Red Deer

Red Deer formally offers to pay to keep EMS dispatch local

The City of Red Deer, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and the City of Lethbridge have each formally offered the provincial government to pay to keep EMS dispatch local in their respective co...

Dec 16, 2020

Bowden Institution inmate passes away

INNISFAIL - Correctional Service Canada says that on December 12, Clement Robinson, an inmate from Bowden Institution, died while in custody of apparent natural causes following an illness.At the time...

Dec 16, 2020

$40,000 in stolen phones seized in Innisfail

A joint investigation between RCMP in High Level and Innisfail ended with the execution of a search warrant and the seizure of dozens of stolen cell phones. In October, Mounties in High Level received...

Dec 16, 2020

Automated traffic enforcement locations announced for January

Red Deer RCMP have announced automated traffic enforcement locations for January.The City of Red Deer's Automated Traffic Enforcement Program includes photo laser, red light cameras and intersection s...

Dec 15, 2020

Local woman launches online fundraiser for Red Deer Hospice Society

An online fundraiser for the Red Deer Hospice Society is garnering significant traction in only its first week.Organizer Petra Kitteringham says the New Year's Eve Non-Event has already pulled in over...

Dec 15, 2020

Red Deer with 409 active COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday

Alberta reported another 1,341 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 16,353 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 8.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the provinc...

Dec 15, 2020

Red Deer rental rates remain among lowest in Canada

Red Deer has once again been identified as having some of the most affordable rental rates in the country.According to the latest National Rent Report by Rentals.ca, Red Deer finished 33rd on the list...

Dec 15, 2020

Central Alberta home sales in November higher than last year

There's more positive news in the local housing market as the number of units sold and their average sale prices are up from last year throughout the region.According to the latest stats released by C...

Dec 15, 2020

Innisfail council approves "fiscally responsible" budget

Innisfail town council has approved the Town's 2021 operating and capital budgets that include no tax increase and maintains service levels. Town officials say the 2021 budget reflects a two per cent ...

Dec 15, 2020

Red Deer County budget includes increased capital spending, no tax increases

Red Deer County council has approved the 2021-2023 Operating and 2021-2025 Capital Budgets.The budgets were passed Tuesday morning after being tabled for two weeks for public input.The budget sees the...

Dec 15, 2020