Category Archives: Red Deer
Trial dates scheduled for Red Deer man charged in fatal Calgary crash
Trial dates have been scheduled for a Red Deer man charged in a fatal crash in Calgary last year.Tyson Tyler Giroux, 30, is scheduled for trial in Calgary Court of Justice from March 11-22, 2024.It wa...
Jun 28, 2023
Red Deer-area K9 training company donates public safety dog to Ukraine
A Red Deer-based and Mtis-owned company is providing help to Ukraine for its ongoing war with Russia.Alberta K9 is partnering with Edmonton charity Firefighter Aid Ukraine (FAU) to coordinate the dona...
Jun 27, 2023
Penhold town councillor calls it quits to pursue career in southern Alberta
A town council member in Penhold is resigning so that he can pursue a new career in southern Alberta, the Town says.Mike Walsh has provided notice of his departure, effective immediately."I want to th...
Jun 27, 2023
Alberta opioid deaths hit record highs, Red Deer behind only Lethbridge for death rate
Deaths from opioids in Alberta are hitting new and tragic heights, according to new data released Tuesday on the Alberta substance use surveillance system.There were 179 across Alberta in April alone,...
Jun 27, 2023
Pair sentenced in local fentanyl and firearms seizure
Sentencing has taken place for two men charged in a local fentanyl and firearms seizure.Jay Dee Coffman, 39, and Kyle Travis McGray, 34, were sentenced to eight years and 90 days, and six years respec...
Jun 27, 2023
Red Deer's Waskasoo neighbourhood hosts groundbreaking event for new natural playground
Residents gathered at Red Deer's Waskasoo Playground on Monday to celebrate the groundbreaking of its renovation.Originally planned for June 19 but cancelled due to weather, locals instead postponed t...
Jun 27, 2023
New trial dates set in central Alberta stabbing incident
New trial dates have been scheduled for a man from O'Chiese First Nation charged in relation to a stabbing on the Sunchild Road last year.Michael Mackinaw, 39, is now scheduled for trial in Red Deer C...
Jun 27, 2023
Innisfail students join in “heart”-warming project
Officials with Chinook's Edge School Division say John Wilson Elementary School with the help of a few Innisfail Middle School students have contributed to a "heart"-warming community project in Innis...
Jun 27, 2023
Red Deer man sentenced in Airdrie B&E involving stolen vehicles
One of two people from Red Deer charged after Mounties used a spike belt to disable a stolen vehicle taken from a business in Airdrie last year has been sentenced to five months in jail.Juan David Gom...
Jun 27, 2023
Red Deer & Lacombe police team up to nab repeat offenders
Two repeat offenders have been arrested again, Red Deer RCMP say.It was June 22 when Mounties located an unoccupied stolen Chevrolet pick-up truck, which became mobile and met with a second stolen veh...
Jun 27, 2023