Category Archives: Red Deer
Glen Carritt resigns from Innisfail town council
A member of Innisfail town council announced his sudden resignation Monday night. Glen Carritt resigned shortly into council's first meeting of 2021 following a discussion relating to his promotion on...
Jan 12, 2021
Lacombe mayor says 2020 a year of adjustment and compromise
The mayor of Lacombe is hoping to see some form of 'normal' gradually return to our lives over the course of 2021.Grant Creasey says 2020 was a year of adjustment and compromise and was tough on every...
Jan 12, 2021
Innisfail salon owner set to defy public health orders, open Tuesday
An Innisfail hair salon owner says the business will open its doors in defiance of public health orders on Jan. 12. Natalie Klein says Bladez 2 Fadez is booked for several days since sharing her decis...
Jan 11, 2021
Red Deer with 240 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday
Alberta reported another 639 cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 9,838 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 6.1 per cent.There are now 13,917 active cases in Alberta, dow...
Jan 11, 2021
Alberta mayors make final plea to save local EMS dispatch in their communities
The mayors of four Alberta cities including Red Deer are calling on their residents to continue speaking out against changes to EMS dispatch they say will compromise the health and safety of all Alber...
Jan 11, 2021
Four arrested after Innisfail RCMP seize weapons during traffic stop
Four people were arrested after Innisfail RCMP seized a list of weapons during a traffic stop over the weekend. It was in the early morning hours of Sunday, January 10 when RCMP on patrol in Innisfail...
Jan 11, 2021
Red Deer hits 10 deaths from COVID-19
Ten people in Red Deer have now died because of COVID-19.The latest death was reported on Sunday and is one of just 12 more fatalities reported province-wide for a pandemic total of 1,284. The dozen d...
Jan 10, 2021
Kinsmen draw $100,000 winner of 50/50 raffle
A Sylvan Laker is $100,000 richer today because of his support for the Red Deer Kinsmen 50/50 Cash Raffle.Darrell Elsbett's name was drawn Saturday afternoon at the parking lot next to the St. Joseph ...
Jan 10, 2021
Alberta reports 31 new COVID-19 deaths Saturday
Alberta is reporting 989 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with active cases going up by 809 to 14,437. Sadly, 31 more COVID-linked deaths were also tallied since yesterday, pushing the provincial to...
Jan 09, 2021
Police respond to firearms complaint in south Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP say there is no risk to the public following a firearms complaint Friday night.It was shortly before 10 p.m. when a call came in about a possible firearm at a residence near Arnold Close...
Jan 09, 2021