Category Archives: Red Deer

Red Deer added 109 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, for a pandemic total of 4,489.With recoveries increasing by 44 to 3,655, the active caseload is up over the last day from 733 to 798.That...

Front-line workers at Red Deer's Michener Centre have earned a victory thanks to a policy-grievance arbitration decision handed down last week.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) shares i...

Despite a one-day record of 2,433 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a large crowd of people, reportedly more than 2,000, showed up at a rodeo event near Bowden. The event, dubbed the No More Lockdowns R...

A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there. Canadians appear to be seeing more "out there" while scanning the night skies in inc...

As the technological world advances, significant concern about nearsightedness was already increasing.Now, with a 14.5-month pandemic that has kept people, kids in particular, indoors more than usual,...

Red Deer's record active caseload of COVID-19 cases continues rising, though not at quite a hot pace. The number of active cases in the city is now 733, up six from Friday. In the last week, the activ...

Staff at Red Deer's Kerry Wood Nature Centre are thanking their lucky stars after a fire at the sanctuary overnight.A week ago, Executive Director Todd Nivens and crew welcomed the first visitors to a...

Lacombe County Council recently approved an updated Agricultural Guide to help Lacombe County producers, residents and other stakeholders easily find agriculture-specific information. "Agriculture is ...

Three Red Deer-based organizations have united in an effort to better keep track of hate-based crimes and incidents in the region.Red Deer RCMP, the Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic (CACLC), and...

Residents of Blackfalds are due to see a small increase in their property taxes this year.As the Town enters a second year of operations during the coronavirus pandemic, Town officials say council and...