Category Archives: Red Deer
"Sofia Celebrates Christmas" goes virtual this year
COVID-19 may not permit in-home visits this holiday season, but that hasn't dampered the festive spirits of two Red Deer men who have once again opened their home, albeit virtually, to view their Chri...
Dec 12, 2020
Local history showcased in app featuring guided walking tours
Central Alberta features prominently in a new app that takes people on guided walking tours through the history that surrounds them.The "On This Spot" app takes users on a journey to where they will f...
Dec 12, 2020
Red Deer with 408 active COVID-19 cases as of Friday
Alberta reported another 1,738 cases of COVID-19 on Friday.That's out of 20,957 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 8.3 per cent.The province has 20,161 active cases as ...
Dec 11, 2020
MISSING: 38 y/o Stephen Pinch from Red Deer
UPDATE - 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 13RCMP say Stephen Pinch has been located.--Original - Dec. 11Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's assistance to locate a missing 39-year-old man.Stephen Pinch was last...
Dec 11, 2020
Ponoka hospital has three patients test positive for COVID-19
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the acute care unit at the Ponoka Hospital & Care Centre."At this time, there are three COVID-19 confirmed cases, in patients, linked to this outbreak," ac...
Dec 11, 2020
Anti-mask rally in Red Deer leads to charges
A total of seven people will be charged stemming from a Dec. 5 anti-mask rally in Red Deer.Red Deer RCMP confirmed to rdnewsNOW that officers - working alongside public health inspectors - were at the...
Dec 11, 2020
City council approves trimmed down budget for DBA
Red Deer city council has approved the Downtown Business Association's (DBA) budget for 2021.During their regular meeting on Monday, council learned more details of the organization's financial status...
Dec 11, 2020
Red Deer’s chief financial officer calling it a career
The City of Red Deer's chief financial officer is turning off his calculator after three decades with the municipality. Last week, Dean Krejci finished overseeing his final set of capital and operatin...
Dec 11, 2020
Town of Ponoka creates grant for businesses hit hard by COVID-19
The Town of Ponoka is lending a hand to local businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.This week, town council approved a new $50,000 Hardship Grant to those whose bottom lines are affected the mo...
Dec 10, 2020
Preliminary hearing rescheduled for man charged in fatal Red Deer hit and run
A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for next summer for a man charged in a fatal hit and run in north Red Deer nearly three years ago.Tosh Verstraeten, 31, was originally scheduled to have a pr...
Dec 10, 2020