Category Archives: Red Deer and Area

Red Deer County woman wins Kinsmen Dream Home
A Red Deer County woman is celebrating her good fortune after winning this year's Red Deer Kinsmen Dream Home Lottery. Jolene Bjarnason says she was driving home from work Thursday night when she rece...
Mar 01, 2019

LOCATED: Stephanie Badger, 37, of Red Deer
RED DEER- RCMP say 37-year-old Stephanie Badger has been located safe and they thank the public for their assistance.
Mar 01, 2019

Crime mapping pilot proposed for Red Deer
Red Deer city council will be asked on Monday to approve a one year pilot project to make crime mapping data in the city available to the public. The RCMP recently developed a web-based platform to sh...
Mar 01, 2019

RDC to announce new name
We will find out next week what Red Deer College will be known as once it becomes a university. A media conference has been scheduled for Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the RDC Arts Centre for what official...
Mar 01, 2019

Man arrested following police pursuit of stolen vehicles, including a semi
A local man is in custody following a police pursuit this week west of Red Deer. Sylvan Lake Mounties were called to assist Rocky Mountain House RCMP at about midnight Feb. 16 with a report of two sto...
Feb 28, 2019

Decision next month for young man charged in fatal crash
A judge's decision is expected next month regarding the fate of a young Red Deer man charged in a fatal crash that killed two teens on Canada Day 2016. Justice John W. Hopkins is to render his decisio...
Feb 28, 2019

Heart attack victim calls lack of cardiac cath lab in Red Deer 'ludicrous'
Another central Albertan is sharing their story of medical mayhem following a massive heart attack he suffered earlier this month. It was February 19 when Red Deer resident George Smith was using his ...
Feb 28, 2019

Innisfail RCMP find car in ditch, arrest three
Three men have been charged by Innisfail RCMP after being discovered in possession of a stolen vehicle. Mounties say they were doing routine patrols around 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 when they located a ve...
Feb 28, 2019

Two major infrastructure projects for Lacombe in 2019
Two major infrastructure projects are scheduled for construction in Lacombe this year. The first is the West Area Servicing Project, a joint initiative with Lacombe County and partially funded by deve...
Feb 28, 2019

Habitat for Humanity victim of theft at Sylvan Lake build site
SYLVAN LAKE- A tool trailer break-in and theft occurred at the Habitat for Humanity construction site in Sylvan Lake in the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 27. The construction manager and ...
Feb 28, 2019