Red Deer among 15 fastest growing rental markets, outside Canada’s biggest cities Published 4:43 pm Monday, January 12, 2026 Red Deer remained the sixth most affordable place to rent among small and mid-sized Canadian cities in December. But Red Deer was ... See more
Volunteers push on to recall Red Deer MLAs Published 1:55 pm Monday, January 12, 2026 Efforts to gather signatures aimed at recalling Red Deer’s two UCP MLAs continue as petition deadlines loom. At least 11,114 signatures must be submitted to Elections Al... See more
Red Deer EMS calls for opioid responses rose drastically after OPS closed Published 3:58 pm Friday, January 9, 2026 Ambulance responses to opioid-related events surged 112 per cent in the nine months after Red Deer’s overdose prevention site closed last M... See more
Teachers give thumbs down to K-3 literacy, numeracy screening Published 11:47 am Friday, January 9, 2026 Tests to screen numeracy and literacy skills of kindergarten to Grade 3 students are “ineffective and educationally problematic,” say many Alberta tea... See more
No sexually graphic books found in Red Deer public schools Published 4:36 pm Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Red Deer Public Schools did not have to remove any books from its school libraries in order to adhere to the provincial government’s ban on materials w... See more
