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The City of Red Deer is looking for members for its Municipal Policing Committee. 

This group will help guide local policing priorities, ensure public concerns are heard, and build stronger connections between policing and the community.

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Canadian producers will have a new way to make sure they can say their product is upholding sustainability, as the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) is unveiling their participation in the Protein PACT Sustainability Framework. The initiative will look to uphold sustainability standards across the country for Canada's beef producers.

Lauren Martin, the Senior Director of Public Affairs and Corporate Council for CMC, says that it was made in cooperation with our southern neighbours.

The fourth annual Props & Pistons Show & Shine will take place at the Red Deer Regional Airport on Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.

This year marks the third time the show has been held as a standalone event. It was also part of the airshow in 2023.

"We anticipate a full line-up of vehicle displays from Red Deer Cruise Night. They’re helping us by putting together all of the cars in the car show displays coming on-site, as well as a line-up of aircraft," said Nancy Paish, CEO of the Red Deer Regional Airport.

The leaders of the top three federal parties were campaigning Tuesday in Western Canada, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to crack down on offshore tax loopholes by appointing a tax task force.

The Conservatives said the task force would be asked to make the rules simpler and more fair and would ensure large companies can't "stash their money in offshore tax havens."

There has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a major border crossing south of Montreal, border officials said Tuesday amid concerns that Trump administration policies could drive another massive influx of migrants to Canada.

The rise in would-be refugees at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle crossing coincides with the looming expiration of the temporary status of hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States.

March 30, 2025, at 3:20 a.m., an officer with the Wetaskiwin Crime Reduction Unit was making patrols when they saw a known repeat offender sitting inside a truck parked at the 7-Eleven on 56 Street in Wetaskiwin.

The suspect was known to be on court-imposed curfew conditions. The suspect was taken into custody and a brown duffel bag located on the passenger side footwell was seized. The duffel bag was searched incidental to arrest, resulting in the seizure of a sawed-off prohibited shotgun and a replica firearm.  

On April 6, RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for having a mismatched license plate.

Just prior to the traffic stop. police observed a female walk away from the truck carrying a backpack. The female returned to the vehicle as police were speaking to the driver. The driver was found to be criminally prohibited from driving, and he could not provide registration, insurance, or a bill of sale.  

In a news release provided by the Alberta government plans are to move cancer care and organ tissue donation and transplantation services out of Alberta Health Services (AHS) and under the purview of Acute Care Alberta. 

The move is not happening until later this year but is expected to create specialized focus for cancer care and organ and tissue donation transplantation and will ensure the best care in these key areas that are important for a high-functioning health care system. 

It’s been parties, funding grants, and awards the past few weeks for the African Carribean Centre of Central Alberta (ACCOCA) based in Red Deer. 

At the United Way Central Alberta (UWCA) campaign celebration held in Red Deer on April 7, the ACCOCA was awarded the “Funded Partnership” award. 

The Town of Olds has issued a notice of water service repair at 4310 50 Ave on Tuesday, April 8.

Work is expected to take about two days to complete.

Traffic will be down to a single-lane on 50 Avenue from Shannon Drive to 44 Street. 

Motorists can expect interruptions to traffic flow and speed reductions.

Crews will be on site; watch for workers and signs.

There may be possible interruptions to local water services.