Red Deer

RDC students fed up with government's delay in granting degrees

Students at Red Deer College are done with the provincial government's delays in approving degrees.Next Wednesday, March 24, led by the Students' Association, there will be a 'Collective Day of Action...

Mar 21, 2021

Zero active COVID-19 cases linked to Red Deer Olymel outbreak

There are no more active cases of COVID-19 linked to an outbreak at the Olymel pork processing plant in Red Deer, according to Alberta Health. The outbreak began in November and topped out at 518 conf...

Andrew Snook Mar 20, 2021

Town of Ponoka offers Hardship Grants to local businesses struggling through pandemic

Dozens of businesses in Ponoka are soon set to receive a little help from the Town.Town officials have announced they've mailed out Hardship Grant payments this week to 89 Ponoka businesses that have ...

Mar 20, 2021

Red Deer continues trend of affordable rental rates

Red Deer has been identified as having the most affordable average monthly rent for a two bedroom unit amongst 35 Canadian cities included in the latest National Rent Report.According to Rentals.ca, a...

Mar 20, 2021

Sacher receives provincial EXL Award for Excellence in School System Leadership

Prestigious accolades have been given to a long-time educational leader in central Alberta.Kurt Sacher, Superintendent for Chinook's Edge School Division, received the provincial EXL Award for Excelle...

Mar 20, 2021

Most RDC students excited about return to on-campus life

Post-secondary students in Alberta can expect to be back in a regular classroom this fall.Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said this week that's the plan, and that it's made possible g...

Mar 19, 2021

Alberta Health reports zero COVID-19 deaths, increase in hospitalizations

Alberta did not add to its death toll Friday, as the province had zero COVID-19-linked deaths reported to it in the last 24 hours.The death toll since last March remains at 1,957. It's grown to that t...

Mar 19, 2021

Witness testimony identifying attacker in fatal stabbing trial will be considered

A Court of Queen's Bench justice has ruled that all evidence presented during a voir dire for a Red Deer murder trial will be considered.Justice Marilyn Slawinsky announced Friday that all evidence pr...

Mar 19, 2021

Loaded gun, drugs seized following suspicious vehicle complaint in Consort

Mounties from Consort have arrested two men from Stettler for drug and weapon offences following the report of a suspicious vehicle.On Mar. 14, at 1:06 p.m., Consort RCMP received a report of a suspic...

Mar 19, 2021

Temporary road closure next week in Blackfalds

The impact of annual spring freeze/thaw temperatures are causing the Town of Blackfalds to take the precautionary measure of temporarily closing Broadway Avenue north from Aspen Lakes Boulevard to sli...

Mar 19, 2021