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Wetaskiwin and Ponoka RCMP, and other RCMP partners, assisted recently in the arrest of 28-year-old repeat offender Bryan Moffitt.Police say on Aug. 20, investigators from the Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Re...
Aug 27, 2025
An event to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day is set for this Friday in Red Deer.From noon to 3 p.m. at the Rotary Picnic Park, near the gazebo, Moms Stop the Harm and Turning Point Socie...
Aug 27, 2025
Furry canines took a back seat to a new robotic best friend at Red Deer Polytechnic for International Dog Day.The unofficially official observance was Aug. 26.At RDP, you can now say hello to Dr. Woof...
Aug 27, 2025
The Red Deer & District Labour Council is hosting its annual Labour Day community BBQ, Sept. 1 in Capstone.The event goes down 11-2 at Canada 150 Square, and the best part is it's free.Financial s...
Aug 27, 2025
Penhold is expanding the school zone around the new Penhold Waskasoo Middle School.Classes start Sept. 2, and motorists should be aware the zone now extends further south, past the middle school, to p...
Aug 27, 2025
The two men convicted of manslaughter in connection to the 2022 death of a Ponoka man have been sentenced.Adam James Cook, 30, and Morgan Maslin, 23, who were each initially charged with second degree...
Aug 27, 2025
The County of Stettler has implemented a fire restriction as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 27.They upgraded it to a fire restriction from the fire advisory issued July 23 because of the extended heat conditions a...
Aug 27, 2025
Peavey Mart is making a comeback. A message posted to the farm goods retailer's website says the brand that closed all its stores earlier in the year is planning to reopen in select Alberta markets. T...
Josh Hall Aug 27, 2025
Two people from Lethbridge have been charged following an alleged incident in Ponoka.RCMP say it was about 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 19 when members observed a stolen Ford F350 at a local pawn shop off of Hwy...
Aug 27, 2025
It shall continue to be hot this week across central Alberta and many other parts of the province.A heat warning was issued Tuesday by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), replacing the speci...
Josh Hall Aug 26, 2025