Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
Second Sylvan Lake resident sentenced in incident near Crowsnest Pass
The second of two Sylvan Lake residents accused in an incident near Crowsnest Pass a year-and-a-half ago, has now been sentenced. Lester Martin, 40, was sentenced in Fort MacLeod Court of Justice on F...
Feb 10, 2026
Innisfail man convicted of assaulting a person and resisting arrest, sentenced to five months
An Innisfail man described by police as a high-risk offender and arrested on outstanding warrants last summer, has been sentenced to five months in jail and a firearms prohibition. Dakota Caron, 22, w...
Feb 09, 2026
Former city employee charged with fraud, scheduled for preliminary hearing
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a former City of Red Deer employee charged with fraud. Krutisha Patel, 36, a resident of Calgary, is scheduled to see if her case has enough evidence to go...
Feb 06, 2026 Red Deer Justice Centre (Image Credit: Josh Hall/rdnewsNOW)
Preliminary hearing scheduled in central Alberta homicide
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a man accused in a homicide on the Louis Bull First Nation last year. Ashton Deschamps, 20, a resident of Louis Bull First Nation, is scheduled to appear i...
Feb 06, 2026 Alberta Provincial Court
Red Deer area reaches record high temperature for February 5
Some record-setting temperatures made their way through central Alberta Thursday, with Red Deer reaching a new record high for February 5. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), th...
Feb 06, 2026 Melting Snow in the Sunshine (Image Credit: ID 81302331 © Bangorn Thothong | Dreamstime.com)
Suspect charged in fatal central Alberta shooting
RCMP have laid charges following a fatal shooting in central Alberta this week. On Feb. 4, 2026, at 12:09 a.m., Maskwacis RCMP responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on Louis Bull First Na...
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Maskwacis RCMP issue shelter in place for Louis Bull First Nation
Maskwacis RCMP are expected to provide more details in the coming days regarding a shelter in place order issued during the early morning hours of Feb. 4, 2026.Shortly before 1:00 a.m., Mounties issue...
Feb 04, 2026 RCMP
Heavy police presence in Fairview and Gasoline Alley over
UPDATED (2:20 p.m.) RCMP say a heavy police presence in Red Deer's Fairview area is over. Red Deer RCMP advised Wednesday morning that there was a heavy police presence in the area of Fairview, as wel...
Feb 04, 2026 RCMP Logo
Man accused of walking near Sundre school with loaded shotgun, scheduled for trial
A trial date has been set for a central Alberta man accused of walking near a school in Sundre with a loaded shotgun last year, prompting a school lockdown and shelter in place for the community. Jaso...
Feb 03, 2026
Wolf Creek, Metrax Indigenous formalize partnership to expand Indigenous trades programming
Wolf Creek Public Schools has formalized a new partnership with Metrax Indigenous Corporation aimed at expanding access to skilled trades programming for Indigenous students and removing transportatio...
Feb 02, 2026 Tim De Ruyck, Superintendent of Wolf Creek Public Schools, and Hermann Logsend, Executive Director of Metrax Indigenous Corporation, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a portable welding lab at Ponoka Secondary Campus. The agreement will support on-site welding programming delivered by an Indigenous instructor, creating a locally accessible pathway into the skilled trades. They are joined by Leonard Standingontheroad of the Montana First Nation, along with Elders Bert Bull and Effie Janvier. (Image Credit: Wolf Creek Public Schools)