Category Archives: Red Deer
Pair of Red Deer men arrested in drug trafficking investigation
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...
Nov 09, 2023
Alberta NDP calls UCP's healthcare plan a 'power-grab'; questions impact to Red Deer Hospital expansion
Alberta NDP Critic for Health, Primary and Rural Care David Shepherd told Red Deerians on Thursday that the UCP's plan to revamp the healthcare system is strictly a power-grab and questioned its impac...
Nov 09, 2023
Red Deer crews extinguish fire at Clearview restaurant, daycare evacuated
Red Deer Emergency Services knocked down a fire in a commercial area of Clearview late Thursday morning.Matt White, Assistant Deputy Chief, says crews responded at about 11:20 a.m. to a structure fire...
Nov 09, 2023
Red Deer RCMP warn public about Bitcoin and gift card scams
Over the last few months, Red Deer RCMP say they have received numerous reports from local residents reporting fraudulent phone calls and requests. Reports to police say Red Deer residents are being c...
Nov 09, 2023
Latest opioid data shows slower summer in Red Deer, but crisis remains
New government data reveals there were two overdose deaths in Red Deer this past August -- down from four in July and six in each June and May.The data expanded to include all of AHS' Central Zone sho...
Nov 08, 2023
Red Deerian forms new ladies networking group to empower women in business
If you asked the question of who runs the world, Beyonc would respond girls do. Some Red Deerians are saying the same, forming a new women's networking group focused on empowering women in business. T...
Nov 08, 2023
Sundre man arrested in connection to 1976 homicide of young Métis mother
A 73-year-old Sundre man has been charged with non-capital murder in connection to a 47-year-old cold case.Pauline Brazeau, a young Mtis woman and single mother originally from Saskatchewan, was just ...
Nov 08, 2023
Mixed reaction from Red Deer politicians and doctors on provincial health care announcement
A former board member of the long-defunct David Thompson Regional Health Authority believes there's some reason for concern about the Alberta Government's big health care announcement Wednesday. The p...
Nov 08, 2023
Eat, drink, shop: Experience magic at Bower Place's Charity Shopping Event this November
There's a famous scene in the classic Christmas movie Elf. Buddy the Elf, played by Will Ferrell, sneaks into the shopping mall overnight to decorate the entire place in Christmas dcor for Santa's arr...
Nov 08, 2023
"Peace is possible": Lindsay Thurber students put together multimedia Remembrance Day ceremony
In a grand multimedia production, Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School's (LTCHS) Remembrance Day Ceremony shared a hopeful message that peace is possible if both sides truly want it. "Our hope wa...
Nov 07, 2023