Effective as of Apr. 16, drop-in sports at Multi-Campus in Sylvan Lake will now only be open to adults over 18-years-old for the remainder of the season. The Town of Sylvan Lake says the decision was made to protect the facility and equipment following ongoing incidents of vandalism during the program. It is currently ...

Lacombe city council has approved an update on the 2024 strategic plan, which highlights the success and status of council priorities over the current term.As a result, council completed six out of 14 green high priority items last year with two more set to be completed in 2025. The rest deemed green high priority item...

The overlooked, perhaps undervalued crow flies over, cawing her caw...A grey rabbit, eager for the spring feast which he himself helped fertilize, scurries across...All as the sun beats down on what's become a bona fide made-in-Red Deer success story.Nestled in the southwest corner of the blooming neighbourhood known a...

The Lending Cupboard is once again inviting the women of central Alberta to attend its 14th annual Ladies Luncheon, May 8 from 11:30 to 1:30 at the Red Deer Resort and Casino.The theme this year is 'Wings of Change--Together, we're expanding horizons and soaring toward brighter futures,' which means to highlight empowe...

Trial dates have been set for two more suspects of six people charged following a year-long investigation into an alleged organized auto theft and re-vinning operation. Cherie Baptiste, 41, of Red Deer, is scheduled for trial in Evansburg Court of Justice from Sept. 23-24, 2025. Co-accused Sherry Mackenzie, 67, also of...

During its regular meeting Apr. 14, Innisfail's town council approved an increase to the property tax bylaw of 0.6 per cent compared to last year. The Municipal Government Act required council to approve the 2025 budget in December 2024, at which point it estimated a 2.82 per cent increase would be needed to meet the t...

Penhold's town council passed its municipal tax rate bylaw and provided an update on how tariffs have impacted the new public services building during its regular meeting on Apr. 14. For 2025, the Penhold residential tax rate is set at 7.83 per cent, down from 8.10 per cent in 2024, while the commercial rate is set at ...

Lacombe city council has approved recommendations in the South Connector Functional Plan.The plan is part of the City of Lacombe's strategy to meet projections on traffic growth and provide an alternate east-west transportation route.The recommendations came from the plan that studied a new 7.5 kilometre arterial road ...

Despite a push from Mayor Jim Wood for council to approve it, the Red Deer Regional Airport's request for an additional $121,500 was turned away this week.Council defeated the motion 6-1 on Tuesday, with only Mayor Wood voting in favour.The increase was among a list of amendments made in the 2025 spring budget that was...

One person is dead following a single vehicle rollover on the QEll west of Wetaskiwin Thursday morning.During the early morning of April 17, 2025, Wetaskiwin RCMP along with EMS and Fire responded to a serious single vehicle rollover on the QEII Highway near Township Road 470. Mounties say this tragic event resulted in...

A five-year jail term was handed to a central Alberta man this week convicted in a shooting three years ago. Jesse Cabry, 32, of Maskwacis, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench on April 14, 2025, after pleading guilty during his trial to counts of aggravated assault, use of firearm while committing an offe...

A fire restriction is in effect for the County of Stettler as of 4 p.m. on April 16 due to current weather conditions. The county says the current weather forecast does not indicate any additional significant precipitation in the upcoming weeks and the fuel moisture content remains low, prompting the restriction. Under...

The Red Deer RCMP announced as of 2:42 p.m. on Thursday, Amanda Harvey has been located and is safe. The police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.

The Aspen Heights MicroSociety held its Community Partner Day Wednesday to highlight the hard work put forward by students.On April 16, the MicroSociety invited local businesses and community members to the elementary school for an afternoon of student catered grilled cheese lunch followed by a tour and presentation hi...

The City of Red Deer says it will be assessing the escarpment area along Riverview Avenue and are aware of ongoing challenges in the area after a grass fire was lit late last week.This comes after Red Deer resident Richard Singer put out the fire he said was started by someone lighting cardboard boxes on fire near the ...

Red Deer RCMP have arrested and charged a man who allegedly bear sprayed a woman in the face downtown on Saturday, April 12.That incident occurred just before 12:40 p.m. on 49 Street, between City Hall and the old courthouse.Officers attended and located the victim, a 39-year-old female, who had been affected by the sp...

A trial date has been set for one of three people charged in a central Alberta shooting last year. Dorian O'Shea Hunter, 24, a resident of Maskwacis, is scheduled for trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on Sept. 12, 2025. Co-accused Trey Littlechild, 25, and Alyssa Soosay, 30, both of Samson Cree Nation, saw their mat...

A man police describe as a repeat offender has been sentenced to 13 months in jail in relation to a stolen vehicle incident in Red Deer last year. Jordan Kyle Glasgow, 24, plead guilty to counts of possession of property over $5000, and dangerous operation, in Red Deer Court of Justice on April 7, 2025. Glasgow, howeve...

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is celebrating a $600,000 donation from the RBC Foundation, meant to help it establish a new Energy Test Hub. Housed in the Energy Innovation Centre, the hub features a flexible microgrid for testing and validating emerging technologies, including solar photovoltaic systems, electric vehicle ...

A trial date has been set for a local man charged in a pair of incidents involving a knife in downtown Red Deer last year. Drake Edward Davidson, 19, of Red Deer, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on June 2, 2025. He faces counts of assault with a weapon, assault, and possession of a weapon for a dang...

One of five people charged in a crash involving a vehicle fleeing police in Wetaskiwin that seriously injured a motorist, has been found not guilty. Cherise Dana Crane, 27, was found not guilty on all five counts against her following her trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on April 14, 2025. Crane was originally char...

The Maskwacis RCMP arrested two people and seized weapons and drugs following a traffic stop near the Louis Bull First Nations.On April 12 they attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle allegedly fled from police before the suspects abandoned it and ran into a nearby residence.Police reported observing drug ...

The City of Red Deer is asking residents and visitors to continue using the local non-emergency phone line while within city limits, as opposed to a new provincial line launched this week. To recognize National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the Alberta RCMP has announced that Albertans can now make non-emergenc...

Schools in the Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) are beginning to see the results of an Indigenous residency program that began this year.The opportunity created five in-school residencies in an effort to work towards truth and reconciliation, and CESD hopes to budget for the same number in 2025-26.This year's resi...

McHappy Day is right around the corner.On Thursday, May 8, McDonald's restaurants across Canada, including in Red Deer, will donate a portion of their sales from McHappy Day to Ronald McDonald House Charities.This year marks the 31st year the organization has held the event and it is their longest running initiative, w...

Red Deer County wants residents' input on potential changes to how agricultural land is allowed to be subdivided.Three open houses are scheduled for this purpose in April and May."Currently, Red Deer County's Municipal Development Plan (MDP) policies' support the subdivision of one parcel out of a quarter section ...

Innisfail's town council gave final approval to the modernization project of the Innisfail Aquatic Centre at its most recent meeting on April 14.The modernization will bring the facility up to code and ensure the building remains functional for decades.The facility first opened in 1987 and since then, it hasn't needed ...

A Chinook's Edge educational assistant, Jackie Dewane, has received a King Charles III Coronation Medal for her service to youth in her community.Dewane works at Sundre High School and was nominated for the award by Peter Davis, chair of the Alberta Air Cadet League, in "recognition of [her] contribution to the Ai...