Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Hundreds of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray have been ordered out as a wildfire threatens the community. The Rural Municipality of Wood B...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in net tonight for Game 4 of their playoff series with the Vancouver Canucks. The 32-year-old journeyman netminder replaces Stuart Skinner, who...

An application to have the Carnival Cinema plot rezoned to a primarily residential district was approved in its second and third readings in city council's May 13 public hearing. During the hearing, c...

CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will ask the province's police watchdog to investigate how officers forcibly cleared out two pro-Palestinian protests on university cam...

Dustin Dumais-Miller has been located safe. Red Deer RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.--For local news delivered daily to your email inbox, subscribe for free to ...

For this year's Emergency Preparedness Week, the City urges Red Deerians to "Be Prepared: Know Your Risks" and ensure they are equipped for the kinds of disasters that may impact the area. The nationa...

What was supposed to be the final day of a double Judicial Review into the removal of a former Red Deer Catholic school trustee heard the close of arguments on the first set of sanctions against Moniq...

A local man charged in an arson fire at the Canadian Tire north location in Red Deer last year has been sentenced to 24-months in prison. Scott William Sumyk, 44, of Red Deer, was sentenced in Red Dee...

The province is investing in new funding for sport and recreation facilities in Alberta.As part of Budget 2024, the province is directing $30 million through the new Active Communities Initiative to s...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you are driving along the highways of Alberta this weekend, watch out for volunteers cleaning the roads.On Saturday, May 4, 2024, volunteer groups will be clearing provincial highw...