Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer adds two more active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer has picked up two active cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row, and now sits with a total of seven. The overall number of cases in the city is now 115, which includes 108 recoveries. ...
Oct 08, 2020
Blackfalds man claims lotto winnings a year later
A year after purchasing his ticket, a Blackfalds man is $250,000 richer thanks to playing the EXTRA on his Lotto 6/49 ticket.Stuart Purvis matched all seven EXTRA numbers on his ticket for the Septemb...
Oct 08, 2020
Peace officer injured after vehicle rammed by suspected thieves
Two men have been charged after a Lacombe County Peace Officer had their vehicle rammed into during an incident last weekend.On Oct. 1 at 8:30 a.m., RCMP say the peace officer came upon a pick-up truc...
Oct 08, 2020
Weapons complaint leads to arrest of Red Deer pair for breaching conditions
A man and woman have been charged after a weapons complaint led to a large police presence in downtown Red Deer this week. It was shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 6) when Red Deer RCMP responded to ...
Oct 08, 2020
Red Deer Public Schools calls for suspension of diploma exams
Trustees from Red Deer Public Schools are calling on the provincial government to suspend Grade 12 Diploma Exams for the 2020/21 school year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Diploma Exams are a st...
Oct 08, 2020
40-year-old woman charged following Innisfail mischief complaints
Mounties are investigating multiple incidents of mischief reported in Innisfail near the end of last month. From Sept. 29 - 30, Innisfail RCMP received a number of mischief complaints to local busines...
Oct 07, 2020
Red Deer adds two active COVID-19 cases, now has five
Red Deer has five active cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of two over the past 24 hours. The total number of cases in the city now sits at 113 as recoveries remain listed at 108. Red Dee...
Oct 07, 2020
Penhold man charged for assault at Sept. 20 anti-racism event
RCMP say their investigation into altercations that broke out after an anti-racism demonstration last month in Red Deer was disrupted has determined that three separate assaults took place.The investi...
Oct 07, 2020
Red Deer Food Bank supplies in good shape as Thanksgiving nears
Supplies are looking good at the Red Deer and District Food Bank heading into the Thanksgiving Long Weekend.Deputy Director Alice Kolisnyk says thankfully, the community has remained generous througho...
Oct 07, 2020
Westerner Park CEO cites lessons learned from financial audit
Westerner Park officials are confident that lessons learned from a forensic audit of its finances will put it on a more sustainable path moving forward.CEO Mike Olesen says there were no surprises com...
Oct 07, 2020