Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

CALGARY - Calgary's mayor is urging residents to go slow on returning to regular water use. Jyoti Gondek says while all restrictions are lifted on indoor water use, the city is not going full bore on ...

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) mechanic Sgt. Rob Nederlof will be biking 1,100 kilometres across Alberta and Saskatchewan to raise funds for the Wounded Warriors Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Ser...

The Red Deer Arts Council will be hosting multiple artists to debut their exhibits on July 5 in galleries across the city.At the Kiwanis Public Art Gallery from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Deb Laninga will presen...

Youth in the Town of Blackfalds will be taking to the pools and the track at 9 a.m. at the Abbey Centre on July 6 for the SuperKids Triathlon, a sanctioned Triathlon Alberta event. The event has two c...

A second jury trial has now been scheduled for a Ponoka man accused of human trafficking and sexual assault. Christopher Becks, 38, is scheduled for a second jury trial in Wetaskiwin Court of King's B...

Legal Aid Alberta says it plans end its services next week over a contract dispute with the province. The society says in a statement that the United Conservative Party government gave it an ultimatum...

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's been taking calls from different members of his Liberal caucus following the party's historic byelection loss in a downtown Toronto riding last week....

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the 2022 Coutts border blockade characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there "will be a war" if poli...

A 30-year-old Red Deer resident, Aurie Peigan, has been arrested and charged with robbery after RCMP responded to a 911 call reporting a robbery in progress.On June 29, at approximately 12:55 a.m., Re...

The Mustard Seed is in an emergency situation as it has run out of water bottles to support vulnerable residents living on the street. With temperatures expected to rise in the coming days, the organi...