Category Archives: Red Deer

It was like finding a speakeasy: driving behind Westerner Park through the rural streets of Red Deer County to find its first distillery, tucked away in a warehouse. Through the doors of Diony Distill...

Editor's note: This story was originally published November 10, 2016 on an older version of rdnewsNOW.com which no longer exists. -- It's been seventy-five years (82 as of 2023) since a Bangor Class m...

Red Deer County has announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, rdcounty.ca. Focused on providing residents and ratepayers, with quick access to information, County officials say enhanced se...

Red Deer's living wage is now at $18.75/hour, according to the latest report from the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN).A living wage is defined as:"...what people need to earn to cover the actual co...

An exhibit at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery allows visitors to explore the history of Canada's War Measures Act, and how it led to the internment of thousands of people.With Remembrance Day this w...

At this year's Agri-Trade Equipment Expo, STARS ambulance was presented with a grand cheque of $100,000. On Thursday at Westerner Park (4847A 19 St.), Corteva Agriscience, an American-based agricultur...

Two men charged in the death of a missing Wetaskiwin man last year have been ordered to stand trial. Cashtin Lee Joseph, 28, and Stanley Victor Keith Howse, 50, both of Wetaskiwin, were ordered to sta...

The Red Deer region saw a rise in its unemployment rate last month, currently giving it the highest jobless rate of any economic region in the province. According to the latest figures from Statistics...

Charges have been laid against an employee of a care facility in Didsbury following accusations of abuse.Didsbury RCMP say it was Nov. 7, 2023 when they received a report alleging physical abuse of a ...

A drug trafficking investigation in Red Deer has led to two arrests.RCMP say that in September of this year, a lengthy investigation began. On Nov. 2, a search warrant was executed at a home in the La...