Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Rebels shut out Hurricanes for second win of the season
The Red Deer Rebels put an end to their four-game losing streak on Saturday night.They shut out the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-0 on the road at the visitlethbridge.com arena with a 19-save performance fr...
Oct 11, 2025

RCMP targeting impaired driving this holiday weekend
Alberta RCMP will be participating in #OperationImpact2025 this holiday weekend, with a focus on removing impaired drivers from our roads.This is done as part of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of ...
Oct 11, 2025

Red Deer mayoral candidates discuss homelessness
Red Deer mayoral candidates discussed one of the most important issues to voters during an election forum on Thursday night Put on by Red Deer Polytechnic, the Red Deer Homeless Foundation, the Centra...
Oct 09, 2025

'Forever Canadian' petition creator says volunteers are reinvigorated ahead of deadline
The organizer of the Forever Canadian petition, Thomas Lukaszuk, says volunteers were reinvigorated in recent days after confirming they'd hit the 230,000 signature mark.A former MLA and Alberta deput...
Oct 09, 2025

ALERT seizes various drugs from Red Deer homes
Four people were recently arrested after a large amount of meth, cocaine and LSD were seized in multiple central Alberta search warrants.Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), say they seized...
Oct 09, 2025

Striking Alberta teachers seek to have bargaining talks resume Tuesday
The union representing 51,000 striking Alberta teachers says it has asked the province to resume negotiations starting Tuesday. The Alberta Teachers' Association says it is making the move based on th...
Oct 09, 2025

Municipal election forums in Red Deer and throughout central Alberta Thursday night
Homelessness will be the focus of discussions during a mayoral candidates municipal election forum in Red Deer Thursday night. The event runs from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Polytechnic Arts ...
Oct 09, 2025

Labour relations expert perplexed by delayed lockout in teachers' strike
As an Alberta-wide teachers strike drags into its fourth day, a labour relations expert doesn't see why the group in charge of bargaining for the government delayed their lockout.Earlier this week, th...
Oct 09, 2025

Springbrook woman dies in crash near Airdrie
A 35-year-old woman from Springbrook is deceased after a motor vehicle collision in Rocky View County.Airdrie RCMP say it was about 9 p.m. on Oct. 7 when they were called to assist EMS with a head-on ...
Oct 08, 2025

Red Deer's average rent once again eclipses $1,300/month
It'll cost you somewhere around the average of $1,327 for a one-bedroom apartment in Red Deer these days, according to the October 2025 National Rent Report from rentals.ca.That is up from $1,295 in A...
Oct 08, 2025