Red Deer

Maskwacis man wins $400,000 at WCLC 'Big Spin' event

Three Albertans were big winners Tuesday when they spun the Western Canada Lottery Corporation's BIG SPIN wheel.At a live event held in Calgary, three winners -- two from The Big Spin, and one from Th...

Dec 03, 2024

Trial ordered for man charged in central Alberta murder

A Wetaskiwin man accused of murder has been ordered to stand trial. Matyrus Minde, 26, was ordered to stand trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on Dec. 2, 2024. A trial date, however, has yet to be s...

Dec 03, 2024

Sentencing set for man charged in central Alberta homicide

Sentencing has been scheduled for a man charged in a central Alberta murder last year. Boyd Wade Beaverbones, 27, a resident of the O'Chiese First Nation, is scheduled for sentencing in Red Deer Court...

Dec 03, 2024

Ponoka releases Christmas Lights Tour map with bingo prize draw

The Town of Ponoka has released its annual self-guided Christmas Lights Tour map for the 2024 holiday season. The map is now available online and showcases festively decorated homes and yards througho...

Dec 03, 2024

Charges dismissed in case involving downtown assault of Red Deer senior

In the court case of a Red Deer man beaten by several people on Aug. 1, 2023, all charges against those accused have been dismissed. Judge W.A. Skinner rendered his decision in a Red Deer courtroom on...

Josh Hall Dec 03, 2024

Two arrested for robbery in Red Deer

Red Deer RCMP have arrested and charged two men for an alleged robbery in the community at the end of November.Police say on Nov. 29, at 2:06 a.m. they were notified of a robbery that took place at a ...

Dec 03, 2024

Red Deer Public Schools rolls out Student Support Rooms for second year

The Red Deer Public Schools Division (RDPSD) is implementing Student Support Rooms for its second year after seeing meaningful success with their use last year. RDPSD says it established 18 Student Su...

Dec 03, 2024

Sylvan Lake passes OHV bylaw, trial season begins

Sylvan Lake town council has passed second and third reading of the Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Bylaw during its Nov. 25, regular meeting, and it is now actively in a trial period. Town officials ask La...

Dec 03, 2024

Sentencing set for one of three charged in drug trafficking investigation

Sentencing is set early next year for one of three people charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation which turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle. Adrian Mollica Lazzaro, 42, is s...

Dec 03, 2024

Clearview Public Schools board of trustees talk improved testing results and holiday donations

A meeting of the Clearview Public Schools board of trustees Nov. 28, saw multiple donations from trustees to local Christmas initiatives, and an update on the district's testing performance for 2023-2...

Dec 03, 2024