Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Rebels name pre-season roster, add two pieces
The Red Deer Rebels set their pre-season roster and added two pieces today.Forwards Luke Jamieson and Nolan Schmidt have each signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the team.Jamieson,...
Sep 05, 2024

City council endorses housing action plan initiatives for CMHC's Housing Accelerator Fund
Red Deer's city council has endorsed eight initiatives for administration to use as guidelines to boost housing supply and improve affordability in an effort to strengthen the City's application in ro...
Sep 05, 2024

Canadian canola industry could take $1B hit in wake of Chinese trade actions: Report
An international credit rating agency says Canada's canola industry could take a $1-billion hit in the wake of new Chinese trade actions.Morningstar DBRS says China's plan to launch an anti-dumping in...
Sep 05, 2024

Alberta introduces new scholarship to support women in technical and applied arts
The Government of Alberta is encouraging women to get an education in fields that generally underrepresent women. It was announced on September 4, 2024, that there will be three post-secondary academi...
Sep 05, 2024

City council considers service levels ahead of budget debate
As part of an updated budget process for 2025, city council has reviewed and identified 24 service levels they would like to see administration provide full reports on when it comes time for budget de...
Sep 05, 2024

What's next for Singh and his broken political pact with Trudeau?
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh may hold the key to trigger the next election now that he's axed his political pact with the Liberals, but strategists say that could prove to be both an asset and a ...
Sep 05, 2024

Flames fans, players remember Gaudreau brothers at vigil in Calgary
CALGARY - Fans gathered on the front steps of the Scotiabank Saddledome on an emotional Wednesday night as the Calgary Flames held a candlelight vigil for Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew. The ...
Sep 04, 2024
NDP pulling out of supply and confidence deal with Liberals
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has ripped up the supply and confidence deal with the Liberals that helped keep the minority government in power.In a social media video posted Wednesday afternoon, NDP Leader...
Sep 04, 2024

Red Deer's Bennett wins second Paralympic swim gold, Reid earns silver
PARIS - Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett is a double gold medallist at the Paralympic Games. The 20-year-old originally from Parksville, won the men's 200-metre individual medley in Paralympic record...
Sep 04, 2024

Calgary airport says hail damage repairs to take at least 18 months
CALGARY - The Calgary Airport Authority says it will take at least a year and a half to fix part of its domestic terminal that was hammered by hail earlier this month. It says Concourse B will be clos...
Aug 28, 2024