Red Deer Advocate

Red Deer RCMP warn of counterfeit cash

Red Deer RCMP is warning that counterfeit bills are circulating in the city and surrounding areas. Over the past two weeks, RCMP received a numb…

CAEP sharpens economic development mission

Representatives from about a dozen of Central Alberta Economic Partnership’s (CAEP) member municipalities met recently to confirm support for it…

Utility rate changes to add $10 to monthly bills

A typical Red Deer taxpayer’s utility bill will go up about $10 a month after city council voted to increase a municipal fee. The Municipal Cons…

Red Deerians to rally against two-tier health care

Friends of Medicare will hold rallies in Red Deer and other Alberta communities to call on the federal government to take action against the Hea…

Feds announce $10 million in Red Deer for smart meters

The federal government will invest about $10 million to upgrade Red Deer’s electricity infrastructure with smart meters. Treasury Board presiden…

Tumbler Ridge shooting documents detail confusion around number of shooters

Media consortium petitions court to release hundreds of pages of documents into mass shooting investigation

Red Deer Polytechnic gets federal grant to support national healthcare and energy innovation

Red Deer Polytechnic has received more than $1.6 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to support two projects of nationa…

Technology minister gets an earful at Lacombe data centre town hall

Alberta Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish faced a hostile and sometimes jeering crowd at a Lacombe data centre town hall on Wednes…

Alberta gas tax should be chopped: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Alberta should drop its failed energy rebate program and chop gasoline taxes instead, says the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). Kris Sims, C…

United Way Central Alberta organizing Tools for School

United Way Central Alberta is accepting backpacks filled with school supplies, as well as monetary donations, for the Tools for School program t…

Red Deer Flyathon combines running with fishing

Red Deer will get its first look at a Flyathon next month. The Sept. 12 fundraiser that starts at Capstone’s Canada 150 Square and ends at Troub…

Red Deer exceeds Toronto's homeless per capita rate

Midsized Red Deer surprisingly has a higher per capita rate of residents who have no place to call home compared to the metropolis of Toronto, a…

'We are listening' to Albertans' concerns about Bill 11, says federal health ministry

Public health care supporters are frustrated that federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel has failed to clearly denounce Alberta’s Bill 11 with…

Wetaskiwin mayor to undergo respectful workplace training

Mayor Joe Branco has been allowed access to city hall pending completion of training

Data centre CEO remains high on Alberta

Synapse Data Centre Inc. CEO Jason van Gaal remains bullish on Alberta’s data centre potential despite a recent setback. On Monday, Alberta Util…

Afro-Caribbean Festival a celebration of culture in downtown Red Deer

Downtown Red Deer was a space to celebrate African-Caribbean culture. The fourth annual Afro-Caribbean Festival took over Gaetz Avenue in front…

Train Acres Miniature Railway hosting second annual hospital fundraiser

Train Acres Miniature Railway is calling ‘All Aboard’ for its second annual hospital fundraiser. Ernie and Dorinda Beskowiney are welcoming visi…

Election Alberta addresses misinformation campaigns

Elections Alberta says it is continuing to monitor streams of disinformation as the Oct. 19 referendum approaches. The organization said in a pr…