Category Archives: Red Deer
New trial dates set in central Alberta assault
New trial dates have been set for one of three men initially charged with attempted murder in an alleged assault at Maskwacis over two years ago.Connor Diamond Royce Saddleback, 29, of the Montana Fir...
Apr 09, 2024
Red Deer Public launches its division-wide Open House Series
(by: Red Deer Public Schools) Red Deer Public Schools is set to invite families and the community into their neighbourhood school as the division launches its first annual Open House Series. Starting ...
Apr 09, 2024 Photo: provided
Jury trial scheduled for man charged in central Alberta homicide
A jury trial has been scheduled for a man charged in a central Alberta homicide over two-and-a-half years ago.Kieran Keith Lightning, 21, is scheduled for a jury trial in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Be...
Apr 09, 2024
Nearly 50 Sea Cadets from central Alberta gather in Red Deer for Seamanship Competition
Nearly 50 cadets from central Alberta gathered at Red Deer's Cormack Armoury this March for the Seamanship Inter-Divisional Competition (SIDC).Cadet Petty Officer Second Class Calvin Cunningham from 1...
Apr 09, 2024
United Way Central Alberta celebrates community's fundraising of $1.5 million for annual campaign
United Way Central Alberta (UWCA) started the week on a positive note, celebrating with supporters and community leaders the achievements of their 2023 fundraising campaign.At Bo's Bar & Stage on ...
Apr 08, 2024
Central Alberta RCMP Detachments apprehend subject in stolen vehicle
Red Deer RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit was called out over the weekend to help with the arrest of a suspect in a stolen vehicle that rammed a police vehicle at a highway rest stop Sunday night.On April ...
Apr 08, 2024
Sundre RCMP charge minor hockey volunteer with sexual assault
A central Alberta woman is facing sexual assault-related charges involving youth.On March 27, 2024, Sundre RCMP were made aware of a complaint of an alleged sexual assault involving a volunteer with t...
Apr 08, 2024
Red Deer middle school joins transformative 'Jays Care Challenger Baseball' program
Red Deer's newest school, St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School, is joining the Jays Care Foundation's Challenger Baseball program.The initiative, a branch of the Toronto Blue Jays, is designed to bring the ...
Apr 08, 2024
Make-A-Wish needs teams for Heroes Challenge in Red Deer
Make-A-Wish Foundation is coming back to Red Deer this year in a big way, but they need the community's support.The Heroes Challenge Central Alberta goes Wednesday, Sept. 18 at The Dome, with a lunch ...
Apr 06, 2024
Indigenous and Métis businesses benefit from provincial investment fund
The Government of Alberta says $30 million from Budget 2024 are allocated to the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) over the next three years, with 13 community-owned businesses benefiting thi...
Apr 06, 2024