Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

The provincial government is providing more funding to support Jasper's recovery from last summer's wildfire.On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Alberta's government announced they are providing more than...

The Bank of Canada delivered another interest rate cut on Wednesday, reducing its policy rate by a quarter percentage point to three per cent. But looming U.S. tariffs are weighing on the central bank...

The RCMP continues to beef up border security along the Alberta-Montana border.Black Hawk helicopters will be utilized at the Coutts, Del Bonita, Carway, Chief Mountain, and Wild Horse ports of entry....

Alberta's public pension manager has laid off 19 employees and cut their positions, including the role of running its diversity, equity and inclusion program.The Alberta Investment Management Corporat...

Students at the new Penhold Waskasoo Middle School, opening September 2025, will unite under the nickname 'Red Wings.'The school, and Chinook's Edge School Division, recently unveiled its slick new br...

In the Jan. 27 regular meeting, Red Deer's city council appointed two new committee members, passed and amended borrowing bylaws, and updated its Electric Utility Bylaw. First, council unanimously pas...

EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta physicians is calling out a government panel's COVID-19 report as "anti-science." Dr. Shelley Duggan, head of the Alberta Medical Association, says the...

Earthquakes Canada is reporting there was a 4.5 magnitude earthquake which struck 30 km ENE of Lake Louise Sunday morning.The quake was detected at 4:39 a.m. with a depth of 1.0 km, and was lightly fe...

Twenty-four hours after bringing a lengthy losing skid to an end, the Red Deer Rebels fell 6-1 to the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday evening.The loss at the Scotiabank Saddledome marked the Rebels third gam...

The United Nurses of Alberta held information pickets, and rallies for the province-wide Day of Action on Saturday, including in Red Deer.Nurses from Red Deer and other communities in central Alberta ...