Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Classic cars cruisin' through Red Deer this weekend
It's shaping up to be a great weekend for classic car lovers in central Alberta. ‘Rock' n Red Deer' is gearing up once again and features the cars, music and culture of the 50s 60s and 70s. Stu ...
Aug 02, 2018

Four months behind bars for Bowden prison worker who helped inmate escape
A former worker at Bowden Institution who admitted to helping a prisoner escape four years ago will spend several months behind bars. Peter Edgar, 62, pleaded guilty in January to permitting or assist...
Aug 02, 2018

Thieves crash truck into Parkland Mall, steal two ATMs
City Mounties are on the hunt for some brazen thieves who took drive-thru banking to a whole new level. Three men drove a pickup truck through an entrance at Parkland Mall overnight and stole two ATMs...
Aug 02, 2018

Edmonton apartment fire serves as important fire safety reminder
RED DEER- An improperly discarded cigarette sparked an apartment fire in Edmonton this past weekend, causing $14 million in damage and displacing all residents of the 90-unit building. According to Re...
Aug 02, 2018

Transit fares increasing Sept. 1
RED DEER- Starting September 1 there will be an adjustment to some transit fares in Red Deer. In 2017, city council approved a rate freeze maintaining the 2016 fares but this year approved some change...
Aug 02, 2018

Union hopeful for more Red Deer ER nursing hires after meeting with health minister
Officials with United Nurses of Alberta are hopeful that a staffing crisis at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Emergency Department will soon be addressed following a meeting Wednesday with Health Minis...
Aug 01, 2018

Red Deer sees 14 cannabis retail development applications
Fourteen prospective cannabis retailers have applied to set up shop in Red Deer. Erin Stuart, Inspections and Licensing Manager for The City of Red Deer, says 11 them came on the first day application...
Aug 01, 2018

Dreeshen named UCP Trade Critic
Newly-elected Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Devin Dreeshen has been named to the UCP shadow cabinet. United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney has appointed Dreeshen as the party's Trade Critic. "I'm humble...
Aug 01, 2018

QE2 crash sends two to hospital
A crash between a southbound fuel truck and SUV sent two people to hospital and shutdown both southbound lanes of the QE2 between Olds and Disbury on Wednesday. RCMP say it happened around 11:15 a.m. ...
Aug 01, 2018

No serious injuries after multiple crashes in Red Deer Tuesday
Fortunately no serious injuries after RCMP and EMS crews attended multiple collisions in Red Deer on Tuesday. Around 2:30 p.m., RCMP responded to a collision at Gaetz Avenue and 76 Street between an S...
Aug 01, 2018