Red Deer

RCMP arrest escaped prisoner Mackenzie Dawn Hardy after a month on the run

The RCMP have arrested Red Deer resident Mackenzie Dawn Hardy, 24, a remanded prisoner who had been wrongfully released from the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre on April 25 due to fraudulent pap...

May 29, 2025

Late night Red Deer power outage Tuesday impacted customers, traffic lights

The City of Red Deer reported a power outage Tuesday night that lasted half an hour and impacted 2,100 customers.Beginning on May 27 at 10:30 p.m. customers in parts of Clearview Ridge, Timberlands, G...

May 28, 2025

New principal introduced at Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus and Stettler Outreach School

Wm. E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus and Stettler Outreach School will have a new principal beginning in the 2025-26 school year.Clearview Public Schools announced Christine Peterson has been awarded ...

May 28, 2025

Local school divisions weigh-in on incoming government rules on age-appropriate books in libraries

The Government of Alberta plans to implement new rules this fall to make sure "age-appropriate" books are on the shelves in school libraries.The upcoming changes were sparked by four books the governm...

May 28, 2025

RCMP charge man after shooting early on May 26 in West Park

One person is facing charges after gunfire in West Park early in the morning on May 26.Just after 1 a.m., RCMP received reports of gunfire, and responded to an apartment building at 4250 54 Avenue.Alb...

May 28, 2025

St. Joseph High School teacher named recipient of Edwin Parr Award

St. Joseph High School teacher Jillian Klevyer has been named the winner of the Alberta School Board Association's (ASBA) 2025 Edwin Parr Award for Zone 4.Klevyer received the honour at the 2025 ASBA ...

May 28, 2025

Red Deer's Doris Jeanne MacKinnon awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Red Deer County's Doris Jeanne MacKinnon was recently honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her work on Truth and Reconciliation.Her work has been shared and told through multiple bo...

May 28, 2025

Sendero Centre at 'make-or-break' moment, must raise $300,000 in next 60 days

Red Deer's Sendero Centre -- formerly the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre -- is in dire straits.In fact, officials are pleading for the community's support to help raise $300,000 over th...

May 28, 2025

Chinook's Edge School Division approves budget and education plan for 2025-26

The Chinook's Edge School Division board of trustees has approved the budget and education plan for the 2025-26 school year.At their meeting on May 27, trustees approved a $140.9 million budget after ...

May 27, 2025

Sentencing set for Red Deer man facing firearms and stolen property charges

Sentencing has been scheduled for a Red Deer man facing numerous charges following the seizure of a large amount of firearms, ammunition, and stolen property two years ago. Trent Fielder, 54, is sched...

May 27, 2025