Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

CALGARY - Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary's Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the ...

OTTAWA - Hockey Canada executive Scott Salmond says "the buck stops" with him. The country's men's under-20 team was eliminated from the world junior hockey championship in the quarterfinals for a sec...

The City of Red Deer and Red Deer RCMP have released their photo radar locations for the month of January.Mobile units will be operating in the following neighbourhoods:Glendale, Normandeau, Highland ...

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says he's seeking the party's nomination to run as a candidate in Edmonton.The Edmonton-Strathcona seat became vacant after former NDP leader and premier Rachel Notley...

On January 2, Bower Ponds played host to a gliding group of newcomer Canadians who attended the Care for Newcomers' annual Learn to Skate event. Running for 14 years, the free event provides youth and...

Red Deer Ringette is celebrating four decades of competition this weekend with its Friends on Ice Tournament.From Jan. 3 - 5, the organization will welcome over 65 teams from across Alberta to the 40t...

The Red Deer Food Bank has received a $75,000 donation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which contributed to its ability to purchase two hydroponic Sea-Cans, which are now growing...

Alberta's electricity "rate of last resort" starts today, replacing the province's previous default rate for consumers who don't have a contract.The rate is set at about 12 cents per kilowatt hour unt...

As we've reached the halfway point of the Western Hockey League season, the Red Deer Rebels are not where they hoped they'd be.After a lack of goal-scoring and inconsistent play throughout the first h...

In retrospect, Red Deer Mayor Ken Johnston believes it was a mistake for councils over the last 12 to 15 years to increase tax rates too lightly.That error epitomizes what likely posed the greatest ch...