Category Archives: Red Deer
Ponoka RCMP receive report of threat against school
Central Alberta Mounties are once again investigating an alleged threat made against a local school.On Feb. 14, 2023, at 8:14 p.m., Ponoka RCMP received a report that someone was threating to bring a ...
Feb 15, 2023
Local hockey coach feels community support following spinal injury in Mexico
Three weeks have passed since a pool accident in Mexico changed the life of local hockey coach Graham Lindquist, but his family says it has been the community's support in Red Deer that have helped th...
Feb 15, 2023
Red Deerian scratches his way to $1.5 million
Editor's Note: Due to significant amounts of online harassment suffered by local lottery winners recently, moving forward, rdnewsNOW has decided to no longer publish the names, likenesses or images of...
Feb 15, 2023
Red Deer dealing with severe lack of doctors accepting new patients
The alarm is being sounded after it recently became apparent that not a single one of the 93 doctors connected to Red Deer's Primary Care Network (PCN) is currently accepting new patients.On the PCN's...
Feb 15, 2023
Ponoka's emergency room closed overnight tonight
The Ponoka emergency department is closed tonight (Tuesday).AHS informed media of this at 5 p.m., just as the closure was set to begin. It will last until 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15.AHS says this is...
Feb 14, 2023
Marilyn Sharp 4-H Scholarship awarded to local 4-H member and university student
MEGlobal Canada ULC (MEGlobal) has announced that Julie Sharp is the recipient of the 2022 Marilyn Sharp 4-H Scholarship. Officials say this is a post-secondary scholarship for current or previous mem...
Feb 14, 2023
Red Deer Hospice launches Community Gift Matching Campaign
Red Deer Hospice has announced it has partnered with Red Deer Twilight Homes Foundation this month to double the impact of donations. Starting Feb. 14, 2023, Hospice officials say every dollar donated...
Feb 14, 2023
NDP names candidate for Drumheller-Stettler
The Alberta NDP has named its candidate for Drumheller-Stettler in the upcoming provincial election.Pharmacist Juliet Franklin, a first-generation Canadian, the party notes, received the nod this week...
Feb 14, 2023
Trial scheduled for Red Deer nurse practitioner charged in alleged sexual assault
A nurse practitioner from Red Deer facing charges in an alleged sexual assault last summer has been scheduled for trial this spring.Christopher Moon Mah, 43, is scheduled for trial in Drumheller provi...
Feb 13, 2023
Road closure at Ross St and 47 Ave on Wednesday
Motorists are being advised of a road closure at the intersection of Ross St and 47 Ave this Wednesday. Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on February 15, the City says the intersection will be closed to traff...
Feb 13, 2023