Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer Mayor and District Chamber react to Alberta budget
The Government of Alberta announced the 2025-26 provincial budget on Thursday and Red Deer is receiving a boost to its capital funding, continued financial support on major infrastructure projects and...
Feb 28, 2025
Innisfail progressing on new residential area to ease pressure on housing market
A total of 62 residential lots will make up the new Napoleon Lake South development in Innisfail.At a special meeting earlier this month, town council received a report with the final subdivision layo...
Feb 28, 2025
Sundre area sets new temperature record for February 27
The Sundre, AB, area set a new temperature record for Feb. 27, on Thursday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the thermometer hit 13.1 degrees Celsius in the Sundre area on Thu...
Feb 28, 2025
Trial date set for man charged in Innisfail drug and weapons seizure
A trial date has been set for an Innisfail man facing drug and firearms charges. David Samuel Reid, 42, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on Jan. 27, 2026. It was on June 25, 2024, w...
Feb 28, 2025
Innisfail RCMP charge two following drug seizure
Innisfail RCMP have charged two people following a recent drug seizure.It was just after 3 a.m. on Feb. 27 when Mounties stopped a red Ford F150 on Hwy 2A.During said stop, officers developed grounds ...
Feb 28, 2025
City of Red Deer closes outdoor rinks for the season
Extended warm temperatures in the Red Deer area has led the City of Red Deer to close outdoor skating surfaces. They're also warning residents of hazardous conditions on community ponds, the river, an...
Feb 28, 2025 (ID 1731417 © Jeff Whyte | Dreamstime.com)
Indigenous-owned Red Deer business looking to revolutionize wildfire defense
Red Deer's CJS Industrial is hoping its new technology can help residents, businesses and municipalities during destructive wildfires.The tech is called RUFUS for short -- or the Rural and Urban Fire ...
Feb 28, 2025
Blackfalds RCMP says report of attempted child abduction was fake
The Blackfalds RCMP says a report of an alleged child abduction attempt was fabricated.On Feb. 25, police received a report of a possible child abduction after the youth told their mother that someone...
Feb 28, 2025
Paramedic advocates call for changes to EMS operations, AHS refutes claims
The state of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Alberta's medical central zone has worsened and has even reached a crisis, according to wheresmyambulance.com, a website claiming to shed light on rura...
Feb 28, 2025 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer Photo radar locations for March 2025
The City of Red Deer and Red Deer RCMP have released their photo radar locations for the month of January.Mobile units will be operating in the following neighbourhoods:Glendale, Normandeau, Highland ...
Feb 28, 2025