Category Archives: Red Deer
Updated: Snowfall warning issued for Red Deer now over
Updated: 1:20 p.m., April 16 A snowfall warning issued for the Red Deer area by Environment and Climate Change Canada has ended. Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada, ...
Apr 15, 2026
Red Deer city council approves disestablishment of Downtown Business Improvement Area
Red Deer city council unanimously approved to disestablish the Downtown Business Improvement Area. At Tuesday's regular city council meeting, council passed second and third readings of the disestabli...
Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
City council approves permit for Hope Mission to run emergency shelter until May 2027
Hope Mission is set to operate Red Deer's temporary emergency homeless shelter for another year. On Tuesday, Red Deer city council unanimously approved a development permit to allow Hope Mission to co...
Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer's residential and non-residential tax rate increases 5.49%
Red Deer city council unanimously approved all three readings of the tax rate bylaw, which includes a 5.49 per cent tax rate increase to both residential and non-residential properties. The bylaw also...
Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer County council passes first reading of 2026 tax rates
Red Deer County council is proposing a zero per cent tax increase for residential and non-residential properties.Council passed first reading of the tax rate bylaw on Tuesday, but it also comes with a...
Apr 14, 2026
Update: Cause of house fire to remain undetermined
The City of Red Deer says the cause of a significant house fire this past weekend will remain undetermined. The fire took place Saturday night on Truant Crescent in the Timber Ridge area. The city als...
Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW)
Red Deer RCMP seize 53 cartons of illegal cigarettes following investigation
Red Deer RCMP have arrested a 40-year-old man after an investigation into the sale of illegal tobacco at a local business.Police say they completed their investigation after receiving a tip from the A...
Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer RCMP/Supplied)
Retail crime blitz across several Alberta communities leads to 65 arrests
RCMP in Alberta recently charged 65 people in a retail crime blitz spanning Airdrie, Lloydminster, Parkland, Red Deer, St. Albert, Strathcona County, Wetaskiwin and Wood Buffalo.The blitz occurred fro...
Apr 14, 2026
United Way Central Alberta raises over $1.6 million in 2025
United Way Central Alberta (UWCA) recognized and celebrated everyone involved as they marked the end of its 60th annual fundraising campaign.On Monday at Bo's Bar & Stage, United Way held its Camp...
Apr 13, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Ian Gustafson)
Red Deer RCMP recap busy year for Traffic Services unit
Red Deer RCMP is looking back on another busy year for its Traffic Services unit.Between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026, members conducted 195 traffic enforcement operations, leading to 1,644 charge...
Apr 13, 2026