Category Archives: Red Deer

Red Deer RCMP investigating assault outside Superstore
Red Deer RCMP are investigating an assault outside the local Superstore Thursday morning.At about 6:25 a.m. on Jan. 16, RCMP responded to the alleged assault; upon arrival, members arrested two suspec...
Jan 16, 2025

Wind Warning & Blowing Snow Advisory issued for central Alberta
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a wind warning and blowing snow advisory for central Alberta. ECCC officials say strong northwest winds reaching 90 km/h are expected tonight, a...
Jan 16, 2025

RDP receives grant to advance research and economics in Canada
Red Deer Polytechnic announced on Wednesday they're among 38 post-secondary institutions across Canada who are receiving over $24 million in lab-to-market funding from the federal government.The grant...
Jan 15, 2025

Red Deer opens applications for new Downtown Governance Committee
The City of Red Deer is seeking applicants for a new committee focused on Downtown Governance. The committee will be responsible for exploring options and proposing strategies to address evolving need...
Jan 15, 2025

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services announces new partnership with Red Deer Polytechnic
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has announced a new partnership with Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP).The partnership will offer third-party testing of the Firefighter Applicant Physical Test (FAPT),...
Jan 15, 2025

One of three charged in Red Deer drug and firearms seizure sentenced to over 11 years
One of three people charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation which turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, has been sentenced to eleven-and-a-half years in jail. Adrian Mollica ...
Jan 15, 2025

New doctor working at Easthill Medical Clinic
Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced Wednesday a new family doctor has began practising in Red Deer.Dr. Ibrahim Ogunbi, who got his medical education at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, is working...
Jan 15, 2025

Red Deer seeks Housing and Homelessness Integration Committee members
The City of Red Deer is seeking two volunteers who are open-minded, fair and willing to contribute some time and knowledge to the Housing and Homelessness Integration Committee (HHIC). Specifically, t...
Jan 15, 2025

Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in local drug and firearms seizure
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for one of two people initially charged in a drug and firearms seizure in Blackfalds a year-and-a-half ago. Chad Daniel Wickett, 33, is slated to find out in R...
Jan 15, 2025

Sylvan town council takes step forward in updating downtown development process
Following a public hearing, in the regular meeting on Jan. 13, Sylvan Lake's town council passed second and third reading of one bylaw, and second reading of another that will change the development p...
Jan 14, 2025