Category Archives: Red Deer

Environment Canada has now issued a snow squall watch and wind warning for parts of central Alberta, after initially putting out a special weather statement Saturday evening.The snow squall watch says...

Red Deer added 23 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, and now sits at 193 active cases, up 15 from Friday.There have also now been 2,853 recoveries, an increase of eight.The city has recorded a total o...

An arbitrator has rejected rollbacks proposed by the United Conservative government, meantime awarding a pay increase for unionized education workers.The decision affects workers at several post-secon...

It is with great sadness that Volunteer Central and its Board of Directors have announced they are winding down operations and closing their doors on or before June 30, 2021. The agency that has serve...

Red Deer College officially has its first baccalaureate degree outside applied programming, a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences.Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides made the annou...

Alberta added three to its death toll Friday, giving the province a total of 1,979 since the pandemic began in March 2020.That's also an increase of 22 in the last week. The three most recent occurred...

Lacombe city council has given its approval for a unique-to-Lacombe economic development strategy.The 2021 Community Economic Development Strategy, developed by the Echo Lacombe Association (Echo), wa...

Since Sylvan Lake Municipal Library re-opened to the public on March 8, staff has received frequent calls from patrons confirming that the library is open, among other frequently asked questions. "A c...

Red Deer RCMP have confirmed Garett Stedmann's location. Thank you to the public and media for your assistance.

A first degree murder charge has been laid in relation to the sudden death of a woman in Bowden.Ross Arran McInnes, 27, of Bowden, was arrested on-scene at a local apartment on March 22 where a 25-yea...