Category Archives: Red Deer
Trial concludes for former Mountie accused of sexually assaulting colleague
Closing arguments wrapped up on Thursday in the trial of a former RCMP officer accused of sexually assaulting a colleague at an off-duty party in northern Alberta eight years ago.Jason Andrew Tress, 3...
Dec 03, 2020
Former Lacombe mayor, MLA Judy Gordon passes away
Judy Gordon, a former long-time municipal and provincial politician and prominent Lacombe community member, has passed away. She was 72.Gordon was elected to Lacombe town council in 1986 and first ser...
Dec 03, 2020
Red Deer up to 289 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported another 1,854 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a new daily record. That's out of 19,622 test results over last 24 hours as the provincial positivity rose to about 9.5 per cent.There...
Dec 03, 2020
BUDGET: Council approves capital budget, G.H. Dawe Community Centre expansion
Red Deer city council has approved the 2021 Capital Budget for $218.7 million. Highlighting budget deliberations on Wednesday was the approval of funding for improvements to the G.H. Dawe Community Ce...
Dec 02, 2020
Ex-Mountie denies sexually assaulting former colleague in 2012
A former RCMP officer denied that he sexually assaulted a fellow officer at a house party in northern Alberta more than eight years ago. Jason Tress took to the stand Wednesday at his trial in Red Dee...
Dec 02, 2020
Red Deer now with 269 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported another 1,685 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. That's out of 18,432 tests over last 24 hours as the provincial positivity rose to about 9.2 per cent.There are now 17,144 active cases i...
Dec 02, 2020
Mail stolen from over 40 boxes at Sylvan Lake apartment building
Sylvan Lake RCMP and Canada Post are investigating a Nov. 29 break-in and theft from over 40 mailboxes within the lobby of an apartment building. Mounties say that at 4:24 a.m., a male entered the apa...
Dec 02, 2020
UPDATE: Man arrested, charged with second-degree murder in Sunnybrook homicide
A murder charge has now been laid following a homicide last week in Red Deer's Sunnybrook neighbourhood. Police were called to a residence on Stewart Street at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25 and a...
Dec 02, 2020
BUDGET: Aquatic centre may splash back into city’s capital plan
A new aquatic centre for Red Deer currently does not feature into the city's 10-year Capital Plan. But that could change as early as Thursday.Mayor Tara Veer hinted that when council discusses the cap...
Dec 01, 2020
Mayor Veer appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel with the Canadian Armed Forces
Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer has been appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel by the Canadian Armed Forces in recognition of her work in the community, commitment to honouring military veterans, and support...
Dec 01, 2020