Category Archives: Red Deer

Lacombe County is offering a safety reminder as harvest continues, but not just for farmers.It notes first that the harvest season has kicked off significantly earlier than usual due to the dry, hot s...

Red Deer now has 137 active cases of COVID-19, up 19 from Wednesday, reaching the highest total the city's seen since June 11.Recoveries rose three to 5,797, as the total number of COVID-19 cases attr...

Red Deer Public Schools will not require students to wear masks to start the year.Last week, the provincial government announced it would not make mask-wearing in schools mandatory, though it also gav...

Ross Fraser of Sylvan Lake has been playing Lotto Max for a long time, and his dedication has finally paid off.A ticket Fraser bought for the June 22 draw was a winner to the tune of $500,020.He said ...

A local program which collects school supplies is once again putting out the call for donations.Tools for School, which is facilitated by the Central Alberta Women's Outreach Centre, is done in partne...

*Editor's note: The province released daily data on Tuesday, Aug. 17, but rdnewsNOW did not publish an update. Data below is primarily presented as a two-day change.There are 118 active cases of COVID...

As students and parents get ready to return to school next month, school boards want to make sure first-time bus riders are also prepared.The transportation departments from Chinook's Edge, Wolf Creek...

The Red Deer Dream Centre is benefitting from a federal grant.To be situated inside the former Lotus Nightclub building in downtown Red Deer, the Dream Centre (RDDC) will be a 40-bed residential treat...

Charges have now been laid against a Red Deer man accused in relation to a break and enter in Wainwright earlier this month.RCMP initially reported on this incident on Aug. 16, but charges had not yet...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Two Medicine Hat men have been charged after nearly $1 million in stolen property was recovered, including 13 holiday travel trailers.Many of the recovered trailers and campers were...