Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Didsbury RCMP investigate attempted break and enter
Didsbury Mounties are asking for the public's help in identifying a residential break-in suspect.On Jan. 27, 2026, at approximately 4:40 p.m,, Didsbury RCMP received a report an attempted break and en...
Jan 28, 2026 (Image Credit: (Didsbury RCMP))
Rocky Airshow to cease operations
After years of thrilling aerial performances, community engagement and a shared love of aviation, the Rocky Mountain House Airshow Society has announced a "difficult decision" to cease operations and ...
Jan 27, 2026 The Rocky Mountain House Airshow committee has announced it will cease planning for future shows. (Rocky Mountain House Airshow/Jerry Pratt)
New jury trial dates scheduled again for Sundre woman accused of sexual assault
New trial dates have been scheduled for the second time for a central Alberta woman facing sexual assault-related charges involving youth. Alexa Marie Suitor, 34, of Sundre, is now scheduled for a jur...
Jan 26, 2026
Teen sentenced in Red Deer firearm incident
A Red Deer teen charged in a firearms incident in the city's south end last year has been sentenced to one month in jail. Maverick McGillivary, 19, of Red Deer, was scheduled for trial in Red Deer Cou...
Jan 20, 2026 Red Deer Justice Centre (Image Credit: Josh Hall/rdnewsNOW)
New trial dates scheduled, again, for Red Deer woman charged in Woodlands County shooting
New trial dates have been set for the second time for a Red Deer woman charged in a Woodlands County shooting nearly four years ago. Amanda Britney Ann McCarthur, 24, is scheduled for a jury trial in ...
Jan 20, 2026
Red Deer mayor speaks after small rally in support of warming space
A small group of approximately 20 attended a rally outside City Hall Monday to show support for Shining Mountains Living Community Services -- the agency embroiled in a fight to get the doors open on ...
Jan 19, 2026 A person's belongings are seen outside Red Deer Public Library. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Red Deer man convicted in drug and firearms bust sentenced to 9 months
A local man charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation which turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, has been sentenced to nine months in jail. Brandon Caleb Robertson, 30, plead ...
Jan 19, 2026 Scales of Justice (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Gull Lake Regional Trail to take shape in 2026
The Gull Lake Regional Trail, a 14-kilometre long pathway connecting communities and transforming recreation around one of the region's most prominent bodies of water, will take shape in 2026.The trai...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 46347518 © Gajus | Dreamstime.com)
Tims 'Classrooms Program' underscores power of community at Red Deer's Fairview Elementary
Red Deer's Fairview Elementary is a special place, but that sentiment goes well beyond being solely a cheesy tagline on the school's welcome sign. The K-5 school welcomes more than 200 students daily,...
Jan 15, 2026 Principal Teresa Tataryn (second from right) with some of her students outside Fairview Elementary School. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Red Deer sets record high temperature for Jan. 14
Red Deer set a new record high temperature on Jan. 14.On Wednesday, Red Deer got up to 9.8 degrees Celsius, beating the old record of 9.3 degrees set in 2008. Records in the area have been kept since ...
Jan 15, 2026