Alberta

Red Deer shooting victim was buying deodorant: Wife

RED DEER, Alta. - The wife of a man who was fatally shot outside a Walmart in central Alberta says she has lost her best friend.Jim Williams was shot in the front entrance of the store in Red Deer on ...

Dec 23, 2019 Photo: rdnewsNOW / Sheldon Spackman

Province giving more money to MADD and SADD ahead of Christmas

The Government of Alberta is boosting funding for work being done my Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD).MADD will receive $25,000 to cover the cost of expan...

Dec 23, 2019

Another downtown Red Deer business calls it quits after break-in

Another business in downtown Red Deer is closing up shop.Games Music, which has operated downtown since the late 80s, announced Thursday they had been the victim of a break-in, and that the incident w...

Dec 23, 2019 Tony Redelback, owner of Games Music, stands in front of his Ross St. business and a smashed in window from a break-in earlier this month. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Two dead after collision near Redwater

The RCMP say two people have been killed in crash on a highway in Redwater, Alta., just northeast of Edmonton.They say two vehicles collided on Highway 28 late Saturday afternoon.Police say the driver...

Dec 22, 2019

Suspects arrested, murder charge laid in fatal Red Deer shooting

Two arrests have been made and a murder charge has been laid in connection to Friday night's fatal shooting in Red Deer.After initially saying they believed the shooting was targeted, RCMP confirm fol...

Dec 22, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Man shot and killed at Walmart in south Red Deer

A 69-year-old man is dead after he was shot at the Walmart Superstore in south Red Deer.Cst. Shelly Nasheim with Alberta RCMP says the man was shot in the entrance to the store at around 6:45 p.m.He w...

Dec 21, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Human remains found in Boyle following house fire

BOYLE, Alta. - Human remains have been found after a mobile home fire in a small community north of Edmonton.RCMP say they responded to the fire in the small village of Boyle with other emergency pers...

Dec 20, 2019

Province encouraging shoppers to think local this holiday season

The province is encouraging people to buy local food for their holiday feasts.In a release, the provincial government says such things are available at 140 farmers' markets across Alberta and that man...

Dec 20, 2019 The Grande Prairie Farmers' Market. Photo by Curtis Galbraith

No Stork required, Red Arrow Motorcoach now handles baby deliveries

LETHBRIDGE - When it comes to customer service, Red Arrow Motorcoach leads the way. However, the company admits they've never had an employee take it to the level that was required in late November.Af...

Dec 20, 2019 Baby Darius -- courtesy of Red Arrow website

SCAN shuts down north Lethbridge drug house

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Another drug house has been shut down in Lethbridge, according to police and the Safer Communities and Neighborhoods unit of the Alberta Sheriffs.The court order became effective at n...

Dec 20, 2019