Red Deer

Red Deer teachers collaborate to enhance wellness initiatives in local schools

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) and Red Deer Public Schools (RDPS) are working collaboratively to enhance student and staff wellness. With over 20,000+ students in both school divisions, he...

Oct 09, 2019 (Photo: Submitted)

New youth detox facility in Red Deer nearing completion

Local youth struggling with drug and alcohol abuse will soon have a new place to turn for help in getting clean. After breaking ground last November, Red Deer's new Protection of Children Abusing Drug...

Andrew Snook Oct 09, 2019 (Photo: Alberta Infrastructure)

New pharmacy opens at Stettler hospital

The first phase of a $9.3 million renovation project at the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre is now complete, Alberta Health Services says, with the construction of a new pharmacy and gift shop, as w...

Oct 09, 2019

World Religions Conference promoting interfaith peace and harmony

Central Albertans are invited to broaden their knowledge and widen their perspectives at the 14th Annual World Religions Conference in Red Deer this month.Described as an event promoting interfaith pe...

Oct 09, 2019

Red Deer firefighters show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

City firefighters are joining millions of Canadians across the country in showing their support in the fight against breast cancer.With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Red Deer Emergency ...

Oct 09, 2019

Former AHS employee pleads guilty to illegally accessing health information

A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been fined $8,000 and sentenced to one year of probation with conditions, after pleading guilty in Red Deer Provincial Court to knowingly ...

Oct 09, 2019

Thousands raised for breast cancer research in Red Deer's Run for the Cure

Officials with the Canadian Cancer Society are lauding the efforts of central Albertans who came out in support of breast cancer research during the 17th annual CIBC Run for the Cure in Red Deer last ...

Oct 08, 2019 Officials with the Canadian Cancer Society say 668 participants took part in this year's CIBC Run for the Cure held at Bower Ponds in Red Deer on Oct. 6. This year's event raised over $88,000 for breast cancer research. (Canadian Cancer Society)

Corporate sponsors needed for Springbrook Community Skatepark

A corporate sponsorship campaign aimed at getting a skatepark built for youth in Springbrook is in need of a boost.Adrian Pidhirney, director of the Springbrook Community Skatepark Committee, says a p...

Oct 08, 2019

RDC, students preparing for possible lifting of tuition freeze

Alberta post-secondary students are bracing for a possible lifting of the current tuition freeze when the provincial budget is handed down on Oct. 24.The MacKinnon Report on Alberta's Finances release...

Oct 07, 2019

Transgender ID clinics now in Red Deer

Locals who identify as transgender or non-binary are getting help in obtaining accurate pieces of identification.Calgary-based Skipping Stone, in partnership with Red Deer's Trans and Non-Binary Aid S...

Oct 07, 2019 (Jaimie Harmsen)