Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
City of Red Deer shines light on essential services for National 211 Day
The City of Red Deer is joining communities across North America on Wednesday to recognize National 211 Day, an annual campaign celebrating the crucial role of 211. As Red Deer City Hall lights up in ...
Feb 11, 2026 211 Alberta (Image Credit: 211 Alberta)
Central Alberta Invited to pitch big Ideas for child safety at “The Lions Den”
The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) is inviting everyone from youth and community members to businesses, non-profits, and community leaders - to share bold, innovative ideas that can red...
Feb 11, 2026 CACAC (Image Credit: Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre)
$39,000 raised at 2nd Annual Pickleball Charity Tournament
Officials with the Hockey Alberta Foundation and the Outreach Centre in Red Deer are thanking the community for its support of their 2nd Annual Pickleball FUNdraiser Corporate Charity Challenge presen...
Feb 10, 2026 Hockey Alberta Foundation - 2nd Annual Pickleball Charity Tournament. (Image Credit: Hockey Alberta Foundation)
AgSmart to return in 2027 with expanded vision, stronger national focus
Officials with AgSmart, a smart agriculture educational expo focused on the role of data and technology in modern agriculture, say the event is entering a new phase of redevelopment. In 2026, Agri-Tra...
Feb 10, 2026 (Image Credit: Westerner Park)
WATCH: Fireball seen flying through sky near Sylvan Lake Tuesday morning
Citizens across Alberta who were out in the early morning hours on Tuesday may have caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a fireball flying through the sky.Multiple news outlets, including those in ...
Feb 10, 2026 Image of a fireball captured north of Sylvan Lake, Alta, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Image Credit: David Loyer/Supplied)
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)