Category Archives: Red Deer
Semi-truck rollover on Highway 2 causes traffic delays
Ponoka RCMP and emergency crews are currently on scene of a single vehicle rollover on Highway 2, south of the town.At 8:41 a.m. police responded to the rollover which involved a semi-truck hauling lu...
Sep 17, 2025
Central Alberta Breakfast Club to host golf tournament this Friday in benefit of local non-profits
The Central Alberta Breakfast Club is set to host it's first-ever golf tournament fundraiser in benefit of the Red Deer Food Bank, Red Deer Dream Centre and Bridges Community Living.The One Swing for ...
Sep 16, 2025
Red Deer city council approves changes to backyard suite regulations
Red Deer city council unanimously approved an amended resolution for second and third reading of the City of Red Deer's zoning bylaws for backyard suites on Monday. Following a public hearing Monday e...
Sep 16, 2025
City Council Recap – September 15 & 16
The following decisions were made by city council at their regular meeting on September 15 and 16, 2025.Reports:RCMP Quarterly ReportRed Deer RCMP presented the quarterly community policing report cov...
Sep 16, 2025
Trial dates set for man charged in local drug and firearms bust
Trial dates have now been scheduled for one of two people initially charged in a drug and firearms seizure in Blackfalds two years ago. Chad Daniel Wickett, 33, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Cour...
Sep 16, 2025
Death linked to remains in Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary in March deemed non-suspicious
Red Deer RCMP have identified the person whose remains were found this past spring in the Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary. RCMP say the person was positively identified recently as 22-year-old Caden Worme, a Re...
Sep 16, 2025
New trial date for man charged in central Alberta shooting
A new trial date has been set for one of three people charged in a central Alberta shooting last year. Dorian O'Shea Hunter, 24, a resident of Maskwacis, is now scheduled for trial in Wetaskiwin Court...
Sep 16, 2025
Big Brothers Big Sisters in Lacombe and across central Alberta need YOU!
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Lacombe wants you to consider becoming a mentor.The commitment is a minimum of one hour per week spending time with your 'little,' with the call coming as the Lacombe b...
Sep 16, 2025
Extra time behind bars for Ponoka man convicted of human trafficking and sexual assault
An additional 15 days behind bars has been given to a Ponoka man convicted of human trafficking and sexual assault. Christopher Becks, 39, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench on Sept. 9,...
Sep 16, 2025
Red Deer city council approves ongoing advocacy of QEII widening project
The Alberta Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors gave an update on a project that would widen the QEII Highway near Red Deer, which led city council to unanimously approve a resolution th...
Sep 15, 2025