Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer's Holy Family School gets kids thinking about eventual careers
Ah yes, the age old question: What do you want to be when you grow up?That's the focal point of Career Week at Red Deer's Holy Family School, where community members representing many a number of occu...
Feb 04, 2026 Mrs. Gillett's and Mrs. May-Sholdice's Grade 4 class at Holy Family School, with rdnewsNOW's Josh Hall during Career Week.
Maskwacis RCMP issue shelter in place for Louis Bull First Nation
Maskwacis RCMP are expected to provide more details in the coming days regarding a shelter in place order issued during the early morning hours of Feb. 4, 2026.Shortly before 1:00 a.m., Mounties issue...
Feb 04, 2026 RCMP
Heavy police presence in Fairview and Gasoline Alley over
UPDATED (2:20 p.m.) RCMP say a heavy police presence in Red Deer's Fairview area is over. Red Deer RCMP advised Wednesday morning that there was a heavy police presence in the area of Fairview, as wel...
Feb 04, 2026 RCMP Logo
Zoning for Red Deer's proposed 'Project Nexus' gets initial approval
Red Deer city council passed first reading on Tuesday for zoning related to Project Nexus.Announced in early January, Project Nexus is a facility dreamed up and proposed by the Red Deer Homeless Found...
Feb 03, 2026
Man accused of walking near Sundre school with loaded shotgun, scheduled for trial
A trial date has been set for a central Alberta man accused of walking near a school in Sundre with a loaded shotgun last year, prompting a school lockdown and shelter in place for the community. Jaso...
Feb 03, 2026
Three charged following stolen vehicle investigations by Red Deer RCMP
Red Deer RCMP have charged three people following a pair of investigations on Jan. 21.Mounties say it was just after noon that day when the Crime Reduction Team observed a vehicle allegedly fail to st...
Feb 02, 2026
Mobile mammography station coming to Stettler Feb. 23-28
A mobile mammography station will visit Stettler from Feb. 23-28.The Screen Test Program will provide services to those aged 45-74, in the mobile trailer at Stettler Hospital. This is offered by Prima...
Feb 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied/Primary Care Alberta)
Wolf Creek, Metrax Indigenous formalize partnership to expand Indigenous trades programming
Wolf Creek Public Schools has formalized a new partnership with Metrax Indigenous Corporation aimed at expanding access to skilled trades programming for Indigenous students and removing transportatio...
Feb 02, 2026 Tim De Ruyck, Superintendent of Wolf Creek Public Schools, and Hermann Logsend, Executive Director of Metrax Indigenous Corporation, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a portable welding lab at Ponoka Secondary Campus. The agreement will support on-site welding programming delivered by an Indigenous instructor, creating a locally accessible pathway into the skilled trades. They are joined by Leonard Standingontheroad of the Montana First Nation, along with Elders Bert Bull and Effie Janvier. (Image Credit: Wolf Creek Public Schools)
RDP announces cultural initiatives to celebrate Black History Month
Red Deer Polytechnic will hold a flag-raising ceremony next week to begin the first of many on-campus initiatives to celebrate Black History Month.On Monday, Feb. 2, the ceremony will be held at 9:30 ...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Polytechnic/Supplied)
Rural communities set to gain high-speed internet across central Alberta
The Governments of Alberta and Canada announced today plans to expand high-speed internet to more communities across the province, including several in central Alberta.A total of 27 projects have been...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 18617796 © Cornelius20 | Dreamstime.com)