Category Archives: Newsletter Daily
Rebels unveil first round playoff series schedule versus Raiders
The Western Hockey League has unveiled the schedule for the upcoming best-of-seven playoff series between the Red Deer Rebels and Prince Albert Raiders.The two teams will face off in the Eastern Confe...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Erica Perreaux/Lethbridge Hurricanes)
Lacombe Police Service arrest man for impaired driving, recover stolen items
The Lacombe Police Service arrested a 31-year-old man for impaired driving last week.Police say on Saturday, shortly after midnight, during a proactive patrol, they noticed a dark blue Ford F-350 idli...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Lacombe Police Service/Facebook)
Medicine Hat Cubs win first HJHL title
The Medicine Hat Cubs have won the Heritage Junior Hockey League title.A series sweep of the Red Deer Vipers was completed at Servus Arena on Saturday night with a 5-2 win.This is the first title for ...
Mar 23, 2026 Cubs pose after winning HJHL title. (Image Credit: Jesse Gill/CHAT News)
RDSO welcomes violin prodigy to upcoming show 'The Magic of Mozart'
There's always something special you'll see or hear at a performance of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (RDSO), and this time, it'll be a violin prodigy.Nautica-Pearl Lehocky, recent winner of the RDS...
Mar 23, 2026 Nautica-Pearl Lehocky (left), recent winner of the RDSO Concerto Competition, will perform with the RDSO on March 28. (Image Credit: Supplied)
Iron Ridge Secondary preparing for inaugural graduation
The first graduating class at Blackfalds' Iron Ridge Secondary Campus will walk across the stage this spring.It's a significant moment for the school and the community, as 56 grads take the next step ...
Mar 23, 2026 Iron Ridge Secondary Campus students Mya Rohrer and Ben Phillips show off a commemorative wooden medallion created to celebrate the school’s first graduating class. Iron Ridge will hold its inaugural graduation this spring for the Class of 2026. (Image Credit: Supplied)
Rebels clinch WHL playoff spot despite loss to Tigers
The Red Deer Rebels are headed back to the Western Hockey League playoffs. They clinched a spot in the 2026 postseason on Saturday evening, despite an 8-3 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers. They earned ...
Mar 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Randy Feere/Medicine Hat Tigers)
Rebels fall to Tigers but can still clinch playoff spot on Saturday
In a win-and-you-are-in situation, the Red Deer Rebels fell short on Friday night. In front of 5,549 fans at the Centrium, the Rebels lost to the Medicine Hat Tigers 9-3 with an opportunity to secure ...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW staff)
Didsbury citizens' group vehemently opposed to proposed 'Public Spaces Neutrality Bylaw'
If a new bylaw is passed, only the flags of Canada, Alberta and Didsbury will be allowed to fly in the small central Alberta town.On top of that, anything other than a standard crosswalk would not be ...
Mar 20, 2026 The flags of Didsbury, Alberta, and Canada fly in front of Didsbury Town Hall, and they'll remain the only three if a proposed public spaces neutrality bylaw is passed on March 24. (Image Credit: Contributed)
Red Deer RCMP recognize National Impaired Driving Prevention Week
Red Deer RCMP are recognizing National Impaired Driving Prevention Week, which runs March 15-21.Impaired driving, whether by drugs or alcohol, continues to kill or injure more Canadians than any other...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 4535657 © Braden Gunem | Dreamstime.com)
Market Watch -- March 20, 2026
This week's highlightsEquities continue to struggle as energy shock causes a reassessment of policy pathHotter inflation expectations push front-end yields sharply higherBank of Canada keeps key inter...
Mar 20, 2026