Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Local Mounties are hoping members of the public can help them identify suspects involved in a business break-in this month. On Oct. 5, 2025, shortly after 3:00 a.m., Red Deer RCMP were dispatched to a...

Charges have been laid following the seizure of drugs and firearms from a local residence this month. In early October, Mounties say the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) began an investigation...

The Red Deer Christmas Bureau Society's 64th annual Coats 4 Kids campaign officially ends on Friday, which means distribution of the winter clothing starts next week.The initiative ran from September ...

This evening, Red Deer City Hall and the lighthouse in Sylvan Lake will be lit up purple and blue to raise awareness for disability-inclusive employment.The two buildings will be two of hundreds of la...

The Red Deer District Chamber has announced the recipients of the 2025 Business of the Year Awards.The 42nd annual awards ceremony took place Wednesday evening at the Red Deer Polytechnic Arts Centre ...

A Red Deer man charged in the death of a local woman two years ago has been sentenced to four years in jail. Christopher Lee Furgason, 34, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on Oct. 14, 2...

A final municipal election forum is taking place in Red Deer Wednesday evening. It's a forum for councilor candidates and will be held at the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library. It runs fr...

Approximately 90 Red Deerians attended the Indigenous Voices Forum Tuesday night at Festival Hall to hear from municipal candidates ahead of the election next week.Hosted by the Urban Indigenous Voice...

The Government of Alberta has officially launched the parent payment portal, and applications are now open for the parent payment program that will support families during the teachers' strike.The par...

Week in Review After a pair of narrow setbacks to the Lethbridge Hurricanes (3-2 on Oct. 7) and Moose Jaw Warriors (6-4 on Oct. 10) the Rebels rebounded in a big way with a thorough 5-0 win in Lethbri...