Category Archives: Red Deer
Crews respond to oil spill in Red Deer
The City of Red Deer says an oil spill happened in the city earlier this month, and it's a good opportunity to remind residents about how to prevent these incidents, but also what to do when one occur...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Red Deer)
Protest coming to Red Deer on Friday
A province-wide protest called "Fight Back Now!" will take place on Friday in 16 different communities, including Red Deer. In a media release, Public Interest Alberta says during the protest, tens of...
May 28, 2026
Indigenous students from local school divisions attend Inspiring Success Youth Conference
Hundreds of Grade 8 Indigenous students from across central Alberta attended the annual Inspiring Indigenous Youth Success Conference at RDP.The one-day conference took place on Wednesday, May 27, whe...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools/Supplied)
Wolf Creek Public Schools’ teacher receives ASBA Zone 4 Edwin Parr Award
A first-year teacher at Eckville Junior Senior High School has been recognized with one of Alberta's most respected honours for new educators.Kyler Raddis of Wolf Creek Public Schools was named the 20...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Wolf Creek Public Schools/Supplied)
Red Deer man sentenced in local business break-in, stolen guns seizure
It's four-and-a-half years in jail for a Red Deer man charged in the seizure of stolen guns and other items following a local business break-in four years ago. Trevor Legge, 43, was sentenced in Red D...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Three Red Deer Catholic students receive Archbishop Catholic Education Student Leadership Award
Red Deer Catholic Regional has announced that three graduating students were named recipients of the provincial Archbishop Catholic Education Student Leadership Award.The trio were presented with the ...
May 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied)
Forest tent caterpillars return to Red Deer, but fret not!
Theeeey're back.The City of Red Deer is making residents aware that forest tent caterpillar activity is picking up.As rdnewsNOW reported last year, it's really not the end of the world, unless you sim...
May 27, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 4970385 © Ken Cole | Dreamstime.com)
Federal Conservative Party weighs in on closure of agriculture research centres
The Conservative Party of Canada's shadow minister for agriculture and agri-food is weighing in on the fight to keep agriculture research centres across the country from closing.That includes in Lacom...
May 27, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Ponoka RCMP arrest 35-year-old man for robbery and break and enter
Ponoka RCMP have charged 35-year-old resident Daryl Huff following an alleged robbery that took place two years ago, and most recently, a break and enter.Police say they responded to a robbery at a lo...
May 27, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer therapist pens book on connectivity of our shared trauma
The founder and CEO of Red Deer's Wild Oak Trauma Centre hopes her various endeavours are helping people feel seen.That would be Rachel Freeman, who is a therapist herself, and an author.Her first pub...
May 27, 2026 Rachel Freeman with her book 'A Girl, Her Pen, and These Tear Stained Pages,' which is available for purchase now. (Image Credit: Supplied)