Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deerian wins $100,000 on Lotto Max
Another Red Deerian has won a lotto haul, this time of $100,000.Cody L. was announced by the WCLC as the latest Lotto Max winner on Friday.The Nov. 18 draw winner says he's taking his winnings straigh...
Dec 12, 2025
Podcast & Story: Young Farmer Summit unites 200+ agrarians in Red Deer
The shifting economics of agriculture, mental health among farmers, and the landscape in which younger agrarians are set to take over the sector... Those topics and more made up the agenda at the 2025...
Dec 12, 2025
Trial dates set for local man charged in drug and weapons seizure
Trial dates have been set for a central Alberta man charged following the seizure of drugs and firearms from a local residence this fall. Jesse Bergstrom, 41, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court ...
Dec 12, 2025
Sentencing date set for man charged in local drug trafficking investigation
A sentencing date has been set for a Red Deer man charged in a local drug trafficking investigation. Richard Gerald Askin, 34, is scheduled for sentencing in Red Deer Court of Justice on Dec. 18, 2025...
Dec 12, 2025
ENDED: Boil water advisory issued for south Penhold
Update - 1:45 p.m., Dec. 14 - The boil water advisory has ended. -- An emergency alert was issued just before 10 p.m. Thursday night due to a boil water advisory issued for the southern part of Penhol...
Dec 11, 2025
Town of Sylvan Lake approves interim operating budget
Sylvan Lake town council unanimously has approved its 2026 interim operating budget of $20 million.Council made the decision during its regular council meeting on Tuesday.However, this is not the fina...
Dec 11, 2025
Blackfalds opposed to proposed provincial electoral boundary changes
Blackfalds town council isn't so sure about wanting to see the municipality's lumped into a much larger provincial constituency, as proposed by the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission.Albertans, m...
Dec 11, 2025
Downtown Business Association aiming to wind down operations
The Downtown Business Association says they will cease operations by the end of 2025 because the board of directors determined they are no longer able to operate sustainably under the current financia...
Dec 10, 2025
Red Deer Catholic posts $2.7M surplus but warns of rising costs
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) says it has ended the 2024-25 fiscal year in a strong financial position, posting a $2.7-million surplus on its $120 million budget.Trustees approved the aud...
Dec 10, 2025
Crews respond to large trailer fire on QEII south of Red Deer Wednesday
Red Deer County Fire Department members responded to what they thought was going to be a small fire Wednesday morning.Crews were dispatched just prior to 8 a.m. to the northbound lanes of the QEII Hig...
Dec 10, 2025