Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Local business owner helping breast cancer survivors with unique tattoos
A business owner in Red Deer has made a difference in the lives of a few breast cancer survivors in Central Alberta. Lanna Richmond, owner of Compassion Ink, a paramedical tattoo studio, opened her st...
Oct 30, 2024
B.C. judge halts the medically assisted death of Alberta woman
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has granted an injunction stopping a woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver. The injunction granted on Saturd...
Oct 30, 2024
Renovations coming to Lacombe City Hall
Lacombe city council has approved upcoming renovations to City Hall's front office and foyer. The City estimates construction will take approximately three months with staff and public safety a priori...
Oct 30, 2024 (rdnewsNOW)
Ottawa fires back at Alberta's application for judicial review of carbon price
The federal government says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's application for a judicial review of Ottawa's carbon levy is nothing more than political posturing.Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault a...
Oct 30, 2024
Sylvan Lake town council authorizes interim CAO to move forward in Extended Producer Responsibility agreements
Sylvan Lake should start seeing income for recycling its residents' paper products in April 2025, as the town has taken another step to becoming a service provider under the province's Extended Produc...
Oct 30, 2024
More than a quarter of Canadians will spend at least 100 bones on Halloween: poll
A new poll suggests more than a quarter of Canadians will spend $100 or more on Halloween, with roughly 70 per cent of respondents saying they'll fork over as much money as they did last year on candy...
Oct 30, 2024
Alberta Premier Smith says lower-than-forecast oil prices could mean budget deficit
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a potential budget deficit next year is not off the table.Her government's 2024 budget initially projected a surplus of $367 million when it was tabled in February....
Oct 29, 2024
Food bank visits up 90 per cent in Canada, 81 per cent in Red Deer in five years
The Red Deer Food Bank is reporting an 81 per cent increase in emergency food hampers handed out over the past five years.In 2019, they handed out 621 emergency food hampers and by March 2024 the Food...
Oct 29, 2024
Charge withdrawn for Blackfalds resident accused in collision with pedestrian
A Blackfalds resident charged in a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian this summer has had her charge withdrawn. Estela Chua, 53, had one count of dangerous operation of a conveyance causin...
Oct 29, 2024
Halloween safety tips from Alberta RCMP
Alberta RCMP are offering safety tips for fun-seekers this Halloween.Tips for trick-or-treatersWear bright coloured costumes and use reflective tape or glow sticks to be more visible to drivers. Use a...
Oct 29, 2024