Category Archives: Red Deer

QEII Highway very icy Monday morning
Roads are very icy in central Alberta this morning, particularly on the QEII Highway between Lacombe and Blackfalds.Alberta RCMP media relations, Cst. Mathew Howell, confirms there were at least five ...
Apr 06, 2026 A rollover which occurred around 6:45 a.m. on April 6, northbound on the QEII between Lacombe and Blackfalds. (Image Credit: Jason Beisick)

Ponoka Pride Society dissolves, citing limited resources
A pride organization in central Alberta says it is closing after five years due to limited resources, inconsistent community engagement and lack of government support.The Ponoka Pride Society says in ...
Apr 06, 2026

Hope Mission to hold Easter dinner for Red Deer's most vulnerable residents
Hope Mission will be serving Easter dinner to the communities most vulnerable citizens this evening.Supper will be served at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 6 and comes less than a week after they took over s...
Apr 06, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

Pair charged after alleged machete attack
Two men from Red Deer have been arrested and charged following an alleged attack that is said to have involved a machete.Red Deer RCMP say it was about 11:40 a.m. on March 14 when they were alerted to...
Apr 06, 2026

Located: Eugenie Headman, 66, of Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP report as of 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, Eugenie Headman was located safe. Alberta RCMP thanks the public and the media for their assistance.
Apr 03, 2026 RCMP logo

Alberta demands Ottawa back off on housing funding stripped from Red Deer
Ottawa needs to change its tune on the $12 million it stripped from the City of Red Deer in 2025.So says Alberta's Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon, who this week shared a n...
Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 147133431 © Andrii Zastrozhnov | Dreamstime.com)

Missing: Courtney Cattleman, 17, of Maskwacis
The Maskwacis RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding missing 17-year-old Courtney Cattleman.She was last seen on Jan. 15 on Montana First Nation wearing a black sweatshirt and grey sweatpant...
Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Maskwacis RCMP/Supplied)

Air Spray training around Red Deer Regional Airport
Red Deer Regional Airport says one of its local partners, Air Spray, has begun to conduct spring training.That's why you may have seen this past weekend, and may continue to see, different aircraft ci...
Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Regional Airport)

Safe Harbour officially hands over shelter keys, establishes accessible navigation hub
April 1 marks day one of post-shelter life for Red Deer's Safe Harbour Society.As reported in December, and followed up on last week, Safe Harbour has been getting set to hand over operations of the s...
Apr 01, 2026

December 2025 (un)employment data released for Alberta sub-regions
New unemployment and employment numbers are being shared for Alberta's various sub-regions.Monthly, numbers are issued for Alberta's seven main economic regions, but these new numbers from December 20...
Apr 01, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 145757683 © Seikachujo | Dreamstime.com)