, 57, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on Feb. 11, 20...
Feb 27, 2026 Red Deer Justice Centre (Image Credit: Josh Hall/rdnewsNOW)

Sentencing date set in fatal crash south of Wetaskiwin
Sentencing has been set for a central Alberta man charged in a fatal two-vehicle collision last summer. Maskwacis resident Terrance Leon Buffalo, 36, is scheduled for sentencing in Wetaskiwin Court of...
Feb 27, 2026

Innisfail Mountie in hospital after vehicle rams unmarked police car
Mounties in Alberta say one of their officers is in hospital after an SUV rammed an unmarked police car on the side of a highway. RCMP say the officer was investigating a crash near the town of Innisf...
Feb 27, 2026

"I know I'm not perfect": Recall petition against Jason Stephan fails
A recall petition launched three months ago aimed at unseating Red Deer-South UCP MLA Jason Stephan has failed. To Stephan's credit, that is as he predicted when interviewed last November. The organiz...
Feb 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied)

Man sentenced in Red Deer homicide
It's 13 years in jail for one of two people charged in a Red Deer homicide two years ago. Lance Michael Bilsky, 47, of Red Deer, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on Feb. 23, 2026. He al...
Feb 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)

Red Deer city council approves rezoning for Project Nexus
It was coined the longest public hearing in recent memory for Red Deer city council. After approximately 16 gruelling hours, city council voted unanimously in favour of zoning related to Project Nexus...
Feb 26, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Homeless Foundation/Supplied)

Jay Adamson named Assistant Superintendent of People Services for Wolf Creek Public Schools
Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) has announced the appointment of Jay Adamson as the division's new Assistant Superintendent of People Services, effective summer 2026. Officials say Adamson currently ...
Feb 26, 2026 (Image Credit: Wolf Creek Public Schools)

Snowfall Warning remains for Red Deer and area
A snowfall warning remains in place for Red Deer and other parts of central Alberta today. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), heavy snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 30 cm i...
Feb 26, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)