Red Deer

City notifies 150 more employees of temporary lay-offs

The City of Red Deer says approximately 150 employees were issued temporary work interruption notices on Friday.Of the 150, 72 are permanent part-time workers with jobs throughout the city in the Recr...

Apr 25, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Ponoka County wins court battle over CFO regulations

A Court of Queen's Bench judge in Edmonton has ruled against a farm advocacy group and its claims of unfair restrictions towards new confined feeding operations (CFOs) in Ponoka County. Following a he...

Apr 24, 2020 (File photo)

Discovery Wildlife Park celebrating fuzzy new arrivals

Staff at Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail are ecstatic with the arrival of a cuddly pair of newcomers to the facility.Two grey wolf pups named Highlander and Sassenach have arrived from Safari Nia...

Apr 24, 2020 Two grey wolf pups named Highlander and Sassenach have arrived at Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail from Safari Niagara. They were born on Mar. 23. (Supplied)

129th annual Westerner Days officially cancelled

The 2020 edition of Westerner Days is officially cancelled. Westerner Park made the announcement Friday morning after Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, said Thursday that n...

Josh Hall Apr 24, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

RCMP arrest man in Highland Green Thursday

Red Deer RCMP have arrested and charged a man after executing an arrest warrant on the city's north end Thursday morning.Police responded around 11:45 to the area of 62 Street and 61 Avenue in Highlan...

Apr 24, 2020

Hope Mission Red Deer delivering food hampers to those in need

An organization that helps serve some of Red Deer's most vulnerable families is furthering its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.Hope Mission Red Deer has been providing food hampers, craft ideas a...

Apr 23, 2020 (Supplied)

Red Deer mom say drive-bys and parades show human side of RCMP

A Red Deer family with close ties to the RCMP is thanking local members for spreading some joy on their young one's birthday.They say the moment was extra poignant given both the strain on the communi...

Apr 23, 2020

Red Deer to continue following province’s lead on pandemic measures

Officials with The City of Red Deer say now is not the time to "take the foot off the gas in the fight against COVID-19."On Monday, the City declared a renewed state of local emergency through April 2...

Apr 23, 2020

Red Deer school divisions postpone high school grad ceremonies

Red Deer's two largest school divisions have announced the postponement of all high school graduation ceremonies.The difficult decision was shared Thursday from Red Deer Public Schools and Red Deer Ca...

Apr 23, 2020

MISSING: Joshua Hutton, 35, from Sylvan Lake

UPDATE: RCMP advise that as of April 24, Joshua Hutton has been located. He is safe.==Mounties in Sylvan Lake are turning to the public for help in locating a missing 35-year-old man.RCMP say there is...

Apr 23, 2020 Joshua Hutton (Photo: RCMP)