Red Deer

Toonies for Tummies supports breakfast program at North Cottage High School

One in five kids in our community go hungry, and in some areas that number is higher. Students just don't learn the same on an empty stomach.Toonies for Tummies is a nationwide program put on by The G...

Feb 07, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Dan Hermanutz)

Appeal filed for Red Deer man convicted in 2017 stabbing

An appeal has been filed for a Red Deer man convicted in a 2017 stabbing incident.Alberta Justice confirms that a Notice of Appeal was received on Jan. 28 for Linden Joseph Lee Buffalo, 30, who was co...

Feb 07, 2020

Red Deer unemployment rate jumps in January

2020 is off to a brutal start when it comes to local employment numbers. The latest data from Stats Canada shows the unemployment rate for the Red Deer region jumped to 7.4 per cent in January, up fro...

Feb 07, 2020

Chinook's Edge lowers busing fee increase for kindergarten families

Busing fees for some families with kindergarten students in Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) won't be going up as much as was expected. The division announced last month it would be increasing bu...

Feb 07, 2020

Chinook’s Edge updates capital plan, chooses Gasoline Alley school site

A growing student population in parts of the Chinook's Edge School Division has led its Board of Trustees to approve an updated Capital Plan to address those pressing needs.The Board approved Capital ...

Feb 07, 2020

Not guilty pleas entered for alleged fraudster accused of posing as lawyer

Not guilty pleas have been entered and a judge and jury trial has been ordered for a Red Deer man accused in the fraudulent sale of a motorcycle police say he didn't own. Chance Aaron Shaw, 28, faces ...

Feb 07, 2020 (Red Deer RCMP)

Lindsay Thurber music students headed to Cuba next week

Fifty Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School (LTCHS) Symphonic Band and Choir students are heading off to Cuba next week thanks to a successful "Tubas for Cuba" fundraising drive. A dozen instrumen...

Feb 06, 2020

Red Deer University to keep Kings and Queens team names

The people have spoken, and it appears RDC has heard them loud and clear. After announcing on Jan. 8 that they were seeking a new name for their sports teams once they become Red Deer University, the ...

Feb 06, 2020

Charges stayed for man accused of sexually assaulting teen on Canada Day 2018

There has been a stay of proceedings in the case for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Red Deer on Canada Day 2018.Darrien Francis Nepoose, 19, was charged with aggravated sex...

Feb 06, 2020

Sylvan Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan entering final phase

SYLVAN LAKE- The Intermunicipal Development Plan is nearing the final project stage. Engagement in the Fall of 2019 offered significant feedback and as a result the revised draft Sylvan Lake Intermuni...

Feb 06, 2020