Category Archives: Red Deer
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
Man accused of walking near Sundre school with loaded shotgun, scheduled for trial
A trial date has been set for a central Alberta man accused of walking near a school in Sundre with a loaded shotgun last year, prompting a school lockdown and shelter in place for the community. Jaso...
Feb 03, 2026
Three charged following stolen vehicle investigations by Red Deer RCMP
Red Deer RCMP have charged three people following a pair of investigations on Jan. 21.Mounties say it was just after noon that day when the Crime Reduction Team observed a vehicle allegedly fail to st...
Feb 02, 2026
Mobile mammography station coming to Stettler Feb. 23-28
A mobile mammography station will visit Stettler from Feb. 23-28.The Screen Test Program will provide services to those aged 45-74, in the mobile trailer at Stettler Hospital. This is offered by Prima...
Feb 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied/Primary Care Alberta)
Wolf Creek, Metrax Indigenous formalize partnership to expand Indigenous trades programming
Wolf Creek Public Schools has formalized a new partnership with Metrax Indigenous Corporation aimed at expanding access to skilled trades programming for Indigenous students and removing transportatio...
Feb 02, 2026 Tim De Ruyck, Superintendent of Wolf Creek Public Schools, and Hermann Logsend, Executive Director of Metrax Indigenous Corporation, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a portable welding lab at Ponoka Secondary Campus. The agreement will support on-site welding programming delivered by an Indigenous instructor, creating a locally accessible pathway into the skilled trades. They are joined by Leonard Standingontheroad of the Montana First Nation, along with Elders Bert Bull and Effie Janvier. (Image Credit: Wolf Creek Public Schools)
RDP announces cultural initiatives to celebrate Black History Month
Red Deer Polytechnic will hold a flag-raising ceremony next week to begin the first of many on-campus initiatives to celebrate Black History Month.On Monday, Feb. 2, the ceremony will be held at 9:30 ...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Polytechnic/Supplied)
Rural communities set to gain high-speed internet across central Alberta
The Governments of Alberta and Canada announced today plans to expand high-speed internet to more communities across the province, including several in central Alberta.A total of 27 projects have been...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 18617796 © Cornelius20 | Dreamstime.com)
Preliminary hearing scheduled for two Red Deer men accused in alleged drug manufacturing operation
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for two men accused of being involved in an alleged drug manufacturing operation in north Red Deer. John Albert Knox, 50, and Wade William Sperling, 33, are sc...
Jan 30, 2026 Alberta Provincial Court
The Mustard Seed launches multi-year education campaign on homelessness
The Mustard Seed is set to launch a three-year public education and awareness campaign on the complex realities of homelessness."More than you Think" will launch this month and challenge misconception...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Third and final suspect sentenced in Red Deer drug and firearms bust
The third and final man charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation which turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. Nicholas James David Wales...
Jan 30, 2026 Scales of Justice (Image Credit: Dreamstime)