Category Archives: Red Deer
Red Deer Transit increasing frequency and hours
The City of Red Deer says Red Deer Transit riders will see increased frequency and hours of service starting Wednesday, January 20.The City says Red Deer Transit will offer increased service levels as...
Jan 18, 2021
Red Deer mom alarmed over 17-day delay in COVID contact notification
With Alberta students having returned to in-person learning, a Red Deer family is concerned that it took 17 days to find out their child was a close contact of a COVID-19 case. Abby, whose real name i...
Jan 18, 2021
Red Deer man gets four-and-a-half years for trafficking cocaine
A Red Deer man charged in a major drug and weapons bust over two years ago has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail.Keegan William Robinson, 28, reaffirmed his guilty plea to trafficking co...
Jan 18, 2021
Red Deer records two new COVID-19 deaths for 15 total
Alberta Health is reporting that Red Deer has once again dipped below 200 active cases of COVID-19.Red Deer sat at 191 on Nov. 29, peaked at 434 on Dec. 19, went below 300 on Dec. 28, and slipped to 1...
Jan 17, 2021
RCMP lay second-degree murder charge in Maskwacis death
An 18-year-old male from the Maskwacis area has been charged with second-degree murder. RCMP share that on Dec. 9, 2020 at just before 2 p.m., members responded to assist EMS at a house on Ermineskin ...
Jan 17, 2021
Red Deer's active cases edge up, AHS fills thousands of vaccine appointments
Red Deer now has 210 active cases of COVID-19, an increase of nine over the past 24 hours.The city peaked at 434 active cases on Dec. 19.On Saturday, Alberta Health reported 11 new cases in Red Deer f...
Jan 16, 2021
Lacombe council approves alternative access road to industrial park
Plans to share the development of an access road required for the City of Lacombe's new snow storage facility and adjacent recreation area are taking a turn for the better.After additional time lookin...
Jan 16, 2021
AUPE calls pandemic job cuts an 'act of cruelty'
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is lambasting the provincial government for using the pandemic as a shield to lay off workers.According to the AUPE, four facilities where its employees work ...
Jan 16, 2021
Easing of restrictions good news for some, frustrating for others
The easing of some of Alberta's public health restrictions comes as good news for some business owners and frustration for others. The Alberta government announced Thursday that starting this Monday, ...
Jan 15, 2021
Red Deer with 201 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported another 785 cases of COVID-19 on Friday.That's out of 13,575 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 5.8 per cent.There are now 12,189 active cases in Alber...
Jan 15, 2021