Category Archives: Red Deer

Hear from MLA LaGrange on the new Year-in-Review episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast.--Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange, who also serves as minister of primary and preventative health servic...

Red Deer mayor Cindy Jefferies said getting a new homeless shelter is priority number one for the city heading into 2026.She explained in her year-end interview with rdnewsNOW that the previous counci...

Red Deer Mayor Brent Ramsay says he's proud of what Red Deer County was able to accomplish in 2025.Ramsay was elected mayor in October, taking over for former mayor Jim Wood, after serving as a counci...

Wetaskiwin RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating missing 14-year-old Vada Baptiste. Vada was last seen in Wetaskiwin, on Dec. 15, 2025, but may be in the Edmonton, Red Deer or Hinton areas. T...

A location has been secured for a new overnight warming space in Red Deer, but there's one hang-up. The site at Red Deer's Cannery Row, where the existing Safe Harbour-operated homeless shelter is, ca...

The Red Deer RCMP have provided a further update on the results of its ongoing impaired driving campaign.On Dec. 19, the Red Deer RCMP Traffic Services, along with Red Deer City Community Peace Office...

The Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team have arrested 21 people as a result of its recently completed two-day Targeted Response to Auto Theft (TRAP) project.From December 11-12, they led the project th...

Alberta's Environmental Appeals Board will conduct a virtual hearing next year regarding activities involving a Red Deer-based company. The hearing will take place on March 11, 12 and 13, 2026.Governm...

United Robotics of Lacombe (URL) opened the 2025-2026 FIRST Tech Challenge season with a strong showing on home turf, placing 1st, 3rd, 7th and 8th out of 11 teams during the morning Canoe League comp...

Another significant development is coming to Red Deer's Capstone area.Premiere at Capstone is underway, and will add 119 modern apartments, with residents expected to move in sometime in 2026.Followin...