Category Archives: Red Deer
'As bad as it gets': Red Deer Food Bank shares images of barren shelves
It's been tight, to say the least, for a couple years, but it's likely never been as dire as it got this weekend at the Red Deer Food Bank.On Friday afternoon, the food bank shared pictures on its soc...
Sep 03, 2024
Red Deer organizations to hold third annual Service Clubs Week
Red Deer's three Rotary Clubs, as well as the Lions, Optimists, Kiwanis and Kinsmen, are teaming up again for their third annual Service Clubs Week. The campaign runs Sept. 9-14 with several community...
Sep 03, 2024
UPDATE: RCMP done searching for suspect in north Red Deer, no arrest made
UPDATE (Sept. 6): RCMP confirm presences in Red Deer this week were due to search for Elijah Blake Strawberry -- UPDATE - 10:16 p.m., Sept. 2 Red Deer RCMP say they are clear from tracking a suspect i...
Sep 02, 2024 An officer with a firearm at the ready, and other RCMP vehicles, could be seen Monday evening in and at the entrance to the north Red Deer Save-On Foods parking lot. Picture posted after update that tracking was over. (rdnewsNOW)
Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada's first Paralympic gold medal in Paris
PARIS - Nicholas Bennett won Canada's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games on Monday. The 20-year-old swimmer from Parksville, B.C., was first in the men's 100-metre breaststroke and collected his...
Sep 02, 2024
15 years since Red Deer's TV station went off the air
It's been 15 years since Red Deer's first, and so far only, local television station went off the air. Screens went dark on CHCA-TV on Aug. 31, 2009 after 62 years of broadcasting.In 1955, the Central...
Aug 31, 2024
Province invests $10 million into mental health seats at Alberta post-secondaries
Red Deer Polytechnic is receiving funding for 70 new seats in its mental health programs.This is part of a larger announcement made Friday by the Province, which is giving $10 million over three years...
Aug 31, 2024
ASIRT investigating after police shooting kills 15-year-old from Samson Cree Nation
A 15-year-old boy from Samson Cree Nation in Maskwacis is dead following a police-involved shooting in Wetaskiwin, and ASIRT is now investigating. Alberta RCMP say members in Wetaskiwin received a rep...
Aug 31, 2024
Maskwacis resident scores $100,000 lotto win
A Maskwacis resident says spare change led her to a $100,000 lotto win.Russetta Burnstick purchased a Lightning Lotto and Extra ticket for the June 24 draw, and won on the Extra."I scanned it in store...
Aug 30, 2024
Fire restriction lifted for Red Deer County
The fire restriction for Red Deer County has been lifted as of 10 a.m. on August 29.Permits are now available here. Officials remind residents that permits are required for all open fires year-round, ...
Aug 30, 2024
RDCRS students to focus on serving others as they return to school next week
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools students and staff will be returning to the classroom next week to start a fun and fulfilling school year. This year, officials say Red Deer Catholic Regional School...
Aug 30, 2024 (Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)