Category Archives: Red Deer
UPDATE: RCMP arrest central Alberta homicide suspect in Saskatchewan
UPDATE: Aug. 19, 2025, 12:10 p.m. The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is advising that Ashton Deschamps was located and arrested in North Battleford, Sk. Mounties say he will appear in court and then be escort...
Aug 18, 2025
Town of Penhold plants new trees and shrubs thanks to FCM grant
The Town of Penhold is set to make the community more green thanks to a significant grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).The town is receiving $175,000 from the Green Municipal F...
Aug 16, 2025
Eckville to host inaugural community block party, Aug. 21
Residents of Eckville and area are invited to take part in the town's first-ever block party on Thursday, Aug. 21, in what organizers hope will become an annual end-of-summer celebration. The Eckville...
Aug 16, 2025 (Eckville Recreation Board)
Bridge replacement work in Lacombe County set for next week
Lacombe County has announced replacement work on a bridge located at NW 33-41-27 W4M (tributary to Whelp Brook) will begin next Thursday, Aug. 21.The project will cause sections of Township Road 415B,...
Aug 15, 2025
Red Deer man sentenced to 4 years in jail after 2024 traffic stop
A Red Deer man will spend the next 28 months in jail following his sentencing this month in Red Deer Provincial Court.Joseph Schneider, now 39, was charged with a litany of offences following an incid...
Aug 15, 2025
Clearwater County man set for trial in Innisfail arson case
A Clearwater County man accused of setting fire to a business in Innisfail in 2024 will have a jury trial in September 2026. Tyler Giglia, now 40, is charged in relation to an incident which happened ...
Aug 15, 2025 (Dreamstime)
Tools for School campaign still really needs several items
The Outreach Centre is in the middle of its yearly Tools for School campaign.Red Deerians and local businesses are asked to consider contributing backpacks and school supplies.The campaign helps stude...
Aug 15, 2025
Minister Dreeshen speaks to central Alberta projects that received provincial funding
A bridge replacement in Red Deer County was needed according to the provincial government as severe rot had overtaken the pillars in the water.Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dree...
Aug 15, 2025
Red Deer Ride for Dad prostate cancer fundraiser set for Aug. 16
The Red Deer Ride for Dad group ride is set for this Saturday in support of the fight against prostate cancer. On Aug. 16, approximately 100 to 125 motorcyclists will parade through Red Deer and other...
Aug 14, 2025
RCMP lay charges in fatal Red Deer crash
Red Deer RCMP have charged a man allegedly responsible for the death of a 46-year-old Red Deer woman in a collision that happened Tuesday afternoon. Red Deer County resident Ryan Allan Bell, 33, has b...
Aug 14, 2025