Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

OTTAWA - The defence for Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King is arguing that protesters were trapped within downtown Ottawa when police moved to end the three-week demonstration in 2022. That February, ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says applications are now open for a national transit fund that will include money for existing transit systems so they can expand, improve and modernize. The $3...

A newly recruited general surgeon is now working full-time out of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and City View Surgical Associates Clinic.Officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) say Dr. Em...

Members of Unifor Local 21-A at GATX Rail Canada in Red Deer, Alberta, have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with the company. "This agreement reflects Unifor's unwavering commitment to i...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A protester at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., described in court Tuesday a police presence so overwhelming and intimidating that he decided to go home early. "I observed the...

A central Alberta baseball player is on his way to the Major Leagues. Nathan Flewelling, 17, of Innisfail, was the 94th pick overall, taken in the third round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Ra...

Demolition of the long-loved Kinex Arena officially began on July 15, and is expected to finish within the next couple of days.Since 1967 the building has been a part of the community, although it was...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have fired general manager and head coach Chris Jones after an 0-5 start to the CFL season. The Elks were coming off a 37-34 loss to visiting Ottawa on Sunday. It was thei...

Red Deer home sales were a bit lower in June when compared to the month before and the same month last year. According to the latest Market Update from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), the...

CALGARY - Brett Sutter has retired after 17 seasons of professional hockey. The son of former NHL coach Darryl Sutter played in 1,090 games in the American Hockey League and another 60 in the NHL. Bre...