Category Archives: Red Deer
School Bus Road-eo rides into town
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) will host a Local School Bus Road-eo on May 25, where drivers from across Central Alberta will test their skills in a day of friendly competition.Beginning a...
May 22, 2024
Protest against alleged UCP shortcomings planned for Red Deer City Hall
A group called the 'Concerned Citizens of Alberta' will be holding a general protest at Red Deer City Hall on Saturday, May 25 to tell the governing United Conservative Party that, "enough is enough."...
May 22, 2024
Red Deer RCMP make arrest in drug trafficking investigation
Following an investigation into illegal drug trafficking within the city, Red Deer RCMP arrested and charged a 30-year-old Edmonton man.After four months of investigating, police secured search warran...
May 22, 2024
Elnora man sentenced to 7 years in jail for double fatal crash
A man from Elnora has been sentenced to seven years in jail for causing the deaths of two people in a crash that happened June 17, 2022, near Trochu.In a Drumheller courtroom earlier this month, now 4...
May 22, 2024
Ponoka County man sentenced to 145 days in jail after early 2023 investigation
A man from Ponoka County, charged in relation to a February 2023 investigation, has been sentenced to 145 days in prison.Timothy Shawn Leblanc, now 37, was sentenced in Ponoka on May 10, and given 140...
May 22, 2024
Sports Hall of Fame welcomes 2024 inductees
The latest group of inductees to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame will be celebrated on May 24 at the Red Deer Polytechnic Cenovus Energy Learning Common. The 12 individuals receiving the honour of bei...
May 22, 2024
Indigenous organizations get funding to ensure safer futures for women, girls and 2S+
Three central Alberta organizations are benefiting from a provincial grant aimed at ensuring safer futures for Indigenous women, girls and 2S+ people.The province announced a $4 million investment ear...
May 22, 2024
Red Deer school writes better future for its students
The Annie L. Gaetz Elementary School in Red Deer has received an Honourable Mention in the 2024 Read Live School of the Year Awards.These awards recognize schools whose commitment to literacy educatio...
May 21, 2024
RCMP make arrests after investigation into drug trafficking
Three people are facing charges following a drug trafficking investigation in central Alberta. On May 7, 2024, Mounties say a months-long investigation culminated in arrests and the execution of searc...
May 21, 2024
Fire Advisory lifted for Red Deer County
Rain and cooler temperatures have led officials with Red Deer County to lift a fire advisory previously in place.The advisory was lifted as of 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.County officials say p...
May 21, 2024