Red Deer

United Way celebrates 2019 fundraising campaign

It was standing room only Friday morning as over 230 volunteers and supporters gathered at United Way's 2020 Community Celebration Breakfast to learn that $1.82 million was raised through this year's ...

Feb 14, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Convoy rolling out again in support of Teck oil mine project

The United We Roll Convoy is hitting the road again this Saturday through parts of central Alberta.Last year, United We Roll led a convoy from Red Deer to Parliament Hill in Ottawa to promote the need...

Feb 14, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Town of Ponoka selling airport to Ponoka Flying Club

PONOKA- Town council in Ponoka has pproved a motion authorizing the sale of the Ponoka Industrial Airport to the Ponoka Flying Club for $385,000. The club will also become the operating authority for ...

Feb 14, 2020

Ponoka RCMP lay charges after assault and vehicle theft

PONOKA- On Feb. 12 at approximately 7:30 a.m., RCMP responded to a report of a robbery on 53 Avenue at a residence in Ponoka. A lone male in disguise got into the victim's vehicle while it was running...

Feb 14, 2020

Most, but not all, pleased to see RDC drop team name change

When Red Deer College announced plans to change the names of their athletics teams, pushback from the community was immediate.RDC announced in January that it wanted to evolve with names that were not...

Feb 14, 2020 Garrett Ingram, the former president of RDC's Pride on Campus organization, says LGBTQ+ voices were not considered at any point in the name change process recently undertaken by college officials. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Plenty of Family Day events happening in and around Red Deer

Family Day is right around the corner and Central Alberta will be packed with activities for all to enjoy. Red Deer will host Heritage Ranch's Snowman Festival on Sunday, February 16. Activities will ...

Feb 14, 2020

Women's March returns to Red Deer on March 7

The second annual Red Deer Women's March will make its way through downtown Red Deer to coincide with International Women's Day on March 7. The Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC) a...

Feb 13, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

School districts concerned with government funding changes

Red Deer's two largest school districts are dipping into reserves this year to offset government funding cuts.The reductions were revealed this week through a Freedom of Information request by the Alb...

Feb 13, 2020

Nurses rally in Red Deer during province-wide demonstration

Nearly 90 local union members took their health care and bargaining concerns to the constituency office of Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan on Thursday.The noon hour information walk that began at Cit...

Feb 13, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Lock up your idling vehicles or risk losing them: RCMP

Temperatures are dropping, and City Mounties are making their routine reminders of just how easy it is for thieves to make off with a vehicle that's been left idling, unlocked and unattended.Supt. Ger...

Feb 13, 2020