Category Archives: Red Deer
Education minister says having students in class best for children and parents
Alberta's Education Minister says students do better in classrooms and that COVID-19 numbers since in-person classes resumed show the province is doing a good job of handling the situation. That was A...
Sep 25, 2020
Group of eight celebrates $100,000 lotto win
A group of eight Central Alberta winners is divvying up a $100,000 prize after winning big on the EXTRA on their shared LOTTO MAX subscription ticket for the August 7 draw.Corrine Kelts of Consort cla...
Sep 25, 2020
Celebrating 'local' for World Tourism Day
World Tourism Day is coming up Sunday and officials with Tourism Red Deer are hoping Red Deerians will find a way to celebrate it.Rene Rondeau, Executive Director at Tourism Red Deer, says central Alb...
Sep 25, 2020
Mayors urge health minister to cancel EMS dispatch consolidation
Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer was joined by her counterparts from Calgary, Lethbridge, and Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Edmonton on Thursday to renew their call in keeping integrated municipal ...
Sep 24, 2020
Organizers say anti-racism events will continue in Red Deer
Anti-racism advocates say they won't be bullied out of holding future events after their most recent community discussion in Red Deer was disrupted by agitators.The event on Sunday turned violent when...
Sep 24, 2020
Central zone down to 19 active COVID-19 cases
Thursday's update from the province revealed that there are 158 new cases of COVID-19 across Alberta. The total number of COVID-19 cases across the province stands at 17,190. There are 1,562 active ca...
Sep 24, 2020
Retail vacancy rates declining in downtown Red Deer
It's a seemingly positive sign for downtown Red Deer as retail vacancy rates are starting to come down.According to the Red Deer Downtown Business Association (DBA), Salomons Commercial indicates that...
Sep 24, 2020
MP Dreeshen: Trudeau’s speech from the throne leaves too many Canadians behind
The Conservative MP for Red Deer - Mountain View says Wednesday's throne speech highlighted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to put Canada on a real path forward through the pandemic and help t...
Sep 24, 2020
Fentanyl-related deaths climb in Red Deer
The agency overseeing harm reduction services in Red Deer is sounding the alarm over the number of fentanyl-related deaths in the city.On Wednesday, the Alberta government released its COVID-19 Opioid...
Sep 24, 2020
Notre Dame student creates video to share message of hope
What started out as a class project by a Grade 12 student in Red Deer focusing on hope during dark times has quickly grown to become something much bigger.Jose Jordan started his video project last sp...
Sep 24, 2020