Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
RDP ranked 17th among top culinary schools in Canada
Red Deer Polytechnic has been ranked among the top culinary schools in the country.On Friday the organization announced they were ranked 17th among the best culinary schools in Canada by University Ma...
Dec 21, 2024
Innisfail man facing charges for alleged stabbing incident at Red Deer business
An Innisfail man is facing multiple charges after an alleged stabbing incident that occurred at a Red Deer business on 22nd Street earlier this week. On Sunday Dec. 15, 2024, at 12:14 p.m., police res...
Dec 19, 2024
Alberta says chief actuary's pension plan report offers no estimate of its share
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it has heard back from Canada's chief actuary on its bid to leave the Canada Pension Plan, but there's no estimate on how much the province should get. The provi...
Dec 19, 2024
No charges against Mounties in arrest of prominent Alberta chief
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Alberta's police watchdog says there's no evidence an offence was committed when Mounties used force to arrest a First Nation chief outside a Fort McMurray, Alta., casino in 202...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada Post starts accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations
OTTAWA - Canada Post has started accepting commercial volumes of letters and parcels as it works to get back to normal operations following a month-long strike. However, the postal service has warned ...
Dec 19, 2024
Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning. A government source confirms a swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall. This comes at the end of a tumult...
Dec 19, 2024
Local athletes selected to play in Football Alberta Senior Bowl
Football Alberta announced the final rosters for the upcoming 34th annual Football Alberta Senior Bowl and five central Albertans made the cut.The game between the top high school football players in ...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada Post asks residents to keep walkways clear as work resumes
With Red Deer under a 10-15 cm snowfall warning for Dec. 18, Canada Post is asking residents of the area to help minimize risk to their employees as they deliver your mail by keeping sidewalks and sta...
Dec 18, 2024
Doug Quinn steps down as Blackfalds Bulldogs head coach
The Blackfalds Bulldogs announced on Tuesday that owner Doug Quinn has resigned as head coach of the team.In an official statement from the Bulldogs, they say he considered retiring before the start o...
Dec 17, 2024
Red Deer postal workers feeling defeated after government decision
Red Deer postal workers are angry and upset after being forced to return to work on Tuesday.For the first time in over a month, 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) returned t...
Dec 17, 2024