Category Archives: Red Deer
RDP & AHS sign accord so nurses can serve as temporary instructors
Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) have signed a reciprocal agreement which will allow AHS nurses to take on temporary RDP clinical instructor placements if the polytechnic i...
Mar 22, 2024
Red Deer Polytechnic welcomes prospective students and community members to Open House
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is encouraging prospective students to dream big at this year's Spring Open House.Taking place this Saturday, March 23, at Red Deer Polytechnic's Main Campus from 9 a.m. - 1...
Mar 21, 2024
Significant snowfall amounts hit central Alberta
Periods of heavy snow fell across portions of the province between Tuesday night and Thursday, resulting in significant snowfall amounts for many areas, including some in central Alberta. According to...
Mar 21, 2024
Sentencing scheduled in Rimbey shooting incident
Sentencing is scheduled this spring for a Lacombe County man charged in a Rimbey shooting incident nearly four years ago.Jade John Edward Slofstra, 35, is scheduled for sentencing in Edmonton Court of...
Mar 21, 2024
Premier names new parliamentary secretary for Health Minister Adriana LaGrange
Premier Danielle Smith has named a new parliamentary secretary to assist Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange. The provincial government says working to improve health outcomes for Albertans to ensure ...
Mar 21, 2024
Alberta RCMP currently responding to multiple motor vehicle collisions on QE II Highway
Alberta RCMP continue to respond to numerous motor vehicle collisions on the QE II Highway. Alberta RCMP Traffic Leduc are currently responding to several motor vehicle collisions on Highway 2 in the ...
Mar 21, 2024
Red Deer's Street Ties program for vulnerable youth will close this April due to lack of funding
Red Deer's Street Ties outreach program for youth experiencing homelessness will be closing at the end of the month due to a lack of funding. The youth outreach drop-in program supports street-involve...
Mar 20, 2024
Fake 911 call to High Level RCMP leads to four arrests, including Red Deer resident
High Level RCMP have arrested multiple suspects after receiving a "fraudulent 911 call" about a shooting in the town. Mounties were out conducting proactive patrols on March 9, in hopes of locating a ...
Mar 20, 2024
Yukon man sentenced in Innisfail supportive living assault
A man from the Yukon has been given a suspended sentence and 12 months of probation following an assault at an Innisfail designated supportive living facility last year.Kale Michon, 22, a resident of ...
Mar 20, 2024
Red Deer mayor, council members, staunchly against party politics at municipal level
Red Deer's mayor believes enshrining party politics at the municipal level would be a "poor move" and detrimental to the flexibility of local governance. Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver told Alb...
Mar 20, 2024