Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Swimming Canada has announced the list of staff chosen to join the team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, and Red Deer Catalina Swim Club coach Haley Bennett-Osborne is on the roster.Bennett-Osborne...

EDMONTON - Canada's highest court won't hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in the death of a woman at an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for mansl...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - ABC says both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate, setting up a face-off between the Republican and Democratic nominees. The announceme...

Red Deer Rebels Owner, President, and General Manager Brent Sutter has announced the hiring of Jamie Novakoski as the club's new Director of Player Personnel. Team officials say Novakoski joins the Re...

An aviation expert says airfares may go up in the immediate aftermath of a hailstorm that tore through Calgary on Monday evening, damaging WestJet planes and upending travel plans. Hailstones as big a...

There will be less money flowing to Alberta to support jobs this year.The province's Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade Matt Jones is calling out what he says is "Ottawa's unexpected and unreasonable...

OTTAWA - Most Canadians are not exactly outraged by the punishment meted out to the Canadian women's soccer team over its Olympic drone spying scandal, according to the results of a new poll released ...

The Central Alberta Humane Society (CAHS) has fetched itself a new executive director, Megan Barrett, a passionate animal lover with years of experience in the veterinary field. "I'm honoured to lead ...

CALGARY - Residents in Calgary and surrounding communities, fresh off having to conserve water for weeks due to a water main break, are soon going to have to do it all over again. Mayor Jyoti Gondek s...

CALGARY - WestJet says 16 of its planes have been grounded after a massive hailstorm hit Calgary earlier this week. The Calgary-based airline says those aircraft - 10 per cent of its fleet - need subs...