Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Edmonton Elks fire head coach/GM Chris Jones after 0-5 start
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...
Jul 15, 2024

Red Deer home sales lower in June
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...
Jul 15, 2024 Photo 35950248 © Feverpitched | Dreamstime.com

Brett Sutter retires after 17 pro hockey seasons, 1,090 AHL games
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...
Jul 15, 2024

Pines and Normandeau neighbourhoods affected by morning power outage
"Wildlife interference" (bird) has been determined as the cause of a power outage in parts of north Red Deer Monday morning. Dean Walker, Senior Utilities Superintendent, City of Red Deer, says the ou...
Jul 15, 2024

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King will not testify at his trial: Crown
OTTAWA - The Crown attorney in the criminal mischief trial against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King says the defendant will not testify. The trial itself is also being delayed again at the request ...
Jul 15, 2024

Canada's 13 premiers set to begin days of meetings in Halifax
HALIFAX - Canada's premiers will be in Halifax today to begin three days of scheduled meetings in Nova Scotia's capital. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who is the current chair of the Council of the...
Jul 15, 2024

Trump shooting casts shadow on safety at Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE - Thousands of Republicans have arrived in Milwaukee as an assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump brings a heightened sense of security to the Republican National Convention ...
Jul 15, 2024

July carbon rebates to be deposited, mailed today
OTTAWA - The second instalment of this year's national carbon price rebate will be deposited or mailed out to millions of households today. The Canada Carbon Rebate returns 90 per cent of the revenue ...
Jul 15, 2024

Police in Kamloops, B.C., continue search for 50-year-old Red Deer man lost in river
Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., say the search continues for a 50-year-old Alberta man lost in the North Thompson River. Kamloops RCMP say officers responded to a call near a sports complex after a man wa...
Jul 14, 2024

Shannen Doherty, Richard Simmons, and Dr. Ruth pass away
``Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ``Charmed'' television star Shannen Doherty has died at age 53. A statement from the actors publicist says she died after years with breast cancer. In December 2016, Doher...
Jul 14, 2024 L-R: Shannen Doherty, Richard Simmons, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer. (Dreamstime photos)