Category Archives: Red Deer

AHS recruits cardiologist to Red Deer
Alberta Health Services has announced a newly recruited cardiologist now practising in Red Deer.Officials say Dr. Ahmad Shoaib has made the move to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre where he provi...
Jul 31, 2025

Provincial government invests into more school spaces and future projects
The Government of Alberta has announced it will invest in more school spaces including in central Alberta with the upcoming school year.This includes 13 school projects in pre-planning across the prov...
Jul 31, 2025

Heat warning issued for Red Deer
A heat warning has been issued for the Red Deer area, and many other parts of the province.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the region will experience daytime high temperatur...
Jul 30, 2025

Lacombe Police Service searching for wanted 42-year-old man
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Tofield man accused of fleeing the scene of a traffic stop this week.The Lacombe Police Service says Aaron Olson, 42, was pulled over on Monday, July 28 a...
Jul 30, 2025

Death of inmate at Bowden Institution
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is reporting the death of an inmate at Bowden Institution.Erick Reid is said to have died July 29.At the time of death, Reid was 34, and serving an 11-year, si...
Jul 30, 2025

Town of Sylvan Lake signs lakefront lease agreement
The Town of Sylvan Lake has entered into a lease agreement with the Government of Alberta for over 18 hectares of lakefront north of the retaining wall, including sand and water.The leased area extend...
Jul 30, 2025

Blue-green algae advisory issued for Pine Lake
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) has been identified in the waters of Pine Lake, located approximately 40 kms southeast of Red Deer.Visitors to the lake are advised to take the following precautions:A...
Jul 30, 2025

Panel speaks on challenges of mental health in agriculture industry at AgSmart Expo
When it came to his mental health Sean Stanford didn't realize he needed help until one day it hit him.He explained he didn't realize anything was wrong with him before one day in 2017 that changed hi...
Jul 30, 2025

Poilievre appears to own the night at Camrose byelection forum
There were cheers, and a few jeers Tuesday night in Camrose, Alta. as 10 candidates in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection took to the stage for a forum hosted by the Camrose & District Chamber o...
Jul 29, 2025

Crews respond to vehicle fire north of Innisfail
Innisfail RCMP responded to a vehicle fire on Highway 2 earlier this week.They attended the call on Sunday, July 27 at approximately 5:12 p.m. on the highway just north of the town near Township Road ...
Jul 29, 2025