Category Archives: Red Deer

Crews responds to fuel storage complaint at downtown residence
Crews are cleaning up a property in downtown Red Deer after RCMP, EMS and the HAZMAT team responded to a fuel storage complaint on Wednesday.Just before noon, Red Deer Emergency Services and bylaw ins...
Apr 24, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman

Lacombe police investigating several recent incidents
The Lacombe Police Service is welcoming any information the public may have on several incidents they've responded to this month.On April 1, officers observed an open bay at a gas station in the area ...
Apr 24, 2019

Candlelight vigil in Red Deer for Sri Lanka bombing victims
A candlelight vigil is being held in Red Deer to honour those killed in the Easter bombing attack in Sri Lanka. The vigil is slated for Thursday starting at 8 p.m. at City Hall Park. It is being hoste...
Apr 24, 2019

LOCATED: 37 y/o Joshua Sanford
Joshua Arthur Sanford has been safely located by the Ponoka RCMP. Members of the public are thanked for their assistance.(With files from Ponoka RCMP)
Apr 23, 2019

Open house next week for proposed addiction treatment centre
A group looking to turn a former nightclub in downtown Red Deer into a drug and alcohol .addiction treatment centre is inviting the public to learn more about their plans. An open house is scheduled f...
Apr 23, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Cause of massive industrial fire still unknown
It could be up to a month before investigators can determine what caused a massive industrial fire in west Red Deer last week.The fire Wednesday morning broke out just after 10:30 a.m. from a spray pa...
Apr 23, 2019 Firefighters battle an Apr. 17 blaze at Red Deer Ironworks that destroyed an outbuilding, causing roughly $9 million in damage.

Hepatitis C screening available in Red Deer
Described as innovative and potentially life-saving, a hepatitis C screening program has launched at London Drugs in Red Deer.Recent guidelines published by the Canadian Association for the Study of t...
Apr 23, 2019

Fire advisory for Lacombe County
Due to windy and dry conditions, a Fire Advisory has been issued for Lacombe County.Existing fire permits remain valid (subject to suspension or cancellation). New fire permits will be issued on a cas...
Apr 23, 2019

Sawyer strikes manslaughter plea deal
Daniel Boyd Sawyer is a free man. The 34-year-old pleaded guilty in a Calgary courtroom this week to manslaughter in relation to the stabbing death of a man outside a north Red Deer pub in November 20...
Apr 20, 2019

Red Deer funeral home hit by apparent phone scam
A Red Deer funeral home appears to have been the victim of a phone scam.Eventide Funeral Home's Amber Sieben tells rdnewsNOW that the scam is of the spoofing variety."Scammers are calling outbound tel...
Apr 19, 2019