Category Archives: Red Deer
UPDATE: Red Deer RCMP resolve bomb threat at Central Middle School
Update 2:05 p.m. - Red Deer RCMP are advising the public that the previously unfolding event at Central Middle School in downtown Red Deer has been resolved. Officers say they have identified and loca...
Jun 01, 2023 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Tornado confirmed touched down near Stettler
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has confirmed that a tornado touched down on May 31, near the central Alberta hamlet of Botha, which is located in the County of Stettler.The tornado was o...
Jun 01, 2023
Community Spring Feast to welcome all this Saturday in Red Deer
Sacred ceremony, a 30-foot high tipi, a four-foot wide frying pan for bannock, and a feast like no other you'll find in Red Deer... These are among the things one may experience at this year's 15th an...
May 31, 2023
Transforming practices, resilience and technology highlight child advocacy conference
The transforming landscape of child advocacy was the topic du jour at a conference hosted May 31 at Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) by the folks behind the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC).The...
May 31, 2023
Sylvan Lake man extradited to Thailand for murder trial
A Sylvan Lake man has been extradited to Thailand to stand trial for premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder in what authorities in that country allege to be a gang-related killing last ye...
May 31, 2023
Sentencing set for man charged in 2020 Ponoka homicide
Sentencing has been scheduled early next year for a man charged in the death of a woman in Ponoka two-and-a-half years ago.Ryan Jake Applegarth, 30, of Ponoka, is scheduled for sentencing in Wetaskiwi...
May 31, 2023
Arrest made in central Alberta homicide
An arrest has been made in connection with a homicide on the O'Chiese First Nation this month.On May 8, 2023, Rocky Mountain House RCMP responded to a report of a shooting on the O'Chiese First Nation...
May 31, 2023
Breton RCMP investigate fatal collision
One person has died and another injured following a crash between a passenger vehicle and semi-truck in Wetaskiwin County Monday night.On May 29, 2023, at approximately 11:06 p.m., Breton RCMP receive...
May 30, 2023
Didsbury RCMP investigate motor vehicle collision with Town library
RCMP are looking into what caused a vehicle to crash into a library in Didsbury on Monday.On May 29, 2023, at approximately 4 p.m., Didsbury RCMP responded to a single motor vehicle collision at 2033 ...
May 30, 2023
Red Deer's Recreation Centre outdoor pool opens June 1
Red Deerians can soon make a splash at the Recreation Centre Outdoor Pool as it sets to open for the season this Thursday.The City says, weather permitting, the pool should open June 1.The Recreation ...
May 30, 2023