Category Archives: Red Deer
City, Heritage Ranch operator reach agreement to keep site open through summer
In somewhat of a surprising reversal, the City of Red Deer has come to an agreement which will allow the current operator of Heritage Ranch to keep it open through Oct. 6, 2025.Back on May 26, the cit...
Jun 06, 2025
Podcast: Steps Across Generations walk brings fun, but calls still out for seniors advocate
Seniors Week -- it's only important to seniors, right? One would've found out that's quite the misconception if they'd attended the second annual Steps Over Generations walk in Red Deer on Thursday. T...
Jun 06, 2025
Red Deer Legion commemorates 81st anniversary of D-Day
The Red Deer Canadian Legion Branch No. 35 commemorated the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Friday.On this day in 1944, thousands of Canadian soldiers landed at Juno Beach in Normandy, France.According t...
Jun 06, 2025
RDP celebrates largest-ever graduating class at 61st Convocation
The 61st Convocation at Red Deer Polytechnic Friday marked not only a tremendous accomplishment for the class of 2025 but a momentous occasion for the institution.Approximately 980 students graduated ...
Jun 06, 2025
Man sentenced in Red Deer knife incident
A local man charged in a pair of incidents involving a knife in downtown Red Deer last year has been sentenced on one of those matters. Drake Edward Davidson, 19, was sentenced to 45 days in prison, 1...
Jun 06, 2025
Central Region crop emergence ahead of five and 10 year averages
Crop emergence for all crops in Alberta's Central Region has reached 87 per cent, well ahead of the 5-year average of 71 per cent and the 10-year average of 69 per cent. According to the latest Crop R...
Jun 06, 2025
Red Deer RCMP laud success of opioid dependency program
Fourteen months after it launched, Red Deer RCMP are giving the community an update on how successful their participation in the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP) has been. The provincial gover...
Jun 06, 2025
Olds RCMP, Internet Child Exploitation Unit, charge male for alleged child pornography offences
An Olds man is facing child pornography charges following an investigation and subsequent arrest this week. On June 3, 2025, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Olds RCMP, with the assistance of the Alberta R...
Jun 06, 2025
CASART clinic for sexual violence survivors offering a more peaceful experience at Sheldon Kennedy Centre of Excellence
A program spanning the last 20 years which supports victims of sexual violence in Red Deer and central Alberta has taken on a whole new life the last six months.The AHS-run Central Alberta Sexual Assa...
Jun 06, 2025
County of Stettler lifts fire ban but implements fire restriction
The County of Stettler has announced they're lifting their fire ban but a fire restriction will remain in place as of 10 a.m. on Friday.The decision was made because new vegetation growth has helped r...
Jun 06, 2025