Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

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...

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...

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...

The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the wildfire that tore through Jasper is the second-most expensive one in Alberta's history for insured losses.It says initial estimates suggest more than $880 mill...

Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith needs to explain her plan to potentially transfer control of underperforming hospitals to third parties.NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says Smith also...

With the first day back to school approaching rapidly, and parents scrambling to load up on school supplies, The Outreach Centre is reminding residents of its annual Tools for School initiative. This ...

The month of September is Alberta Culture Days, and the City of Red Deer and Red Deer Arts Council have a variety of events in store for residents.To kick off the month, the City invites residents to ...

A Special Weather Statement issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for the Red Deer area on Tuesday remains in effect for Wednesday night. The statement is also in effect for an area r...

BANFF, Alta. - It'll be one last hurrah for a pedestrian zone along the main downtown drag of Banff, Alta., this long weekend. The Rocky Mountain tourist town is telling businesses to take down outdoo...

HALIFAX - China is slamming Canada's decision to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, promising there will be retaliation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the move...