Category Archives: Red Deer
Site exception application approved by city council to allow for drive-thru financial institution
Red Deer city council unanimously approved second and third reading of a site exception application to amend a zoning bylaw to allow a drive-thru as a discretionary use for a new financial institution...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Red Deer/Supplied)
Red Deer city council discusses concerns around 2025 municipal election
Red Deer city council unanimously approved an amended resolution following a discussion on the report from legislative services on the overview of the 2025 municipal election.The amended resolution in...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer RCMP charge "repeat offender" in serious downtown crash
A man police describe as a repeat offender has been charged in a serious crash in downtown Red Deer this month.On Feb. 14, 2026, at 6:13 a.m., Red Deer RCMP received a call of a glass break alarm at a...
Feb 24, 2026 Crash scene in downtown Red Deer on Feb. 14, 2026. (Image Credit: Red Deer RCMP)
City of Red Deer to move CPR Pedestrian Bridge onto new supports this week
The City of Red Deer says the CPR Bridge Rehabilitation Project is heading into one of its most complex phases.On Feb. 26 and 27, they'll physically move the 118-year-old pedestrian bridge following m...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Red Deer Public School students take part in annual Ski Loppet
Red Deer Schools' annual Ski Loppet returned on Tuesday afternoon.Nearly 500 students from Grades 3-12 strapped on their cross-country skis in the yearly tradition to take on the trails at River Bend ...
Feb 24, 2026 Nearly 500 students took part in RDPSD's annual Ski Loppet. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW/Ian Gustafson)
Red Deer woman accused of misappropriating tens of thousands from former employer
Charges have been laid against a Red Deer woman accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her former employer. Yvonne Alton, 61, was charged by Blackfalds RCMP on Feb. 18, 2026, with one c...
Feb 24, 2026
Charge stayed against Red Deer nurse practitioner accused of sexual assault
A charge has been stayed against a nurse practitioner from Red Deer accused of sexual assault. Christopher Moon Mah, 46, had his charge stayed in Drumheller Court of King's Bench on Sept. 17, 2025. He...
Feb 24, 2026
United Way unveils results of survey on Project Nexus
United Way Central Alberta has released the results of its community survey on the proposed Project Nexus location. The organization gathered responses from 185 people experiencing homelessness or hou...
Feb 24, 2026
Innisfail fire chief applauds actions of neighbours in house fire earlier this month
The Innisfail Fire Department says the cause of a fire at a former day home is unknown but believed to be accidental. On Feb. 12 at 2:40 p.m., Fire Chief Jayme Hendrick said 11 firefighters responded ...
Feb 23, 2026 Innisfail Fire Hall. (Image Credit: Google Maps)
Man related to Tumbler Ridge shooter arrested in Sylvan Lake
A 22-year-old man who police say is related to the Tumbler Ridge shooter was recently arrested in Sylvan Lake, west of Red Deer, on a warrant for attempted murder.Alberta RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Troy S...
Feb 23, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)