Category Archives: Red Deer
Citizens on Patrol happy to be eyes and ears of community for RCMP
Red Deer's Citizens on Patrol (COP) organization wants people to know they're welcome to join the group, which is a member of the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre and has a working relationship...
Aug 04, 2019 COP members participate recently in a Lock It or Lose It exercise. (Citizens on Patrol)
Sylvan Lake windstorm nearly takes out local man with paddleboard
A central Alberta man is thanking his lucky stars after almost being severely injured in a windstorm on July 27.Wind speeds hit 95 km/h at the Red Deer Airport that Saturday and they were strong enoug...
Aug 03, 2019 This paddleboard hit Al Sim in the back of the head on July 27 at Sylvan Lake. Luckily, he did more damage to it. (Supplied)
CPC MP Deepak Obhrai passes away, Red Deer-Lacombe MP Blaine Calkins issues statement
On Saturday, it was announced that longtime Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai had lost his battle with cancer.Obhrai was the representative in the House of Commons for the riding of Calgary Forest Lawn. H...
Aug 03, 2019 (The Canadian Press/Justin Tang)
Four arrested in central Alberta crime spree
Four people have been charged in connection to a crime spree that had RCMP from three central Alberta detachments working to catch the culprits. On July 29, Stettler Mounties responded to the theft of...
Aug 03, 2019
Pride Week to remember Stonewall Riots, bring community together
Central Alberta Pride Week is fast approaching (Aug 10-18), and while it's bound to offer opportunities for fun, organizers want there to be a focus on why the Pride movement exists in the first place...
Aug 03, 2019
Aunt hoping for community support for three-year-old nephew battling brain tumor
A family is hoping their fellow central Albertans will rally in support of a three-year-old Sylvan Lake boy battling a cancerous brain tumor.According to his aunt Jennifer Moborg, Blake Bellavance's o...
Aug 03, 2019 Three-year-old Blake Bellavance of Sylvan Lake is starting radiation in September to treat a cancerous brain tumor doctors discovered this summer. (Jennifer Moborg)
UPDATE: Ponoka Mounties no longer searching for missing man
AUG. 13 - Ponoka RCMP advise that they are no longer looking to locate Melton Strawberry and would like to thank the public for their assistance. === Ponoka RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in ...
Aug 03, 2019
Associate Minister tours Red Deer's temporary overdose prevention site
Alberta's Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions was in Red Deer on Friday to tour the city's temporary overdose prevention site (OPS). Jason Luan's UCP government, led by Premier Jason Ke...
Aug 02, 2019 (L-R): UCP MLAs Jason Stephan (Red Deer-South), Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange (Red Deer-North), and Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan toured Red Deer's overdose prevention site on Friday before talking with media at Stephan's constituency office. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
MISSING: Latisha Deschamps, 15, of Red Deer
AUG 9 - Red Deer RCMP advise that 15-year-old Latisha Deschamps has been located safe and. Police thank the public for their assistance.
Aug 02, 2019
Drugs and firearm seized from two homes in four-month investigation
Red Deer RCMP have laid drug charges against a 33-year-old Red Deer man.Between April and July of this year, police conducted an investigation into a drug operation in the Red Deer area, according to ...
Aug 02, 2019