Category Archives: Red Deer
Average rent in Red Deer down slightly for second straight month
For the second straight month, rent was down slightly in Red Deer in May.According to the National Rent Report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation, Red Deer was ranked 53 out of 60 Canadian markets for avera...
Jun 08, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 14473255 © Kseniya Ragozina | Dreamstime.com)
Central Alberta Children's Festival on Saturday
The 20th annual Central Alberta Children's Festival is this weekend at Recreation Centre Park in Red Deer's downtown.Hours Saturday are 9-4:30.Tickets are $10 for all, except for infants under one-yea...
Jun 06, 2026
Alberta musician Corb Lund to be in Red Deer next week for last-minute petition push
Alberta musician Corb Lund is set to be in Red Deer next week in an effort to gain enough signatures for his "Water Not Coal" citizen initiative petition that opposes coal mining in Alberta's eastern ...
Jun 06, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Ponoka RCMP charge two males following rural break and enter
Two Ponoka men are facing charges after a break-in at a rural lease site last month.On May 13, 2026, shortly before 1:30 p.m., Ponoka RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter at a rural lease s...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Crop emergence progressing throughout Central Alberta
Emergence reporting of spring wheat throughout the Central Alberta region is 82 per cent, barley is 71 per cent, oats are 74 per cent, canola is 53 per cent, and dry peas is 77 per cent.That according...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 392574952 © Oleksandr Lanevskyi | Dreamstime.com)
Red Deer region unemployment rate increases in May
The provincial job numbers are in for May, and Red Deer's unemployment rate has increased from 6.2 per cent in April to 6.7 per cent.According to the Alberta Labour Force Statistics, it's also up from...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Image Credit: ID 11068825 © Lucian Milasan | Dreamstime.com)
19th annual Run/Hike fundraiser for Red Deer Hospice Society returns June 7
The 19th annual Run/Hike fundraiser in support of the Red Deer Hospice Society is just over two weeks away. On Sunday, June 7, the event, which is presented by RSM Canada, will take place at 9 a.m. Th...
Jun 05, 2026 ID 117188140 © Dmytro Flask | Dreamstime.com
Check out this bald eagle cam in Red Deer County
Melody and Cliff, two bald eagles living in Red Deer County, are proud new parents to eaglets Adler and Ziggy. The pair hatched the two eaglets on April 29, after about a 35-day gestation period, acco...
Jun 04, 2026 Screenshot from YouTube livestream.
AED installed at Castor school in memory of late 7-year-old
Gus Wetter School in Castor, Alberta is now the proud home of a 24/7 publicly accessible SaveStation AED cabinet.AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator, and one could save your life in the ca...
Jun 04, 2026 The new AED SaveStation cabinet at Gus Wetter School in Castor, Alberta. On the back, a photo of seven-year-old Emily Lougheed, who passed away from sudden cardiac arrest in 2020. (Image Credit: Supplied)
Submissions now being accepted for Ag Innovations Competition
Submissions are now open for the Ag Innovations Competition that is set to be held at Agri-Trade in Red Deer next November.The competition, which is presented by the Agricultural Financial Services Co...
Jun 04, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)