Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Innisfail RCMP advise of poor road conditions
Innisfail RCMP would like to advise the public of poor road conditions on Highway 2, starting north of Innisfail and spreading to the south of Bowden. Mounties say the roads are covered in ice and sno...
Apr 17, 2024
Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up
OTTAWA - It's now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders. So far, if unsurprisingly, their critics and political riva...
Apr 17, 2024
Rebels lose 8-5 in hard battle against the Blades for game three of playoff series
A true testament of never giving up, the Red Deer Rebels lost 8-5 in their third game of the WHL playoff series against the Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium. In a best-of-...
Apr 16, 2024
City of Red Deer says they are ready if drought arrives
The City of Red Deer says they are ready for a possible drought. At their meeting on Monday, city council received an update from Utility Services on the current state of drought in the province, how ...
Apr 16, 2024
Red Deerians learn about carbon capture and waste-to-energy initiatives in region at Chamber luncheon
At a Red Deer & District Chamber luncheon on Tuesday, guests learnt about sustainable energy initiatives taking place in the region, particularly in carbon capture storage (CCS) and waste-to-energ...
Apr 16, 2024 Candice Patton, Vice-President of Corporate Affairs for Enhance Energy, speaks to at the Red Deer & District Chamber luncheon on Tuesday at River Bend Golf & Recreation Area. (rdnewsNOW/Alessia Proietti)
UPDATE: LOCATED, Matthew Taylor, 27, of Innisfail
Innisfail RCMP advise Matthew Taylor was located safe. -- Subscribe to our FREE newsletter, and download the rdnewsNOW mobile app on Google Play and the Apple App Store for all the latest updates on t...
Apr 16, 2024 (Innisfail RCMP)
Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning
Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm the United Conservative government was talking with the coal industry for years about relaxing a policy that protected the Rocky Mo...
Apr 16, 2024
Alberta municipal affairs minister considers council code changes, warns against weaponizing rules
Municipal affairs minister Ric McIver said Alberta's required council code of conduct bylaws are not meant to be weaponized as he confirmed Tuesday his ministry is considering changes."We'll try to im...
Apr 16, 2024
Some of the key highlights from the Liberal government's 2024 federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday. Some key highlights: Housing In hopes of building nearly 3.9 million new homes across Canada by 2031, the gov...
Apr 16, 2024
In the news today: It's Budget day in Ottawa and March inflation numbers are due out
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Freeland to present federal budget today Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is ...
Apr 16, 2024