Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

The Town of Stettler has released a full lineup of performers that will be featured in the 2024 Music in the Park concert series. Organizers say this year's festivities consist of the following 11 fre...

The Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has unanimously approved a height restriction relaxation of 27 metres to accomodate the flour bin tower of a flour mill development planned for ...

CALGARY - Repair work on a fractured Calgary water pipe has been paused after two workers were injured at the site. The workers were taken to hospital shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday and remain there,...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers are under pressure as the Stanley Cup final shifts to their home arena tonight. Edmonton trails the Florida Panthers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series for hockey's holy gr...

TORONTO - Provinces must stop natural gas expansion and invest in electrification to keep home heating reliable and cost-effective, a new report says, suggesting ratepayers and governments could other...

It was wickedly gusty around central Alberta and in Red Deer on June 11, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). A weather summary issued June 12 indicates the city saw, at some poi...

Alberta's energy ``war room''is being retooled and brought in-house directly under Premier Danielle Smith's office. Energy Ministry Brian Jean says the Canadian Energy Centre is an important advocate ...

Alberta will soon have the highest fines in North America to help stop zebra mussels and other invasive species from entering the province and wreaking havoc. That according to the provincial governme...

WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, AB - Parks Canada is advising that a section of a national park in southern Alberta is closed until further notice.They say there was a serious incident involving a bear ...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An undercover officer at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says an accused confided in her that he expected to die in the standoff and planned to slit the throats of police. Th...