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Local injured hockey players give back through charity event in Denver

A pair of local hockey players who suffered traumatic injuries in 2018 are giving back to others through the game they love.Ryan Vandervlis, injured in a campfire incident in summer 2018, and Graysen ...

Jul 13, 2019 Red Deer's Ryan Vandervlis (left) and Graysen Cameron of Olds recently took part in the Dawg Nation charity hockey tournament in Denver, Colorado. (Supplied)

Fireworks banned once again after council chooses safety

A full ban on fireworks will soon be back in effect for the city of Red Deer.Earlier this spring, the province of Alberta announced it would be regulated by the National Fire Code, as opposed its own ...

Jul 08, 2019 Red Deer Fire Chief Ken McMullen showed council first-hand some of the fireworks he wanted banned in the city. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Red Deer keeper to stand guard for Canadian quidditch squad

One of Red Deer's own is headed to the International Quidditch Association Pan American Games.It is the popular sport straight out of Harry Potter books, but it's real competition in the non-fictional...

Jul 07, 2019 Brian Gallaway (dark jersey) competes in a game for the Central Alberta Centaurs. (Lara Hiles)

Innisfail Pontiacs alums continue to honour late former coach

You have to go back 57 years to 1962 when the Innisfail Pontiacs midget hockey squad was coached by a young man named Larry Reid.Reid, who was in his late twenties at the time, later passing away in 2...

Jul 06, 2019 (Back-L-R): Pontiacs alumni Gordon Flinn, Vern Fox, Al Scott, Lorrie Baker and Bill Cuthbert; (Front): Fran Trehearne, Bob Blair and Stan Simpson. Late coach Larry Reid is photographed in the background. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

LOCATED: Joseph Edwin Auger of Ponoka

Joseph Auger has been located. Ponoka RCMP would like to thank the public and media for their assistance.

Jul 06, 2019

Sundre couple wins $14.9 million

Kim Verkerk was having trouble sleeping one mid-June night, and checking her LOTTO 6/49 numbers was no help. The Sundre resident checked the June 15 ticket she shared with her husband, Michael, and di...

Jul 05, 2019 Kim and Michael Verkerk

Homeless shelter funding on hold pending UCP budget

The City of Red Deer is hopeful the UCP Government will follow through with a multi-million commitment for a homeless shelter. The $7 million announced in March by former Social Services Minister Irfa...

Jul 05, 2019 A rough sleeper camp in Red Deer is tended to by peace officers in May 2019. (The City of Red Deer)

Thompson drops out of one series to focus on three others

Parker Thompson is pulling out of one of the four series he's been competing in this season, the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA with team JDX Racing.Thompson has raced in six events on the circuit this ye...

Jun 29, 2019 Parker Thompson celebrates with the checkered flag after winning May 4 at Mid-Ohio. (Parker Thompson Racing)

Motorcyclist dead after highway crash near Penhold

A 31-year-old man from Red Deer has died following a two-vehicle collision south of the city on Friday afternoon.Innisfail RCMP say it was around 1:30 at the QEII/Hwy 42 overpass by Penhold. An eastbo...

Jun 28, 2019

Local woman checks lottery ticket a month later, wins $2 million

Adrienne Cornish got a message she wasn't expecting when she scanned her WESTERN 649 ticket. She discovered she had won $2,000,000 on the May 11 draw.Cornish purchased her $4 WESTERN 649 quick pick ti...

Jun 28, 2019