Category Archives: Red Deer

Sylvan Lake gets two new nurse practitioners at ambulatory care service
Alberta Health Services says it has added two nurse practitioners to the to local ambulatory care service in Sylvan Lake.This is part of ongoing efforts, AHS says, to support the health and wellness o...
Dec 09, 2023

Stettler emergency department and obstetrics closed most of Saturday
Alberta Health Services says the emergency department in Stettler is closed most of Saturday.The news was shared just after 5 p.m. on Friday.It's anticipated the ED will be shuttered from 7 a.m. to 7 ...
Dec 09, 2023

12 Days of Giving, bottle drive return to help The Mustard Seed
The Mustard Seed is once again hosting its 12 Days of Giving program to help those in the most need this holiday season.Each day, a different item is requested from the citizens of Red Deer and centra...
Dec 09, 2023

Ponoka's annual Christmas light display to light up this weekend
Ponoka's annual Christmas light display at Lions Centennial Park is expected to light up on Saturday evening, December 9. Thanks to a generous $5,000 donation from the Ponoka Lions Club, Town official...
Dec 08, 2023

Red Deer man sentenced in local homicide
A two-year Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) has been given to a local man convicted in a Red Deer homicide two years ago.Benjamin William Rabbit, 29, of Red Deer, was convicted on a charge of manslaug...
Dec 08, 2023

New eagle enclosure opens at Medicine River Wildlife Centre
Eagles have fancy new temporary digs at the Medicine River Wildlife Centre, if they need it.Located near Spruce View, southwest of Red Deer, the wildlife centre takes in animals in need of medical car...
Dec 08, 2023

Suspects charged in central Alberta murder ordered to stand trial
Two people charged in the death of a young man in Maskwacis, AB, last year, have been ordered to stand trial. Cole Gerald Cattleman, 26, and Chaz Joseph Cattleman, 23, both of Maskwacis, were ordered ...
Dec 07, 2023

Preliminary hearing scheduled in central Alberta homicide
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a man accused in a central Alberta homicide this spring.Boyd Wade Beaverbones, 26, a resident of the O'Chiese First Nation, is scheduled for a preliminary ...
Dec 07, 2023

Jury trial scheduled for pair charged in death of missing Wetaskiwin man
Two men charged in the death of a missing Wetaskiwin man last year are scheduled for a jury trial in 2025.Cashtin Lee Joseph, 29, and Stanley Victor Keith Howse, 51, both of Wetaskiwin, are scheduled ...
Dec 07, 2023

Newly recruited anesthesiologists expected to boost surgical services in Red Deer
Local and area residents will have improved access to surgical services with the recruitment of two new anesthesiologists. Officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) say Dr. Mohamed Al Ismaili is no...
Dec 07, 2023