Category Archives: Red Deer
Teachers should be prioritized for COVID vaccine: ATA
The Alberta Teachers' Association says education workers must be given higher priority in the province's COVID-19 vaccination plan.The plan makes no reference to teachers, leaving those in older age c...
Mar 26, 2021
Multi-Use All-Wheel Park project to get underway in Penhold
Construction on what is being described as an exciting new recreational space in Penhold is expected to get underway this spring.According to Town officials, work on a Pump Track and Skate Park is exp...
Mar 25, 2021
Red Deer with 172 active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count continues to rise.Thursday's updated numbers from the province show the city with 172 active cases, up 28 from Wednesday. Recoveries are up to 2,837, an increase ...
Mar 25, 2021
City urges caution around local bodies of water
Warming temperatures and the official arrival of spring has the City of Red Deer reminding residents to be cautious around bodies of water.Red Deerians are reminded that ice and water conditions on co...
Mar 25, 2021
Charges pending following reported shooting in Deer Park
Red Deer RCMP say charges are pending after a shooting was reported Wednesday night in Deer Park.Police were called about the incident outside a residence in the neighbourhood at about 8:30 p.m. No in...
Mar 25, 2021
Six-month sentence for Innisfail man who exposed himself to children
An Innisfail man who admitted to exposing himself to a person under the age of 16 has been given a six month jail sentence.Terry Haskell, 68, pled guilty to the charge earlier this month and was given...
Mar 25, 2021
Power outage scheduled for Sunday in downtown Red Deer
Some downtown residents should be prepared for a planned power outage on Sunday, March, 28 between 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. As a result of the power outage, some traffic signals will be out of service...
Mar 25, 2021
New delay in Lacombe murder case could lead to change in guilty plea
The family of a young Ponoka man fatally shot near Lacombe is expressing frustration once again towards Canada's justice system.In Red Deer provincial court on Thursday, there was another delay in the...
Mar 25, 2021
Dreeshen tables petition in House of Commons over genocide in China
Red Deer - Mountain View Member of Parliament Earl Dreeshen has tabled a petition in the House of regarding the ongoing genocide of the Uyghurs in China.Last month, members voted to support a Conserva...
Mar 25, 2021
Sylvan Lake man wins $100,000
Neal Arksey was shocked when he checked his LOTTO MAX ticket and discovered he had won $100,000 on the February 16 EXTRA draw. "I checked my ticket on the Lotto Spot! app," he said. "When I saw all of...
Mar 25, 2021