Category Archives: Red Deer

Red Deer region's unemployment rate edges lower in December
The Red Deer economic region's unemployment rate edged lower last month from 6.6 per cent in November to 6.5 per cent in December. That's also lower from an unemployment rate of 9.5 per cent in Decemb...
Jan 07, 2022

Red Deer with 599 active cases of COVID-19
Alberta Health is reporting 599 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer as of Jan. 5, up by 76 active cases from the day before.That brings the total number of coronavirus cases identified in the city si...
Jan 06, 2022

Ponoka RCMP arrest wanted man
Ponoka RCMP say Jayson Harold Bixby has been arrested safely in Ponoka and is in police custody. RCMP thank the media and the public for their assistance.
Jan 06, 2022

Red Deer Downtown Business Association welcomes two new board members
The Red Deer Downtown Business Association (DBA) is welcoming two new members to its Board of Directors.Brandon Bouchard of TRIBE Restaurant and Gary Oosterhoff of the Century Centre will join existin...
Jan 06, 2022

Red Deer Regional Health Foundation’s 12 Hour Ride for Healthcare
Red Deer Regional Health Foundation is welcoming cyclists from all over Alberta to participate in their new event to support healthcare - Cycle for Central Alberta.On Mar. 25, participants are invited...
Jan 06, 2022

Ponoka RCMP arrest two after grocery store break and enter
Two Ponoka men are facing charges following a break and enter to a local grocery store.On Dec. 26, 2021, Ponoka RCMP received a complaint of an alarm at the IGA on 50 St in Ponoka. While RCMP were en-...
Jan 06, 2022

A new home for the price of a lottery ticket?
New year... new home? Don't scoff at that idea just yet because you may be able to win one at the price of a lottery ticket. The 2021 Red Deer Kinsmen Club Dream Home Lottery extended its deadline fro...
Jan 06, 2022

The Lending Cupboard raises nearly $8,000 with Cash Calendar fundraiser
If you purchased a Cash Calendar for The Lending Cupboard's (TLC) recent fundraiser, then you may have gotten a cash related call sometime yesterday. The fundraiser's second year in a row, Cash Calend...
Jan 06, 2022

Red Deer with 523 active cases of COVID-19
Alberta Health is reporting 523 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer as of Jan. 4, up by 63 active cases from the day before.That brings the total number of coronavirus cases identified in the city si...
Jan 05, 2022

Preliminary hearing set in Lacombe County car-jacking, stabbing incident
A preliminary hearing is scheduled to take place this spring for a man charged in a car-jacking and stabbing incident in Lacombe County last year.Ethan Samuel Hutchison, 28, of no fixed address, will ...
Jan 05, 2022