Lacombe

Canada's inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a smaller, quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month. 

The report from Statistics Canada on Tuesday said prices in October increased at a faster annual pace in five out of the eight major components of the consumer price index.

A major driving factor of the uptick in headline inflation was gasoline prices on an annual basis falling to a lesser extent in October compared with September.

A 29-year-old resident of Cremona has been charged with two counts of attempted murder.

On Nov. 18, 2024, at approximately 2:37 a.m., Didsbury RCMP was dispatched to a report of a disturbance at a residence in Cremona. 

The complainant, who was in Calgary, indicated that there was a male in the residence who was attacking two other occupants.

Upon arrival, RCMP located two individuals, an 86-year-old male and a 59-year-old female, who had been seriously injured and in medical distress. 

Red Deer Public Schools is gearing up for an event in which young leaders will take the reins to foster kindness and well-being across all schools.

The second annual Thriving Kids Conference will take place on Nov. 20 at the G.H. Dawe Community Centre. With a theme of ‘kindness’, adopted at the Division level for the 2024/2025 school year, as part of the conference, student leadership groups in Grades 4-8 will develop and promote student wellness within their schools.

The Alberta Living Wage Network has calculated the new Living Wage for Red Deer at $18.90 for 2024.

This is an increase from last year’s rate of $18.75, reflecting rising costs of living that are affecting many families.

Why has the Living Wage increased?

Lacombe Santas Anonymous wants to make sure that every kid gets a gift this Christmas.

The program collects new unwrapped toys that will be distributed to families in need.

Craig Darrell is treasurer for the Lacombe Kinsmen Club, which is running the program in partnership with Lacombe and District FCSS.

On Nov. 14, 2024, at approximately 9:19 a.m., the Red Deer RCMP received a report from staff at a local school in the Oriole Park neighbourhood, that two students were approached by an unknown driver while walking to school.  

The driver offered to give them a ride, but the children declined and left the area.  

The Red Deer RCMP are now issuing safety reminders to children, parents, and caregivers.

The Red Deer RCMP received a report of an impaired driver on Nov. 13 at approximately 9:40 p.m.  

The driver had struck multiple stationary vehicles and was driving across the lawns of residences in the neighbourhood of Laredo.   

Police located the driver of the vehicle who was deemed to be impaired.  

This past week, the RDP Volleyball squads defeated the Concordia University Thunder. 

The Queens Basketball team earned a victory while the Kings dropped a close game to the Thunder. 

The Queens Hockey team was downed by the Lakeland College Rustlers.

This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Curling team will begin the 2024/2025 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) season in Camrose. 

The RDP Queens Hockey team will host the Medicine Hat College Rattlers in a pair of games. 

The Echo Food Rescue is changing the food distribution process for the winter. 

To help manage lineups and prevent long wait times in the cold weather, a random spot in line will be chosen each day to begin letting people in.  

The spot could be in the back, middle, or front of the line, and will be chosen by volunteers. 

Sylvan Lake Bears Pee Wee head coach Garnet Rambaut is stepping down after a near-perfect season.

Rambaut has coached minor football for 23 years, the last 16 of those as head coach with the Bears.

He talked about the decision to step aside as the head coach.

"It's time to bring newer people in, it allows me to move on," he said. "I'm not leaving coaching, but I am leaving the head coaching to the younger guys. It's time."