Category Archives: Red Deer
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
Westerner Park unveils Marchant Crane Centrium
The home of the Red Deer Rebels has a new name.On Thursday at a ceremony at Westerner Park, they unveiled the new Marchant Crane Centrium as part of a naming rights partnership with the central Albert...
Jun 05, 2025
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills byelection: Get to know the candidates
These are the candidate profiles for the June 23, 2025 provincial byelection for the electoral division of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills. All three candidates have been asked the same four questions, and ...
Jun 05, 2025 L-R: Bev Toews (NDP), Cameron Davies (RPA), Tara Sawyer (UCP), and Bill Tufts (WLC). (All photos supplied)
Boys and Girls Club Red Deer to celebrate BGC Day at City Hall today
The Boys and Girls Club (BGC) Red Deer & District will celebrate BGC Day with an event later today.From 4 to 7 p.m. at City Hall the public is invited to enjoy food and fun activities. City hall w...
Jun 05, 2025
Central Alberta schools receive grants for energy education
Three central Alberta schools were selected to take part in the A+ for Energy Grant Program for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.Mamawi Atosketan Native School in Ponoka, Visions West Outreach School ...
Jun 05, 2025