Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

The splendidly-paired combo of the City's Meet Me at the Park program, and CARE for Newcomers' annual Sports Day made for a great afternoon of community connection in Red Deer's Eastview area Thursday...

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is investing $283.5 million for the purpose of constructing a 130-kilometre high-voltage power line through the counties of Red Deer, Lacombe, Stettler and Paintea...

CALGARY - Calgary residents are getting a happy diversion from their water woes, as its annual Stampede summer festival begins today with a downtown parade. The parade comes a month to the day after a...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on the job market today. The agency is set to publish its labour force survey for June later this morning. The Canadian economy added 27,000 ...

A Red Deer man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested by Cold Lake RCMP.Cold Lake RCMP say it was July 1 when they were called to a break and enter in progress at a local home.Upon arrival,...

This Canada Day long weekend, from June 28 to July 1, Alberta RCMP removed a total of 101 impaired drivers from provincial roadways. According to Alberta Mounties, of the 101 impaired motorists, 79 dr...

Red Deer's second annual Rath Yatra: Festival of Chariots, a Hindu celebration, returns to the Canada 150 Square on August 3 for a day of family-friendly activities.Organized by the non-profit Interna...

Charges are pending following a suspected impaired driving crash in Red Deer early Thursday morning.On July 4, 2024, Red Deer RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle collision in the downtown area of ...

The new executive director of the Red Deer Native Friendship Centre (RDNFS) is honoured to be taking on the role.Nadette Agecoutay has served as director of programs at RDNFS for 13 years, and replace...

The July 1 slate of Canadian rodeos were as advertised-a gamechanger. Several competitors backed the Brinks truck up to the pay windows as five Canadian rodeos in seven days-Fort Macleod (Midnight Day...