Category Archives: Red Deer
Local author launches poetry book, "The Little Bones"
In May of this year, Tk'emlps te Secwpemc Chief Rosanne Casimir announced to Canadians that the remains of 215 children had been found by ground-penetrating radar near Kamloops, B.C..The remains were ...
Sep 30, 2021
October photo radar locations
Red Deer RCMP have released their photo radar locations planned for October. Mounties say Automated Traffic Enforcement will be operating in areas where: speeding has been identified as a community co...
Sep 30, 2021
Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre to host Charity Checkstop
Central Albertans can make donations to keep children warm and neighbourhoods safe from the comfort of their own car this coming weekend.Charity Checkstop runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Oct. 2 al...
Sep 30, 2021
Sept. 30 a day for learning, acknowledging and restoration
Led by members of Red Deer's Indigenous community, a ceremony will be held Thursday to remember the many lives lost at residential schools.The recognition falls on the first National Day for Truth and...
Sep 29, 2021
Alberta adds 34 to provincial COVID death toll in one day
Red Deer now has 832 active cases of COVID-19, down 29 from Tuesday. Red Deer hit a new peak of 915 on Sept. 27, topping its previous high of 911 on May 8 at the height of the third wave. It went back...
Sep 29, 2021
Red Deer Public Schools to Remember the Children September 30
On Sept. 30, Red Deer Public Schools will remember the lost children, survivors and families impacted by residential schools on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. District officials say th...
Sep 29, 2021
Catholic Social Services ready to welcome Afghan refugees to Red Deer
When the Taliban took control over Afghanistan in August of this year, the Canadian government announced they would be accepting more than 20,000 Afghan refugees over the next two years. These include...
Sep 29, 2021
Former Red Deer Polytechnic students honoured provincially for solar energy project
With climate issues heating up and the need to reduce carbon footprints more pressing than ever, a former team of Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) engineering technology students has come up with a bright i...
Sep 29, 2021
Man wanted on outstanding warrants arrested in Red Deer
One man is facing nearly a dozen charges after being arrested while in possession of a stolen vehicle in Red Deer last week.On Sept. 24, around 4:46 p.m., a member of the Red Deer RCMP was conducting ...
Sep 29, 2021
Red Deer with 861 active cases of COVID-19
Red Deer has 861 active cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, a drop of 54 active cases from Monday where a new record was set for the city at 915.The previous high was 911 on May 8 at the peak of the thir...
Sep 28, 2021