Category Archives: Red Deer
Wetaskiwin RCMP investigating alleged attempted child abduction
Central Alberta Mounties are hoping you can help them identify a suspect wanted in connection with an alleged attempted child abduction this summer.On July 26, 2023, at 7:26 p.m., Wetaskiwin RCMP rece...
Sep 14, 2023
Vehicle destroyed and garage damaged in suspected Red Deer arson fire
Local Mounties are investigating a suspicious fire in Red Deer's Lancaster neighbourhood early Wednesday morning.On Sept. 13, 2023 at 1:26 a.m., Red Deer RCMP were called to a residential structure an...
Sep 14, 2023
Kick it to the Curb in Ponoka
Ponoka citizens are invited to turn their unwanted items into somebody else's treasure during Kick it to the Curb Week from October 11 to 16. Town officials say citizens are invited to place items the...
Sep 14, 2023
The Lending Cupboard hosts inaugural Harvest Gala fundraiser this month; local brews and dinner
For those who put their whites in the closet after Labor Day, take them out because The Lending Cupboard (TLC) is hosting their inaugural Harvest Gala next week with a fun dress code. On September 22 ...
Sep 13, 2023
Winter clothing drive set for Oct. 10, hosted by Red Deer Native Friendship Centre
Red Deer Native Friendship Society (RDNFS) is hoping the community will make its first winter clothing drive -- Coats for Coffee -- a successful one.The drive is happening Oct. 10 from 10-2 at 4808 51...
Sep 13, 2023
Alberta’s top research colleges join forces to showcase innovative solutions
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) gathered on Wednesday for the first annual Alberta Corridor Tech...
Sep 13, 2023
Students' Association urges City and transit union to reach deal
The Students' Association of Red Deer Polytechnic (SARDP) is wading into the pool that is the possible transit strike.The City of Red Deer and the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents about 130...
Sep 13, 2023
PHOTOS: 85 men sport red heels for 'Walk a Mile' fundraiser; ending domestic and sexual violence
Roughly 85 men in Red Deer dressed in their finest ruby red heels on Wednesday for the 'Walk A Mile in HER Shoes' fundraising event in downtown. The event aims to raise funds and awareness for The Out...
Sep 13, 2023 2023 'Walk a Mile in HER Shoes' event in downtown Red Deer on Wednesday. (rdnewsNOW/Alessia Proietti)
Trial dates scheduled in Ponoka teen's death
Trial dates have been set for two Wetaskiwin residents charged in the death of a young Ponoka man last year.Adam James Cook, 28, and Morgan Maslin, 21, are scheduled for a three-week trial in Wetaskiw...
Sep 13, 2023
RCMP determine alleged threat against local high school "not credible'
Red Deer Mounties have determined alleged threats towards a local high school this week have turned out to be unfounded.On Tuesday evening, school administration received reports of a threat made agai...
Sep 13, 2023