Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

EDMONTON - Mounties say they believe an attack on Edmonton City Hall in January was politically motivated, meaning it reaches the legal threshold for terrorism charges. Supt. Glenn Sells of the RCMP's...

The Government of Alberta is embracing technology in the agriculture sector. If Budget 2024 passes, the province said it will provide Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) with $900,000 to...

The province is providing funds to bring high speed internet to over 22 thousand homes in Alberta. The Alberta and Canadian governments are investing more than $112 million to connect more than 22,500...

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has confirmed to rdnewsNOW that on April 19, 2023, officers attended the Red Deer Justice Centre worksite as part of an Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRP...

The Alberta government has announced $8 million in funding to support kids in sports, should the proposed Budget 2024 be passed. The money would go to the Every Kid Can Play program, with the goal of ...

Officials with the City of Red Deer say a portion of 32 Street between 55 Ave and Taylor Drive, approaching RDP, is reduced to one lane in both the east and westbound lanes as crews do emergency repai...

OTTAWA - Electricity Canada is sounding the alarm over a proposed tax change it warns could see some private utilities saddled with millions in additional income taxes. Michael Powell, its vice-presid...

OTTAWA - A state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal. His casket will lie-in-state in Ottawa and lie-in-repose in Montreal before the funeral. More co...

The Red Deer Home Show is returning for its 45th year this weekend at Westerner Park.Presented by the Building Industry and Land Development (BILD) Association of Central Alberta from March 8-10, the ...

The president of the Alberta Medical Association says he is welcoming two things in the new provincial budget. In a statement, Dr. Paul Parks says those include Minister of Health Adrianna LaGrange ag...