Category Archives: Red Deer
Return of warm weather impacts Red Deer's outdoor rinks
During the warmer weather, residents are encouraged to avoid using the outdoor rinks as ice conditions can quickly deteriorate. Skating on soft ice can create ruts and uneven surfaces, which require a...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 12305979 © Brad Calkins | Dreamstime.com)
Red Deer area reaches record high temperature for February 5
Some record-setting temperatures made their way through central Alberta Thursday, with Red Deer reaching a new record high for February 5. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), th...
Feb 06, 2026 Melting Snow in the Sunshine (Image Credit: ID 81302331 © Bangorn Thothong | Dreamstime.com)
Red Deer's unemployment rate improves to start 2026
Red Deer's unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 per cent in January, from 6.1 per cent in December.Elsewhere around AlbertaLethbridge-Medicine Hat: 6.9%Edmonton: 6.6%Calgary: 6.5%Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake: 6...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 11068825 © Lucian Milasan | Dreamstime.com)
Podcast: You're invited to Big Brothers Big Sisters Lacombe and District's 'A Night Among Stars'
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lacombe and District is hoping you can help local kids by attending their fourth 'A Night Among Stars' fundraising gala. The star-studded celebrity dance event goes March 14 a...
Feb 06, 2026
TSB: Weather, medical, mechanical issues ruled out in fatal helicopter crash near Red Deer
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its final report into the fatal helicopter crash that killed one person near Red Deer on July 6, 2025.Its chief message is for increased pi...
Feb 05, 2026 (Image Credit: TSB)
Suspect charged in fatal central Alberta shooting
RCMP have laid charges following a fatal shooting in central Alberta this week. On Feb. 4, 2026, at 12:09 a.m., Maskwacis RCMP responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on Louis Bull First Na...
Feb 05, 2026 RCMP logo
Red Deer's Holy Family School gets kids thinking about eventual careers
Ah yes, the age old question: What do you want to be when you grow up?That's the focal point of Career Week at Red Deer's Holy Family School, where community members representing many a number of occu...
Feb 04, 2026 Mrs. Gillett's and Mrs. May-Sholdice's Grade 4 class at Holy Family School, with rdnewsNOW's Josh Hall during Career Week.
Maskwacis RCMP issue shelter in place for Louis Bull First Nation
Maskwacis RCMP are expected to provide more details in the coming days regarding a shelter in place order issued during the early morning hours of Feb. 4, 2026.Shortly before 1:00 a.m., Mounties issue...
Feb 04, 2026 RCMP
Heavy police presence in Fairview and Gasoline Alley over
UPDATED (2:20 p.m.) RCMP say a heavy police presence in Red Deer's Fairview area is over. Red Deer RCMP advised Wednesday morning that there was a heavy police presence in the area of Fairview, as wel...
Feb 04, 2026 RCMP Logo
Zoning for Red Deer's proposed 'Project Nexus' gets initial approval
Red Deer city council passed first reading on Tuesday for zoning related to Project Nexus.Announced in early January, Project Nexus is a facility dreamed up and proposed by the Red Deer Homeless Found...
Feb 03, 2026