Red Deer

Habitat Red Deer ask residents not to illegally dump items

Habitat for Humanity Red Deer has temporarily closed its ReStore due to the COVID 19 pandemic to protect public health. But officials say that hasn't stopped some people from dumping household items a...

Apr 03, 2020 (Photo supplied)

Lacombe Police Service investigate stolen vehicle incidents

Lacombe Police Service says it is investigating three incidents involving stolen vehicles from this past week. On 28 March, police recovered a number of stolen vehicles, including a 2017 Audi Q7 and a...

Apr 03, 2020

Stettler RCMP arrest three including man unlawfully at large

Mounties in Stettler say they've arrested a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for being unlawfully at large.It was at about 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday when Stettler RCMP attended a rural residence on Hi...

Apr 03, 2020

Operators insist Red Deer's overflow homeless shelters safe to use during pandemic

The operators of Red Deer's overflow homeless shelters say they have everything they need to ensure public health measures are being followed to help prevent any spread of COVID-19.Criticism poured in...

Apr 02, 2020 A look inside the new temporary homeless shelter being operated by Safe Harbour during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Supplied photo)

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools announces phased plan for support staff layoffs

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools says its provincial funding for May and June is being cut by $1.3 million as a result of the Alberta government's move to direct $128 million in K-12 money to the CO...

Apr 02, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks at nine continuing care centres in Alberta: Hinshaw

Alberta's chief medical officer has announced 97* new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 968.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there has also been two more deaths in the province, a man in ...

Apr 02, 2020

Wolf Creek Public Schools layoffs take effect May 1

Wolf Creek Public Schools says it will be laying off educational assistants and bus drivers effective May 1. The move comes after the province's announcement on March 28 that $128 million is being dir...

Apr 02, 2020

Parking at Alberta hospitals made temporarily free

Starting Friday, April 3, there will be no fee for healthcare workers or the general public to park at Alberta Health Services (AHS) facilities.Many health-care workers and physicians are working from...

Apr 02, 2020 Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

RDC postpones Convocation Ceremonies

Red Deer College says that after much consideration it as decided to postpone Convocation Ceremonies that had been scheduled for June 5. College officials say in a release the decision is one of the l...

Apr 02, 2020

Breton, Ponoka RCMP collaborate to recover stolen vehicle

=== Two men have been arrested and charged after a vehicle was stolen Wednesday from a residence in Ponoka County. It was at about at 10:48 a.m. when Ponoka RCMP responded to a complaint that a vehicl...

Apr 02, 2020