Category Archives: Red Deer
Carnival Cinemas set for final weekend in Capstone, and preparing for move
It's almost time for the final curtains on Carnival Cinemas' three-decade run at its current location in Red Deer's Capstone area.As reported by rdnewsNOW in June 2025, the theatre, which has always s...
Dec 30, 2025
Year-in-Review: Stettler Mayor Gord Lawlor says improved transparency is a priority in 2026
Stettler Mayor Gord Lawlor said his goal for the new year is improved communication to the community.He said residents should know that they can reach out to council, the mayor, and town administratio...
Dec 30, 2025
Year-in-Review: RDP President Stuart Cullum confident in future, despite challenging time
Red Deer Polytechnic President Stuart Cullum said 2025 was a "really great" year for the institution, despite being a challenging time for polytechnics across Canada. He said polytechnics, including R...
Dec 29, 2025 Stuart Cullum, President, RDP (Supplied)
Year-in-Review: Penhold's Mayor Mike Yargeau confident in town's direction headed into 2026
Mike Yargeau is fairly pleased with the 2025 Penhold had. Near top of mind, he says, the new town council -- a mix of old and new faces -- has gotten off to a positive start. "Everyone's got the right...
Dec 28, 2025
RCMP respond to multi-vehicle collision near Bashaw
The Bashaw RCMP responded to a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 21 on Saturday afternoon.Police say the collision, which happened north of Highway 605, caused traffic from both directions to be redi...
Dec 27, 2025
Downtown snow clearing begins December 28
Beginning Dec. 28, officials with the City of Red Deer say Blue Routes in snow Zone D (downtown) as well as select Red Routes near the hospital and throughout the downtown will be cleared overnight. T...
Dec 27, 2025
Year-in-Review: Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan opines on recall, independence, plus tackling downtown and shelter issues
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan remains fairly confident in his job as MLA, and the likelihood -- or lack thereof -- of a recall petition against him succeeding. In a recent year-end interview, Steph...
Dec 27, 2025
The Everything Red Deer Podcast: Revisiting rdnewsNOW's top local NEWS stories of 2025
rdnewsNOW has been hard at work all year, and we've curated an extensive list of the year's top stories for you, below. Listen to a very special episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast to find out ...
Dec 26, 2025
Year-in-Review: Adriana LaGrange talks recall, lawsuit, health care privatization, homeless shelter, and QEII widening
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...
Dec 26, 2025
Year-in-Review: Red Deer mayor Cindy Jefferies says new homeless shelter is top priority in 2026
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...
Dec 25, 2025