Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Alberta woman sentenced to eight years for killing of girl found in hockey bag
A woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an eight-year-old girl found dead in a hockey bag in central Alberta has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Ashley Rattlesnake is to be...
Feb 27, 2026
Stettler man sentenced in downtown Red Deer weapons seizure
It's nearly two-and-a-half years in jail for a Stettler man charged following an incident in downtown Red Deer in 2024. Donald Jack Bosma, 57, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on Feb. 11, 20...
Feb 27, 2026 Red Deer Justice Centre (Image Credit: Josh Hall/rdnewsNOW)
Sentencing date set in fatal crash south of Wetaskiwin
Sentencing has been set for a central Alberta man charged in a fatal two-vehicle collision last summer. Maskwacis resident Terrance Leon Buffalo, 36, is scheduled for sentencing in Wetaskiwin Court of...
Feb 27, 2026
Man sentenced in Red Deer homicide
It's 13 years in jail for one of two people charged in a Red Deer homicide two years ago. Lance Michael Bilsky, 47, of Red Deer, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on Feb. 23, 2026. He al...
Feb 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Jay Adamson named Assistant Superintendent of People Services for Wolf Creek Public Schools
Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) has announced the appointment of Jay Adamson as the division's new Assistant Superintendent of People Services, effective summer 2026. Officials say Adamson currently ...
Feb 26, 2026 (Image Credit: Wolf Creek Public Schools)
Three Hills RCMP charge male for personating a peace officer
A central Alberta man has been accused of impersonating a peace officer.On Jan. 8, 2026, Three Hills RCMP began an investigation into personation of a peace officer in Elnora. Police say they located ...
Feb 26, 2026 (Image Credit: Three Hills RCMP)
RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating suspicious death in Ponoka County
Alberta Mounties are investigating what they believe to be a suspicious death.On Feb. 24, 2026, at approximately 11:25 a.m., Ponoka RCMP responded to a rural residence in Ponoka County for a report of...
Feb 25, 2026
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Red Deer man accused of sexual assault
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Red Deer man accused of sexual assault. Tanner Lee Giesbrecht, 38, is due to find out in Red Deer Court of Justice on Oct. 26, 2026, if his case has enou...
Feb 25, 2026 Red Deer Justice Centre (Image Credit: Josh Hall/rdnewsNOW)
Red Deer RCMP charge "repeat offender" in serious downtown crash
A man police describe as a repeat offender has been charged in a serious crash in downtown Red Deer this month.On Feb. 14, 2026, at 6:13 a.m., Red Deer RCMP received a call of a glass break alarm at a...
Feb 24, 2026 Crash scene in downtown Red Deer on Feb. 14, 2026. (Image Credit: Red Deer RCMP)
Red Deer Public School students take part in annual Ski Loppet
Red Deer Schools' annual Ski Loppet returned on Tuesday afternoon.Nearly 500 students from Grades 3-12 strapped on their cross-country skis in the yearly tradition to take on the trails at River Bend ...
Feb 24, 2026 Nearly 500 students took part in RDPSD's annual Ski Loppet. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Ian Gustafson)