Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Big 105 and The Drive Garage Sale nets over $2,500 for Ronald McDonald House of Central Alberta
Local garage salers helped out a great cause and made off with some sweet deals at the Big 105 and The Drive Garage Sale on Saturday. Event organizers say $2,543.15 has been given to Ronald McDonald H...
May 26, 2018
Victims of residential schools to be remembered in Red Deer June 11
Students at Red Deer's Ecole Barrie Wilson Elementary School took time on Friday to learn more about a day set aside to honour the lives of Aboriginal children who died or went missing while attending...
May 26, 2018
Red Deer man charged in off highway vehicle arrest
A Red Deer man has been charged after RCMP in Rocky Mountain House arrested a man during off highway vehicle patrols over the May long weekend. It happened around 12:15 p.m. on May 20 when Mounties we...
May 26, 2018
UPDATED: Driver arrested after stolen truck crashes into SUV on Taylor Drive
A serious collision has halted traffic on Taylor Drive Friday evening. RCMP and Emergency Services responded to the intersection of Taylor and Horn/Oliver Street at approximately 8:45 p.m. after a For...
May 25, 2018
What to do when you see pets locked in hot vehicles
It's not even June yet and already warm weather records are being broken across Alberta. RCMP and officials with the Central Alberta Humane Society say the rising mercury should act as a reminder to c...
May 25, 2018
‘Remorseful’ Olsen sentenced for accidental shooting death of Red Deer woman
Lyndon Olsen says he'd never do anything to harm Randee Stewart, and that he loved her. Unfortunately, Olsen's careless actions led to Stewart being shot and killed in Red Deer on Feb. 1, 2017. He was...
May 25, 2018
Food Truck Fridays kicks off new season at new location
Today’s kickoff for the 2018 edition of Food Truck Fridays featured a special birthday celebration. 'Waskasoo', mascot for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer celebrated his birthday with h...
May 25, 2018
28th Annual Humanitarian Day Celebration in Lacombe
Central Albertans are encouraged to attend a community celebration of achievement taking place in Lacombe this weekend. A Better World Canada's 28th Annual Humanitarian Day Celebration will be held at...
May 25, 2018
City seeking additional input for Budget 2019
The City of Red Deer is offering residents and all community groups another opportunity to share their ideas on what the priorities should be for next year's capital and operating budgets. Written sub...
May 25, 2018
RCMP make several arrests while patrolling crime hot spots
Red Deer RCMP say they made a number of arrests while conducting proactive patrols in downtown Red Deer, as well as other areas known for criminal activity, and located numerous suspects who were want...
May 25, 2018