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Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) has been designated a recovery-friendly campus, joining a growing number of Alberta post-secondary institutions committed to supporting students and staff in recovery from substance use and addictive behaviours.

The announcement came during a ceremony on RDP’s main campus on April 9, where the school signed the Recovery Friendly Campus pledge — part of a provincewide initiative led by Recovery on Campus Alberta.

Monday, April 14th, at around11:49 a.m., Red Deer RCMP received a report of man with a firearm in the Lancaster neighborhood.

Officers responded and arrested an 18-year-old male and two youths, one male and one female. They were taken into custody without incident. The firearm was recovered and was confirmed to be a replica firearm.

As charges are currently pending no additional information can be released at this time.

Sunny celebrated April's Classroom of the Month with a trip to Miss Kallyn Michielsen Grade 2/3 class at Crestomere School in Crestomere on April 14.

The class was super excited to meet Sunny and was treated to lunch from Boston Pizza.

Each student also received a prize bag which was filled up with gifts from local sponsors, including some pretty cool sunglasses and T-shirts.

A round of questions for Sunny, some stories and fun, then it was hugs and high fives!

Sundre RCMP is investigating an incident which occurred to the Sundre Car Wash sign on April 11, 2025, at 12:45 a.m. The suspect spray-painted graffiti on a sign.

CCTV captured the suspect in the act and RCMP request public assistance in identifying this person. The suspect was wearing a black mask, dressed completely in white clothes and was riding a bike.

If you have any information regarding this mischief, or can identify the suspect, please contact Sundre RCMP at 403-638-3655.

Brandon Pringle is the Christian Heritage Party candidate for the Red Deer riding.

Voters head to the polls on Monday, April 28, with advance voting taking place April 18 - 21.

CentralAlbertaOnline.com reached out for an interview with Pringle but did not receive a response at the time of publication.

This is one installment of our Meet the Candidate series.

Below is the profile for Pringle provided by the Christian Heritage Party:

The Town of Sylvan Lake is updating its Community Social Master Plan and is looking for community input.

The 2016 plan identified what quality of life means and how to move toward a vision of Sylvan Lake being a safe and caring community where all residents enjoy a healthy quality of life.

A landspout tornado touched down in southern Alberta near Rolling Hills on Saturday, marking the first confirmed tornado in Canada so far this year, according to Environment Canada. Rolling Hills is located over two hours southeast of Calgary.

"It occurred at about 5:20 p.m. local time," said Eric Van Lochem, operational meteorologist with Environment Canada. "Didn't cause anything in the way of damage, as far as we can tell at this time. So it will likely be on the low end of the Enhanced Fujita scale … this will probably be in that EF0 range."

Alberta's chief medical officer of health says measles cases in the province have reached 58, with public health teams monitoring clusters in the south and central zones.

"Measles outbreaks are occurring in Canada, including Alberta," Dr. Mark Joffe said in a statement Friday. "As of April 11, we have seen 58 confirmed cases in the province, and we are paying close attention to rising cases within the south and central zones."

Joffe said health officials are tracking cases and contacts and working with local leaders to support affected communities.

The Ponoka Lions Club is inviting the community to lace up their walking shoes for a cause that changes lives. The annual Walk for Dog Guides is set for Saturday, May 25, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Lions Clubhouse, located beside the off-leash dog park. 

The fundraiser supports the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, a national organization that breeds, trains, and places service dogs with Canadians living with disabilities. These dogs are provided at no cost to recipients, thanks to events like the annual walk. 

Fire crews and RCMP responded to a reported fire on Friday in the area of 51 Avenue and 47 Street in Sylvan Lake.

RCMP say the fire ended up being to the yard and fence and was extinguished by the fire department.

Although some siding was melted, there was no loss of any structures and there were no injuries.

The fire was accidentally caused by a resident.