Category Archives: Red Deer
City Council Recap – September 15 & 16
The following decisions were made by city council at their regular meeting on September 15 and 16, 2025.Reports:RCMP Quarterly ReportRed Deer RCMP presented the quarterly community policing report cov...
Sep 16, 2025
Trial dates set for man charged in local drug and firearms bust
Trial dates have now been scheduled for one of two people initially charged in a drug and firearms seizure in Blackfalds two years ago. Chad Daniel Wickett, 33, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Cour...
Sep 16, 2025
Death linked to remains in Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary in March deemed non-suspicious
Red Deer RCMP have identified the person whose remains were found this past spring in the Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary. RCMP say the person was positively identified recently as 22-year-old Caden Worme, a Re...
Sep 16, 2025
New trial date for man charged in central Alberta shooting
A new trial date has been set for one of three people charged in a central Alberta shooting last year. Dorian O'Shea Hunter, 24, a resident of Maskwacis, is now scheduled for trial in Wetaskiwin Court...
Sep 16, 2025
Big Brothers Big Sisters in Lacombe and across central Alberta need YOU!
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Lacombe wants you to consider becoming a mentor.The commitment is a minimum of one hour per week spending time with your 'little,' with the call coming as the Lacombe b...
Sep 16, 2025
Extra time behind bars for Ponoka man convicted of human trafficking and sexual assault
An additional 15 days behind bars has been given to a Ponoka man convicted of human trafficking and sexual assault. Christopher Becks, 39, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench on Sept. 9,...
Sep 16, 2025
Red Deer city council approves ongoing advocacy of QEII widening project
The Alberta Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors gave an update on a project that would widen the QEII Highway near Red Deer, which led city council to unanimously approve a resolution th...
Sep 15, 2025
Fire Restriction now in effect for Red Deer County
As of 3:30 p.m. today, a restricted fire order is in effect for all of Red Deer County. The County requires that: a) All outdoor fires presently burning within Red Deer County whether set with permiss...
Sep 15, 2025
One charged after incident on Red Deer's Cooper Close
One man has been charged and Red Deer RCMP are trying to identify two other suspects following an incident late last week in the Clearview area.RCMP say it was about 5:25 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12 when...
Sep 15, 2025
Red Deer Terry Fox Run has best year ever
The Red Deer Terry Fox Run just had its best year yet, raising more than $43,000. It even had close to 300 participants, with 20 volunteers helping celebrate 45 years since Terry's Marathon of Hope. "...
Sep 15, 2025