Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake detected near Lake Louise
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...
Jan 27, 2025
Rebels edged by Hitmen on Sunday in Calgary
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...
Jan 26, 2025
Red Deer nurses join Day of Action calling for more respect
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 ...
Jan 25, 2025
Rebels edged by Hurricanes on the road
The Red Deer Rebels lost their 13th straight game on Friday night.In Lethbridge they fell 4-1 to the Hurricanes after Leo Braillard scored a hat trick and Logan Wormald added three points to take down...
Jan 24, 2025
Red Deer City Hall to light up for Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day, Veterans Voices holding event
Landmarks across the country, including Red Deer City Hall, will light up this Monday, Jan. 27 to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day.This year's observance marks 80 years since the libera...
Jan 24, 2025
Rimbey RCMP respond to fatal collision on Highway 53
UPDATE: Jan. 24, 2025, 4:22 p.m. Rimbey RCMP have cleared the scene of a fatal collision on Highway 53. Mounties say an update is anticipated regarding the circumstances leading to the collision. -- R...
Jan 24, 2025
Red Deer Public Schools updates parents on data breach
Red Deer Public Schools (RDPSD) provided an update on the PowerSchool data breach reported earlier this month.In a letter to parents Thursday, RDPSD said PowerSchool will begin notifying students and ...
Jan 23, 2025
Ontario man facing charges after Red Deer drug bust
Red Deer RCMP have made an arrest following a drug trafficking investigation.On Jan. 22, police arrested 36-year-old Ermias Yohannes from Ontario, who's been charged with two counts of possession of a...
Jan 23, 2025
Red Deer Mayor Ken Johnston won't seek re-election this fall
Ken Johnston, Red Deer's mayor, announced Wednesday that his name will not be on the ballot when voters take to the polls in a municipal election this Oct. 20."This has been an unbelievable part of my...
Jan 22, 2025
MP Earl Dreeshen announces he won't be running in federal election
Earl Dreeshen, member of parliament for Red Deer-Mountain View, has announced he will not be running in the upcoming federal election. In a statement dated Jan. 21, the MP shared that he will not be r...
Jan 22, 2025