Category Archives: Red Deer

Lacombe Research and Development Centre to host open house on Friday
The Lacombe Research and Development Centre is inviting the public to attend its open house during Lacombe Days this Friday.On July 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the centre located at 6000 C&E Trail...
Jul 09, 2025

Former pro player, current Red Deer Minor Hockey coach involved in viral golf course brawl
Former pro hockey player Nick Tarnasky, who is the current head coach of Red Deer Minor Hockey's U17 AAA program, appears to find himself at the centre of a viral social media video. The video shows a...
Jul 09, 2025 Screenshot from the viral video showing an altercation between two men at a central Alberta golf course.

Sundre area sets July 8 temperature record
The Sundre area set a new record high temperature for July 8 on Tuesday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the Sundre area reached a daytime high of 31.8 degrees Celsius on Tue...
Jul 09, 2025

City of Red Deer and Red Deer County unveil new joint Intermunicipal Development Plan
The City of Red Deer and Red Deer County have officially adopted a new Intermunicipal Development Plan.The two municipalities had previously been operating with an Intermunicipal Development Plan that...
Jul 08, 2025

Central Alberta company fined after workplace fatality
A central Alberta company has been fined in connection to a workplace fatality which occurred Nov. 8, 2022.On June 30 at the Red Deer Justice Centre, Delta Land Co., as an employer, pleaded guilty to ...
Jul 08, 2025

Lacombe Police Service investigating alleged bank fraud
A Edmonton man is facing charges after alleged bank fraud that took place at the Royal Bank of Canada in Lacombe.On July 4, the Lacombe Police Service were called to the bank for suspected fraud after...
Jul 08, 2025

Two people facing charges after evading police in Lacombe
The Lacombe Police Service are investigating after two individuals evaded police in a vehicle reported stolen. The alleged incident took place in the early morning hours of July 8 after a resident rep...
Jul 08, 2025

Red Deer's Safety City vandalized to the tune of several thousand dollars
RCMP are investigating after vandals did quite the number on learning facilities at Red Deer non-profit Safety City.The vandalism is believed to have occurred sometime in the night on July 1, or possi...
Jul 08, 2025

Red Deer's average rent prices among the lowest in Canada
The City of Red Deer has one of the lowest average rent prices across Canada in terms of renting a one or two bedroom property.According to the June 2025 national rent report from Rentals.ca and Urban...
Jul 08, 2025

Sentencing set in fatal Red Deer arson fire
A sentencing date has been set for a local man accused in a fatal arson fire in Red Deer three years ago. Raymond Richard, 40, of Red Deer, is scheduled for sentencing in Red Deer Court of King's Benc...
Jul 08, 2025