Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer is ahead of the game in coordinating peace officers and RCMP
Peace officers from across 34 municipalities in Alberta are beginning to coordinate with RCMP in an effort to better crack down on fentanyl following a provincial request, and Red Deer is more than re...
Feb 28, 2025
Canada's National Farmers Union standing up for DEI policies
Canada's National Farmers Union (NFU) says it remains steadfast in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).In a statement this month, the union clapped back at what it calls attacks on...
Feb 28, 2025
RDP partner project sees funding to innovate mining and minerals industry
PrairiesCan is investing $899,500 into the Prairie Polytechnic Innovation Network Accelerating Commercialization for Local Ecosystems (P2INACLE), an innovation project of which Red Deer Polytechnic (R...
Feb 27, 2025
Eight-year sentence for man convicted in central Alberta homicide
It's eight years in jail for a man charged in a central Alberta homicide two-and-a-half years ago. Kieran Keith Lightning, 22, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench on Feb. 25, 2025, and w...
Feb 27, 2025
Three charged in alleged kidnapping with firearm
Three individuals have been arrested in connection to an alleged kidnapping with a firearm that RCMP say occurred in the Maskwacis area on Feb. 24. That evening, RCMP report they were called to assist...
Feb 27, 2025 (Maskwacis RCMP)
SJHS robotics team heads to international competition in U.S.
The St. Joseph High School robotics team is heading to an international competition in the United States next month.From March 27-29, the team will travel to Nampa, Idaho for a three-day FIRST Robotic...
Feb 26, 2025
Red Deer Public seeing success with new anti-bullying program
Red Deer Public Schools is pleased to announce it's seeing positive results from the WITS anti-bullying program it implemented a few months ago. The program was introduced in all Kindergarten to Gr. 5...
Feb 26, 2025
Red Deerian secures $100,000 in January KENO draw
Red Deer resident Serena O. is now $100,000 richer after purchasing a winning KENO ticket on Jan. 10. According to lottery officials, Serena loved to play KENO on her paydays and her efforts have paid...
Feb 26, 2025
Red Deer RCMP arrest three following drug trafficking investigation
The Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team arrested three residents on Feb. 12, following a drug trafficking investigation.This came after police executed search warrants at businesses in the downtown and...
Feb 26, 2025
Central Sport receives $25,000 from Red Deer County
Red Deer County council approved a request of $25,000 in funding to Central Sport for the third consecutive year on Tuesday.This comes after council supported the funding in 2023 and 2024 to help Cent...
Feb 26, 2025