Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer city council approves 3.97 per cent tax rate increase
Red Deer property owners can expect to pay a little bit more in 2026. On day two of budget deliberations on Tuesday, Red Deer city council unanimously approved the operating budget totalling $482.6 mi...
Dec 09, 2025
Red Deer Catholic approves new sites for full day, every day kindergarten
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has approved three new sites for full day, every day kindergarten starting in 2026-27.The approved "Hub Sites" for the upcoming school year are:Maryview School Fathe...
Dec 09, 2025
Three charged after gun and drug seizure in Red Deer
Two men and one woman have been arrested on numerous charges following a seizure of drugs and weapons in Red Deer on Dec. 5.RCMP say several units searched a home in the area of Devonshire, seizing a ...
Dec 09, 2025
Red Deer rental rates among lowest in Canada
The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca indicates Red Deer currently has among the lowest rental rates in the country. In December, Red Deer placed 55th among 60 Canadian cities included in th...
Dec 09, 2025 (Dreamstime)
RCMP investigating fatal pedestrian collision near Red Deer
Blackfalds RCMP are investigating the cause of a fatal collision involving a pedestrian near Red Deer Monday. On Dec. 8, 2025, at 11:55 a.m., Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to the southbound lanes of...
Dec 09, 2025
Local man sentenced in alleged auto theft ring
One of three people charged in relation to a series of auto thefts in central Alberta last year has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. Quinn Richard Olson, 49, of Lacombe/Red Deer, was sentenced on ...
Dec 09, 2025
Longtime Red Deer Public Schools trustee, Bill Stuebing, passes away
Dr. Bill Stuebing, a longtime trustee for Red Deer Public Schools, has sadly died.The school division shared the news Tuesday morning that Stuebing, who'd served up until the the 2021 municipal electi...
Dec 09, 2025
RCMP investigate fatal collision on QE2 north of Innisfail
Local Mounties are investigating the cause of a fatal crash on the QE2 Monday night.RCMP say preliminary information suggests that, at around 5:28 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2025, a vehicle heading northbound on...
Dec 09, 2025
Red Deer councillors suggest cuts and additions to proposed budget
Red Deer city council took a new approach to budget deliberations this year.On Monday, councillors were given the opportunity to suggest any changes to the budget, including potential cuts and even ad...
Dec 08, 2025
Red Deer city council begins budget process
Day one of the budget discussion at Red Deer City Hall began with presentations from City Manager Tara Lodewyk, CFO Jean-Guy Wiart, and Executive Director of Corporate Performance and supports, Tricia...
Dec 08, 2025