Local News

A man who claims he grew 29 marijuana plants for personal use to ease the pain of a back injury received a conditional sentence in Red Deer court Thursday.

Nearly 90 Alberta communities are having a tough time staying afloat and 44 villages no longer have the required population of 300.

OLDS — Olds College is only $530,000 short of its fundraising goal for its $3.2 million Treatment Wetlands and Botanical Garden.

Information sessions are being set up to help people understand a new bill that is supposed to protect natural and historic areas within the province.

Andrew McKechnie, playing Fred Peterson, lights a match during the opening performance of the Zone 4 West Drama Festival at the Matchbox.

A Wilson’s Beach resident is concerned RV resort regulations proposed in Lacombe County will do little to stop over-development.

A man involved in a five-hour standoff with the RCMP emergency response team (ERT) pleaded guilty to two charges and received a conditional discharge in Red Deer court Wednesday.

A worker is being treated at Foothills Hospital in Calgary for serious injuries suffered when a piece of equipment he was using blew apart late Tuesday afternoon.

The dream wedding of at least one Red Deer couple is in limbo after tour operators and airlines cancelled trips to Mexico.

Executive director of the Leading Cupboard, Jaqui Joys, shows how the brakes work on an All-Terrain wheelchair, at the Lending Cupboard, Monday. The Lending Cupboard now has five of the large-wheeled chairs that allow users to travel easily across snow, sand, grass, and to float on water. The Lending Cupboard provides Red Deer and surrounding areas with medical equipment at no cost.