Category Archives: Red Deer

Sylvan Lake town council approves first reading of 2026 tax rate bylaw
Sylvan Lake town council unanimously approved the first reading of the 2026 tax rate bylaw.Council did not raise the tax rate this year; however, residents will still see their property taxes go up be...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

BCHL names 2025-26 All-Stars
The BCHL named its All-Stars for the 2025-26 regular season on Thursday, as the league's playoffs forge ahead.First-Team All-StarsF Nico Grabas - Chilliwack Chiefs F Nikita Ivashchenko - Blackfalds Bu...
Apr 16, 2026

École Secondaire Notre Dame High School hosts third Annual ND Unified Cougar Classic
cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School held its third annual ND Unified Cougar Classic with seven different schools participating.On Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 135 students participated in the c...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Ian Gustafson/rdnewsNOW staff)

Mounties, Search and Rescue locate missing elderly woman downtown
Red Deer RCMP recently teamed up with local search and rescue teams to locate a missing elderly woman.They say that at about 2:20 p.m. on April 10, Mounties received a report of a missing elderly woma...
Apr 16, 2026

Conditional sentence for former Red Deer man accused in alleged auto theft and re-vinning operation
One of six people charged following a year-long investigation into an alleged organized auto theft and re-vinning operation, has been given a two-year conditional sentence and 18 months of probation. ...
Apr 16, 2026

Stettler RCMP arrest youth after threats made to school
Stettler RCMP have arrested a youth after an investigation into alleged threats made through Snapchat to shoot students at the William E. Hay School in Stettler. Mounties say they received reports of ...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

Lacombe residents can have final say on fire station locations this weekend
The City of Lacombe has shared a final 'land profiles' report looking into the viability of three shortlisted fire station locations.The public can have its final say on the sites at the Lacombe &...
Apr 16, 2026

Former Bowden Institution correctional officer charged with breach of trust by a public official
A former correctional officer at the Bowden Institution was charged with breach of trust by a public official following an investigation.Innisfail RCMP say in July 2025, they began investigating after...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

Marking National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
April 12-18 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, honouring those who work 365 days a year, taking 911 calls and ensuring public safety.Locally, that includes the Red Deer 911 Emergency Co...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Red Deer)

Red Deer home sales increase in March
Red Deer saw an increase in home sales in March, but they are down slightly compared to the same month last year.According to the latest market update by the Central Alberta Realtors Association, ther...
Apr 15, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 777493 © Jay Crihfield | Dreamstime.com)