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Grey Cup visits Red Deer in support of military families

The Grey Cup was in Red Deer on Friday to help raise funds in support of local military families. "Operation Tea Cup" is an annual event celebrating the deep-rooted connection between the Grey Cup tro...

Sep 13, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

United Way Central Alberta kicks off 54th annual fundraising campaign

Over 400 local supporters of United Way Central Alberta gathered at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre on Thursday to help kick-off the organization's 54th annual fundraising campaign....

Sep 12, 2019 Amanda Burt, 20, this year's inspirational guest speaker at the 54th Annual United Way Central Alberta kickoff luncheon held at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel & Conference Centre on Thursday. Burt is a United Way Central Alberta client ambassador.

Red Deer Shelter Ribfest to support Women's Emergency Shelter

Five of the top rib teams from across the continent are in Red Deer this weekend for the First Annual Red Deer Shelter Ribfest.A fundraiser for the Central Alberta Women's Emergency Shelter (CAWES), t...

Sep 12, 2019

Hospice expansion nearly complete

The $5.2 million expansion to the Red Deer Hospice is nearly complete, on-time and on-budget. Val Hilario, Expansion Campaign Coordinator for the Red Deer Hospice Society, says they will take possessi...

Sep 12, 2019

100 Men Red Deer chooses Aspire for latest donation

A local organization aimed at helping central Alberta charities meet their needs is celebrating the success of their most recent fundraising event.100 Men Red Deer held their latest quarterly meeting ...

Sep 11, 2019

Fall Into Fun Family Festival for Children with Special Needs

RED DEER, AB - Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre will host their annual Fall into Fun festival for children with special needs and their families on Saturday, September 14. This event will be held ...

Sep 11, 2019

Rogers Hometown Hockey returning to Red Deer

For the second time, Red Deer will be featured during the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour.Described as Canada's ultimate NHL fan experience, this year's tour is making stops in 25 communities to celebrate...

Sep 10, 2019 Red Deer native Ron MacLean will return to Red Deer on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 as part of the sixth annual Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour. It will be the second time Red Deer has been a stop on the cross-Canada Tour.

Film screening in Red Deer for World Suicide Prevention Day

World Suicide Prevention Day is on Tuesday and local advocates say the act of preventing someone from going down that path is a community effort.To mark the day, Suicide Information and Education Serv...

Sep 09, 2019

Power utilities, troops begin massive post-Dorian cleanup in Maritimes

HALIFAX - More than 400,000 people are without electricity across the Maritimes this morning as post-tropical storm Dorian left behind a tangled mess of splintered trees and downed power lin...

Sep 08, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)

Downtown event aims to change rape culture

Community members will come together in downtown Red Deer this month in an effort to once again 'Take Back the Night.'The event is going into its second year after its inception in 2018 by a group of ...

Sep 07, 2019 Community members took part in the first Take Back the Night walk in September 2018. (Tracy Petreman/Elisha Griffiths)