Red Deer

Former night club could become residential treatment centre

If a group of local business owners get their way, the old Lotus night club in Red Deer's downtown will be transformed into the city's first residential treatment centre.Wes Giesbrecht is a commercial...

Apr 04, 2019 The old Lotus night club at 4618 50 Avenue in Red Deer could house the city's first residential treatment centre. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Man charged in 'armed and barricaded' incident

UPDATE (2:30 p.m. - April 8)Charges have been laid against the man arrested by RCMP in a stand-off last Thursday night.The incident took place at the man's residence on Galbraith Street in the Glendal...

Apr 04, 2019 RCMP responded Thursday afternoon to a home on Galbraith Street where they say a man was armed and barricaded. (Contributed)

$100,000 boat and trailer stolen from Gull Lake

Rimbey RCMP are looking for public assistance in locating a stolen boat that was stolen sometime between February 15 - 23 from a rural property near Gull Lake.The boat is described as black with red t...

Apr 04, 2019

BC man finally meets his birth father in Red Deer

A B.C. man and his father have a new lease on life after meeting each other for the first time.Trevor Johnston, who was given up for adoption by his mother after he was born in Calgary, contacted rdne...

Apr 04, 2019 Trevor Johnston (right) with his father Ross Smith. (Supplied)

RDC and FortisAlberta announce new partnership for sustainable energy future

RDC and FortisAlberta have announced a new partnership aimed at advancing a sustainable energy future for the province.The Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) was signed by RDC President and CEO Joel Wa...

Apr 04, 2019

Local firefighters raise thousands for Muscular Dystrophy Canada

Local firefighters are celebrating the efforts of their members and support from the community after raising $12,500 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada last weekend.The four-day rooftop campout held at Fir...

Apr 04, 2019 rdnewsNOW/Storrm Lennie

Lacombe Police Commission Community Survey

LACOMBE- The Lacombe Police Commission has launched its 2019 Community Survey to obtain public feedback on resident satisfaction of and trust in the Lacombe Police Service. The survey will be conducte...

Apr 04, 2019

"F*** NDP" scratched into Red Deer family's car

Election-related vandalism has hit a new low in Red Deer.Kerstin and Dirk Heuer stepped out from their home in Sunnybrook Wednesday morning to find one of their vehicles was vandalized overnight.Both ...

Apr 03, 2019 The words "F*** NDP" were scratched into a Red Deer family's car sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

United We Roll for Canada embarks for Rally in Regina

A group of central Albertans dedicated to creating awareness for Alberta's oil and gas industry is uniting once again this month to protest Canada's Carbon Tax.United We Roll for Canada is heading to ...

Apr 02, 2019

Council debates fireworks and merits of a ban on sparklers

A debate was lit at Monday's city council meeting surrounding the sale and possession of sparklers.It became a focal point as council was in the middle of passing first reading of a new Fireworks Byla...

Apr 01, 2019