Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Father says 11-year-old boy felt safe with dogs before deadly attack in Edmonton home
EDMONTON - The father of an 11-year-old boy killed in a dog attack in an Edmonton home says he never saw the two animals act aggressively towards people. Wesley Grist says the large dogs belonged to h...
Apr 7, 2024
Make-A-Wish needs teams for Heroes Challenge in Red Deer
Make-A-Wish Foundation is coming back to Red Deer this year in a big way, but they need the community's support.The Heroes Challenge Central Alberta goes Wednesday, Sept. 18 at The Dome, with a lunch ...
Apr 6, 2024
Bulldogs beat Oilers 6-5 in dramatic final-minute takeover
In a dramatic final minute, the Blackfalds Bulldogs walked out with a 6-5 win against the Okotoks Oilers on Friday night at the Okotoks Centennial Arena. Their last faceoff this regular season, the Bu...
Apr 5, 2024
Central Albertans among winners of Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous Scholarship
Two central Albertans have been named among nine recipients of the 2024 Indigenous Scholarship program by Alberta Blue Cross. The scholarship program for Indigenous students has been in effect for ove...
Apr 5, 2024
Red Deer considers removing license cap for urban chickens
Red Deer's Chicken Bylaw may be hatching some new rules. City council approved first reading to proposed bylaw amendments at their meeting on Monday. They include: removal of the cap on the total numb...
Apr 3, 2024
Preliminary hearing scheduled for pair charged in local drug trafficking investigation
A preliminary hearing date has been set for two people charged in a drugs and firearms seizure in Blackfalds last year.Chad Daniel Wickett, 32, and Candace Danielle Payne, 40, both of Red Deer, are sc...
Apr 3, 2024
Preliminary hearing scheduled in Red Deer woman's death
A preliminary hearing date has been set for a Red Deer man charged in the death of a local woman last year. Christopher Lee Furgason, 32, is scheduled to find out on Jan. 7, 2025, if his case has enou...
Apr 3, 2024
Red Deer city council adopts 2024-2026 Annual Policing Plan priorities
Red Deer RCMP presented their 2024-2026 Annual Policing Plan (APP) on Monday, outlining the community's top priorities. City council formally adopted the plan, developed jointly by the RCMP and the Ci...
Apr 3, 2024
Banff bus fire strands U.K. students on ski trip; no injuries
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Two dozen youth visiting from the United Kingdom were shuttled to safety after their tour bus caught fire on a scenic highway in Banff National Park. At about 5 p.m. yesterday, R-...
Apr 3, 2024
Drought poses key risk to Canada's natural gas producers in 2024: Deloitte
Persistent drought conditions are poised to challenge natural gas producers even as they aim to ramp up in anticipation of Canada's first liquefied natural gas export terminal opening, a new report wa...
Apr 3, 2024