Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Voting on tentative deal ends for Alberta teachers a week before strike deadline
Voting closes today for Alberta teachers on the latest contract offer from the province, one week before a provincewide strike deadline.The Alberta Teachers' Association is expected to announce the re...
Sep 29, 2025

Man arrested after walking near Sundre school with loaded shotgun
A 33-year-old man is facing multiple charges after RCMP say he was spotted walking near a local school in Sundre with a loaded shotgun, prompting a lockdown and shelter-in-place order Friday morning.S...
Sep 29, 2025

Ken Johnston bids a bittersweet farewell ahead of Oct. 20 election
Hear Mayor Ken Johnston's latest interview with us on the Sept. 26 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast (at the 9:00 minute mark), or keep reading below..."The privilege of a lifetime."That's ho...
Sep 28, 2025

Speedcubing event returns to Red Deer on Saturday
Have you ever seen a Rubik's Cube solved in less than 8 seconds? If not, this Saturday, central Albertans can head to the Cenovus Energy Learning Common located on the second floor of Red Deer Polytec...
Sep 26, 2025

Maskwacis RCMP arrest resident for allegedly trafficking firearms
Maskwacis RCMP have arrested a man who was allegedly involved in acquiring and distributing firearms from crime scenes in Maskwacis and Wetaskiwin.Police say they identified several firearms that were...
Sep 25, 2025

Red Deer RCMP still seeking suspect in downtown armed bank robbery
Red Deer RCMP are still looking for the suspect involved in an armed bank robbery on Thursday. RCMP responded around 12:36 to a bank robbery at the downtown Red Deer ScotiaBank branch (4421 50 Avenue)...
Sep 25, 2025 (Red Deer RCMP)

Driver charged in collision with school bus on Highway 766
Sylvan Lake RCMP have charged the driver of a pickup truck following a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus Thursday morning.RCMP responded to the collision that happened just after 8 a.m. on ...
Sep 25, 2025

Five new anesthesiologists join team at Red Deer Regional Health Centre
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced they've recruited five new anesthesiologists to Red Deer Doctors Radhey Alsenosy, Pireshin Ramdharee, Gary Simpson, Theo Endemann and Charlene Hendricks-Bou...
Sep 25, 2025

Alberta justice minister told to legislate new safeguards, oversight of MAID
Alberta's justice minister has been directed to introduce new legislation on Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, that would give the government greater control and oversight of the program. A new ma...
Sep 25, 2025 Mickey Amery (Government of Alberta)

Tentative deal struck between Alberta government and teachers union
The Alberta government says it has struck a tentative deal with the union representing 51-thousand teachers provincewide, though the proposal is largely the same as its previous offer.A copy of the of...
Sep 25, 2025