Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP warns of rise in sextortion scams
The Red Deer RCMP says there's a growing threat of local sextortion scams.Sextortion is a form of online blackmail where offenders get victims to send explicit images/videos before demanding payment w...
Nov 29, 2024
Blackfalds town council approves 5% property tax increase
Blackfalds town council unanimously approved the town's 2025 capital budget and five-year capital plan, as well as 2025 operating budget and three-year operating forecast, this week.As a result, there...
Nov 29, 2024
Red Deer RCMP to hold checkstops throughout December
The Red Deer RCMP will be holding checkstops throughout the month of December in an effort to make the roads safer this holiday season.RCMP officers across the province are asking residents to make sm...
Nov 29, 2024
ASIRT concludes investigation into September 2022 incident on Samson Cree Nation
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has found that an RCMP officer lawfully executed his duties following an investigation into an alleged aggravated assault involving a Maskwacis RCMP ...
Nov 29, 2024
Festival of Trees lights up Westerner Park for accelerated cath-lab fundraiser
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation (RDRHF) lights up Westerner Park with its 31st annual Festival of Trees, a critical fundraiser for the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, today.This year, funds...
Nov 29, 2024
Red Deer Symphony Orchestra elated over new funding as it nears third show of season
The 38th season of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra plays on, Sunday, Dec. 15, with Messiah, but that's not all that's on the minds of those behind the scenes at RDSO.During recent municipal budget tal...
Nov 28, 2024
Red Deer resident wins over $1 million on lotto ticket
Red Deer resident Sandra H. is over $1 million richer after winning on a Western Max ticket.According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, she plans to spoil her grandkids after winning $1,000,0...
Nov 28, 2024
Penhold town council approves 2025 operating budget
Penhold's town council approved a 2025 operating budget of $16,268,787 on November 25, and it's set to include a three per cent property tax rate increase. Mayor Mike Yargeau said this increase puts t...
Nov 28, 2024
Central Alberta organizations take part in Giving Tuesday
Several local organizations are taking part in Giving Tuesday festivities this Dec. 3. Giving Tuesday is a national movement for folks to give back to their communities, be it through monetary donatio...
Nov 28, 2024
Blue spruce tree event returns to Pine Lake Dec. 7
Pine Lake is once again the place to be this Dec. 7 for the annual Haynes conservation property blue spruce tree event, hosted by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).The NCC has been undertaking th...
Nov 28, 2024