Category Archives: Red Deer

Charges stayed for Red Deer man arrested at Coutts border blockade
There has been a stay of proceedings for a Red Deer man charged in the Coutts border blockade earlier this year.Luke Berk, 63, saw his matters stayed during a Lethbridge court appearance on July 12, 2...
Jul 14, 2022

Varroa mite causes Red Deer beekeepers to lose hives
The bees in Red Deer and across the nation are having a hard time getting busy with a persistent mite.The varroa destructor mite reproduces in a honey bee colony, attaching to the body of a bee and we...
Jul 14, 2022

Sentencing set for alleged Pigeon Lake abduction and beating incident
Sentencing is due to take place this fall for a central Alberta man accused of abducting and beating a woman last year.Lionel Richard Twins, 61, of the Louis Bull First Nation, is scheduled for senten...
Jul 14, 2022

QEII Highway delays expected on day of Pope's Maskwacis visit
About 15,000 people are expected in Maskwacis for an upcoming visit by the Pope.The Government of Alberta says that on July 25, there will be restricted access to the QEII Highway, as well as to Highw...
Jul 14, 2022

22nd anniversary of the Pine Lake tornado
Editor's note: This is an archived rdnewsNOW story written by Troy Gillard in 2020, which we are republishing on July 14, 2022, the 22nd anniversary of the deadly Pine Lake tornado.--Harvey Kelts hope...
Jul 14, 2022

Didsbury RCMP respond to fatal airplane crash
Two people are dead following a plane crash in Mountain View County Wednesday.On July 13, 2022, at 4:50 p.m., Didsbury RCMP were notified of a small aircraft that had gone down in a field near Range R...
Jul 14, 2022

UPDATE: Edward Deter, 76, of Red Deer, located
Red Deer RCMP can confirm that Edward Deter has been located. The RCMP thank the media and the public for their assistance.
Jul 13, 2022

Reading College parent sees 180° change in son's outlook
The impact of Reading College, an initiative of the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools, was on full display Wednesday.In its 11th year, the program was hosting its annual media and family day, a c...
Jul 13, 2022

Bergen tornado given EF2 rating with winds up to 190 km/h
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) now says a tornado in central Alberta last week was an EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale.The strongest a tornado can be rated on the EF Scale is EF5.Th...
Jul 13, 2022

Sentencing set for Ponoka man charged in Wetaskiwin murder
Sentencing is due to take place this fall for a Ponoka man charged in a Wetaskiwin homicide two and a half years ago. Ryan Jake Applegarth, 29, is scheduled for sentencing in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen...
Jul 13, 2022