Category Archives: Red Deer
Kacey Oehlerking named principal of École James S. McCormick School
Wolf Creek Public Schools announced Kacey Oehlerking has been named principal of cole James S. McCormick School in Lacombe.Over the last two years, Oehlerking has served as the assistant principal at ...
Apr 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Wolf Creek Public Schools/Supplied)
Stettler RCMP say source of school threat 'may not have been legitimate'
Stettler RCMP report that a youth who was arrested for allegedly making threats through Snapchat to shoot students at William E. Hay School in Stettler has been released without charges.Police say in ...
Apr 17, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer District Chamber says 5.49% tax rate increase raises concerns among businesses
The Red Deer District Chamber says the City of Red Deer's recently approved 5.49 per cent tax increase reinforces a growing concern among local businesses as it moves beyond initial expectations.They ...
Apr 17, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
National Volunteer Week begins on Sunday
National Volunteer Week officially kicks off this Sunday with multiple events set to go ahead in central Alberta.Led by Volunteer Canada, the week is an annual celebration that recognizes volunteers a...
Apr 17, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 45867177 © Stuartbur | Dreamstime.com)
Inaugural Iron Ridge grads excited to pull an all-nighter
If you can hear anything coming from Iron Ridge Secondary Campus the night of April 23, don't worry, it's just the inaugural graduating class hosting their first-ever 'Wake-a-thon.'This year, the even...
Apr 17, 2026 IRSC Assistant Principal Kayley Bowie (centre) with students Harmony Jarvis and Izzy Harvey, who helped organize the school’s upcoming Wake-A-Thon fundraiser in support of Iron Ridge Secondary Campus’ first graduating class.
Sylvan Lake town council approves first reading of 2026 tax rate bylaw
Sylvan Lake town council unanimously approved the first reading of the 2026 tax rate bylaw.Council did not raise the tax rate this year; however, residents will still see their property taxes go up be...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
BCHL names 2025-26 All-Stars
The BCHL named its All-Stars for the 2025-26 regular season on Thursday, as the league's playoffs forge ahead.First-Team All-StarsF Nico Grabas - Chilliwack Chiefs F Nikita Ivashchenko - Blackfalds Bu...
Apr 16, 2026
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School hosts third Annual ND Unified Cougar Classic
cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School held its third annual ND Unified Cougar Classic with seven different schools participating.On Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 135 students participated in the c...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Ian Gustafson/rdnewsNOW staff)
Mounties, Search and Rescue locate missing elderly woman downtown
Red Deer RCMP recently teamed up with local search and rescue teams to locate a missing elderly woman.They say that at about 2:20 p.m. on April 10, Mounties received a report of a missing elderly woma...
Apr 16, 2026
Conditional sentence for former Red Deer man accused in alleged auto theft and re-vinning operation
One of six people charged following a year-long investigation into an alleged organized auto theft and re-vinning operation, has been given a two-year conditional sentence and 18 months of probation. ...
Apr 16, 2026