Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Jasper captive caribou breeding program slowly recovers from summer wildfire
JASPER - By this time, Jasper National Park's caribou breeding centre was supposed to be nearly done, ready for pregnant cows to bed down behind its fence, safe from predators and working on replenish...
Sep 28, 2024
Speaker shares experiences and generational impact of Residential School survivor
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) students and members of the public had an opportunity to learn and reflect ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation thanks to a generous storytelling session by Ll...
Sep 27, 2024
Airport terminal expansion paves the way for the return of public passenger flights
Just in time for its 25th anniversary, the Red Deer Regional Airport Authority, government officials, and members of the public celebrated the completed construction of a terminal expansion at the Red...
Sep 27, 2024
Lacombe designates two buildings as Municipal Historic Resources
Lacombe City Council has officially designated the buildings known as the Garland Residence (5204 53 Street) and the McLear Block and Annex (5006-5010 50 Avenue) as Municipal Historic Resources under ...
Sep 26, 2024 (Peter Bouwsema)
Pines and Normandeau power outage presumed to be caused by extreme winds
A power outage in the Pines and Normandeau neighbourhoods on the morning of September 26 is believed to have been caused by high winds that resulted in equipment failure, says Dean Walker, senior util...
Sep 26, 2024
MPs debate another Tory non-confidence motion after Liberals survive first vote
OTTAWA - Less than 24 hours after the Conservatives lost their first attempt to topple the government the Tories are trying again. A new motion being debated this morning states that the House of Comm...
Sep 26, 2024
Canada and allies call for immediate 21-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel
Canada has issued a joint statement with its allies calling for "an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border," citing an "unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation." The st...
Sep 26, 2024
Public invited to Red Deer Regional Airport terminal expansion and 25th anniversary celebration
The Red Deer Regional Airport invites the public to a grand opening ceremony of its newly expanded terminal on September 26, 2024, which coincides with the authority's 25th anniversary.The new termina...
Sep 25, 2024
Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in northern Alberta
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A giant skull from a rare dinosaur that's about the size of a baby elephant is being excavated in northern Alberta. Emily Bamforth, the paleontologist leading the excavation, s...
Sep 25, 2024
Former Red Deer massage therapist gets 90 days in jail on second sexual assault charge
A former Red Deer massage therapist has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for a second charge of sexual assault against him.It was December 2022 when RCMP announced that Brian Moore had been charged w...
Sep 25, 2024