Category Archives: Red Deer

Red Deer RCMP say one person is in hospital and recovering from gunshot wounds suffered during an incident Thursday night on the city's east side.Mounties received calls just before 6 p.m. about shots...

Red Deerians will be able to enjoy the city's public garden plots this year after all, albeit under close watch.After previously announcing it would be closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, a...

RCMP are investigating a crash in Ponoka County Monday night that sent a 34-year-old woman to hospital.At 9:18 p.m., Mounties from Rimbey were dispatched to a single vehicle collision along Township R...

A government deadline to change drug coverage for Albertans with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and other ailments has been postponed six months.Announced in December, Alberta's Biosimilar Initiativ...

AfAAlberta now has 1,451 cases of COVID-19, 28 more than Wednesday.There has also been an increase of three deaths, bringing the provincial total to 32. Two of three new deaths are in Calgary Zone, an...

The Lacombe Fire Department has a new chief.Eric Cole was appointed to the role by the City of Lacombe, effective April 1.City officials say Cole has an extensive background in both the administrative...

STRATHCONA COUNTY, AB - Strathcona County RCMP have arrested three people in a long series of break and enters and thefts from ATM's across the province, including several in Red Deer and Blackfalds.T...

Canadian unemployment numbers have been released for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.The unemployment rate for the Red Deer region rose to 10.2 per cent in March, up from 8.6 i...

Alberta's police watchdog has determined Bashaw RCMP members acted reasonably when they shot and killed a 37-year-old man during an incident near Alix in 2017.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Tea...

Central Albertans can celebrate Easter in a unique way this weekend while also helping their local food bank.Lacombe-based Copper Cloud Events is hosting "Easter Bunny House Visits - Food Bank Fundrai...