Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deerians speak for and against zoning related to Project Nexus
The Red Deer community made its voice heard on Wednesday. An over-eight-hour public hearing focused on zoning related to Project Nexus featured a number of speakers. Council chambers were full of memb...
Feb 26, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
City council recap - February 24, 2026
The following decisions were made at today's City Council meeting.CONSENT:2026 Tax Sale Reserve Bids:Council passed a resolution approving the reserve bids for properties on the 2026 tax sale list. Th...
Feb 25, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating suspicious death in Ponoka County
Alberta Mounties are investigating what they believe to be a suspicious death.On Feb. 24, 2026, at approximately 11:25 a.m., Ponoka RCMP responded to a rural residence in Ponoka County for a report of...
Feb 25, 2026
Preliminary hearing scheduled for Red Deer man accused of sexual assault
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Red Deer man accused of sexual assault. Tanner Lee Giesbrecht, 38, is due to find out in Red Deer Court of Justice on Oct. 26, 2026, if his case has enou...
Feb 25, 2026 Red Deer Justice Centre (Image Credit: Josh Hall/rdnewsNOW)
Site exception application approved by city council to allow for drive-thru financial institution
Red Deer city council unanimously approved second and third reading of a site exception application to amend a zoning bylaw to allow a drive-thru as a discretionary use for a new financial institution...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Red Deer/Supplied)
Red Deer city council discusses concerns around 2025 municipal election
Red Deer city council unanimously approved an amended resolution following a discussion on the report from legislative services on the overview of the 2025 municipal election.The amended resolution in...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer RCMP charge "repeat offender" in serious downtown crash
A man police describe as a repeat offender has been charged in a serious crash in downtown Red Deer this month.On Feb. 14, 2026, at 6:13 a.m., Red Deer RCMP received a call of a glass break alarm at a...
Feb 24, 2026 Crash scene in downtown Red Deer on Feb. 14, 2026. (Image Credit: Red Deer RCMP)
City of Red Deer to move CPR Pedestrian Bridge onto new supports this week
The City of Red Deer says the CPR Bridge Rehabilitation Project is heading into one of its most complex phases.On Feb. 26 and 27, they'll physically move the 118-year-old pedestrian bridge following m...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer Public School students take part in annual Ski Loppet
Red Deer Schools' annual Ski Loppet returned on Tuesday afternoon.Nearly 500 students from Grades 3-12 strapped on their cross-country skis in the yearly tradition to take on the trails at River Bend ...
Feb 24, 2026 Nearly 500 students took part in RDPSD's annual Ski Loppet. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Ian Gustafson)
Red Deer woman accused of misappropriating tens of thousands from former employer
Charges have been laid against a Red Deer woman accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her former employer. Yvonne Alton, 61, was charged by Blackfalds RCMP on Feb. 18, 2026, with one c...
Feb 24, 2026