Category Archives: Red Deer
Man accused in sexual assaults has charges dropped
Trial did not proceed and charges were dropped on Friday for a Red Deer man accused in a pair of sexual assaults in our city last year.Daniel Leonard, 41, saw two counts of sexual assault, one of comm...
Mar 29, 2019 File photo of Daniel Leonard
Red Deer firefighters enduring rooftop campout for Muscular Dystrophy Canada
Some Red Deer firefighters are taking part in a rooftop campout this weekend in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada.Ben Shillington, Jordan Schidlowsky, Josh Anderson and Griffin Marshall are settled...
Mar 29, 2019
Red Deer stabbing trial hears closing arguments
A Red Deer man charged in an Oriole Park stabbing incident will learn his fate this May following the conclusion of his two-day judge-alone trial in Court of Queen's Bench on Friday.Justice Marilyn D....
Mar 29, 2019
Eckville man facing child porn charges seeks lawyer
An Eckville man facing dozens of child porn-related charges is seeking a new lawyer. Th 35-year-old man made a brief court appearance by Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) from the Edmonton Remand Centr...
Mar 29, 2019
Catholic by-election results declared official
The City of Red Deer announced the official results of the Red Deer Catholic Regional Division #39 Red Deer Area Ward By-election today. Robert Maloughney was successful in his candidacy and won trust...
Mar 29, 2019
Blackfoot artist spends time with students at Red Deer school
St. Francis of Assisi Middle School is promoting cultural awareness by bringing in local Blackfoot Nation artist Ryan Jason Allen Willert. Over the course of ten days, Willert will be sharing his cult...
Mar 29, 2019 Ryan Jason Allen Willert speaks with students at St Francis of Assisi Middle School in Red Deer. (Supplied)
Blackfalds council approves lowered speed limit
Blackfalds drivers will soon be taking things a little bit slower.Town council has approved a new Traffic Bylaw which will soon see a community-wide speed limit reduction from the current 50 km/hr to ...
Mar 28, 2019 speed limit 40
No risk to public as Mounties investigate incidents at Nova Chemicals Joffre Plant, Calgary office
UPDATE (10:15 p.m.)RCMP say they have concluded their initial response to the threat received regarding the Nova Chemicals plant in Joffre.They have determined that there is no safety risk to the publ...
Mar 28, 2019
Blackfalds council approves lowered speed limit
Blackfalds drivers will soon be taking things a little bit slower.Town council has approved a new Traffic Bylaw which will soon see a community-wide speed limit reduction from the current 50 km/hr to ...
Mar 28, 2019
Jarvis Bay, Norglenwold added to Innisfail's Regional Emergency Plan
The summer villages of Jarvis Bay and Norglenwold near Sylvan Lake will now be part of the Town of Innisfail's Regional Emergency Plan.This after Innisfail Town council approved during their regular m...
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