Category Archives: Red Deer
Truck crashes into Parkland Mall Sunday afternoon
Charges have been laid after a pickup truck plowed into Parkland Mall Sunday afternoon.RCMP media relations spokesperson Cpl. Laurel Scott tells rdnewsNOW that Red Deer Mounties were dispatched to the...
Aug 02, 2020
University student talks upcoming International Youth Day 2020
Youth engagement for global action -- that's the focus of the United Nations International Youth Day 2020 which takes place August 12. The annual celebration seeks to highlight the ways in which young...
Aug 02, 2020
Another crash at busy intersection slated for upgrades
Fortunately, there were no injuries after a three-vehicle crash at a busy central Alberta intersection Friday afternoon.Penhold Fire Chief Jim Pendergast says emergency personnel responded to the coll...
Aug 01, 2020
Fecal bacteria found in Gull Lake, advisory issued
Alberta Health Services has issued a water quality advisory for both Gull Lake at Aspen Beach and Buffalo Lake at Rochon Sands.The health authority says there are elevated levels of fecal bacteria cur...
Jul 31, 2020
50 students celebrate Reading College graduation
Virtual celebrations took place on Friday for 50 Red Deer Public School students who graduated from this year's summer Reading College.Normally held at Red Deer College (RDC) each year, this year of c...
Jul 31, 2020
Red Deer region under heat warning for long weekend
Meteorologists with Environment Canada have reissued a Heat Warning for almost all of Alberta, including the Red Deer region. Temperatures reaching 29 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows near...
Jul 31, 2020
Counties warn of "disastrous consequences" if province approves oil & gas tax breaks
Tax changes being eyed by the provincial government for the oil & gas industry could be the death knell, or close to it, for many of Alberta's rural municipalities.Rural Municipalities of Alberta ...
Jul 31, 2020
Sylvan Lake man arrested after stolen vehicle driven wrong way on QE2
A Sylvan Lake man is facing over a dozen charges after police tracked a stolen vehicle driven southbound in the northbound lanes of the QE2 on Wednesday, forcing oncoming vehicles off the road and inj...
Jul 31, 2020
Pride Week proclaimed in Sylvan Lake
The Town of Sylvan Lake has formally affirmed its commitment to making the community a place where all persons are treated with dignity, respect and equality.On Monday, Mayor Sean McIntyre proclaimed ...
Jul 31, 2020
Support rolling in for bullied Red Deer girl
An outpouring of support is rolling in for a Red Deer mother and her eight-year-old daughter who has been troubled by bullying over the last several months.Since rdnewsNOW first published a story abou...
Jul 31, 2020