Category Archives: Red Deer

Boil Water Advisory lifted for Eckville
The boil water advisory for the town of Eckville has been lifted by Alberta Health Services (AHS).An issue with the water system in Eckville had prompted AHS to issue an advisory as a precautionary me...
Sep 07, 2021

Red Deer with 478 active cases of COVID-19
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer has increased by 85 since Friday, bringing the total number of active cases in the city now to 478.Recoveries have increased by 74 during those same fou...
Sep 07, 2021

Red Deer man pleads guilty in Ponzi schemes
A local man accused of using Ponzi schemes to steal millions of dollars from investors pleaded guilty in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on Tuesday.Joshua James Tenhove, of Red Deer, was convicted on ...
Sep 07, 2021

Trial delayed for Sylvan Lake man accused in $2.6 M fraud case
A Crown request to adjourn the trial for a Sylvan Lake man accused of defrauding over $2.6 million from investors who thought they were buying into a "revolutionary fracking product" has been granted ...
Sep 07, 2021

Lacombe physicians urge citizens to get vaccinated amid ER COVID surge
Physicians at Family Medical Associates in Lacombe are urging their residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19.In a blog posted to their website on Sept. 3, 2021, they say the COVID-19 pandemic is "...
Sep 07, 2021

Ponoka RCMP investigating serious collision
Three people are in hospital following a two-vehicle crash near the Wolf Creek Golf Resort Tuesday morning. At 9:14 a.m. on Sept. 7, Ponoka RCMP were dispatched to a report of a two-vehicle collision ...
Sep 07, 2021

Red Deer Public Schools enhances mask requirements, effective Tuesday
Red Deer Public Schools is adjusting its masking rules, meantime taking a shot at the provincial government's -- quote -- lack of leadership. On Monday afternoon, the division announced that the board...
Sep 06, 2021

Local school districts adjusting re-entry plans
Central Alberta school districts are adjusting their school re-entry plans following the province's announcement Friday of mandatory masking requirements in all indoor public spaces and workplaces sta...
Sep 05, 2021

Second health clinic gives Blackfalds residents more local choice
A second health clinic opens this week in Blackfalds, lessening the growing community's shortfall of medical services.Apollo Health Centre will welcome its first patients on Sept. 6. -- starting with ...
Sep 04, 2021

Federal election candidates finalized for local ridings
Candidate nominations for the 2021 federal election have closed. There are 2,010 candidates running across Canada's 338 electoral districts, according to Elections Canada. Locally, the candidates are ...
Sep 04, 2021