Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer Mounties round up repeat offenders
A four-day warrant round-up conducted by Red Deer RCMP last month has resulted in the arrest of 39 people facing a total of 163 charges.Between December 10 and 13, the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Te...
Jan 03, 2020
Salvation Army Kettle Campaign has great final week in Red Deer
Despite a rough go in the opening few weeks of this year's Salvation Army Kettle Campaign, Red Deerians came through in the end.Major Larry Bridger with the Salvation Army says more than $242,000 was ...
Jan 03, 2020 Major Larry Bridger (right) and Frank Wong oversee the first donation of 2019's Salvation Army kettle campaign in Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
RCMP investigating break-in and vehicle theft from Canadian Tire north
RCMP are investigating a break-in and vehicle theft at the Canadian Tire location in north Red Deer this week. It happened shortly before 2:00 a.m. on Dec. 30 when Mounties say a suspect or suspects b...
Jan 02, 2020 RCMP are looking for a suspect(s) after a break-in and stolen vehicle incident at the Canadian Tire north location in Red Deer on Dec. 30. (Skip Reeves)
Cautious optimism for local real estate market in 2020
The new president of the Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA) is describing 2019 as a slight improvement over the year previous for the local real estate market.However, Allan Melbourne says th...
Jan 02, 2020 Allan Melbourne, president, Central Alberta Realtors Association for 2020. (Supplied)
Two arrested after LPO assaulted Christmas Eve
Two men are facing charges after causing a disturbance and allegedly assaulting a Loss Prevention Officer (LPO) at the Canadian Tire in south Red Deer on Christmas Eve.RCMP say their investigation ind...
Jan 02, 2020 Red Deer RCMP officers arrest two suspects in a truck following the alleged assault of a Loss Prevention Officer at the Canadian Tire south location on Christmas Eve morning. (Submitted)
Two suspects sought in car-jacking near Blackfalds
Blackfalds RCMP are searching for two males they say stole a car on Wednesday evening at gunpoint.Police were dispatched at 9:30 p.m. to a complaint of an armed robbery which had just occurred on Rang...
Jan 02, 2020 This Mitsubishi Lancer was stolen in an alleged car-jacking on Jan. 1 just south of Blackfalds. (Supplied)
The stars to determine name of Red Deer's first baby of 2020
It took all of four minutes for Red Deer's first baby of the decade to arrive, but she doesn't have a name just yet.Naveen Dias, 34, and Dilumi Kurugamage, 33, welcomed their second child into the wor...
Jan 02, 2020 This little one, who will remain unnamed for just a little longer, was the first born at Red Deer Regional Hospital to start 2020, at 12:04 a.m. on Jan. 1. (Supplied)
Penhold maintains eye on growth for 2020
Despite the economic downturn in Alberta, 2019 is being described as an exciting year for the Town of Penhold.Mayor Mike Yargeau says Penhold is still managing to grow, albeit at a slower pace than in...
Dec 31, 2019 Mike Yargeau, Mayor of Penhold
2019: The year that was in Red Deer
Here's a look back at some of the biggest news stories from Red Deer and area over the past 12 months.JANUARYRed Deer Regional Hospital didn't have to wait too long for its New Year's Baby to arrive. ...
Dec 31, 2019 (dreamstime.com)
RDC focused on university transition as the calendar changes
Eventful; that's how Red Deer College President and CEO Dr. Peter Nunoda describes 2019 for the institution which is undergoing a multi-year facelift.Nunoda, who became RDC's 11th president when he to...
Dec 30, 2019 Dr. Peter Nunoda, RDC president and CEO. (Red Deer College)