Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics has announced Izzy Palumbo as The RDP Athlete of the Week. Izzy Palumbo - Queens Hockey Program - Bachelor of Commerce (3rd year) Hometown - Golden, BC Goaltender ...

The City of Red Deer says building permit values decreased this February.Last month, 72 permits were approved valued at $4.8 million, compared with 98 permits issued in February 2023 worth $14 million...

Alberta's government says it is committed to preventing youth suicide and improving the mental health and well-being of young people. Provincial officials acknowledge that youth suicides are unimagina...

The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, arguing it is still too soon to start lowering rates.The central bank says inflation has continued to ease and the ec...

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley claims the UCP's recently revealed 2024 budget has betrayed Albertans through broken affordability promises and will force cities to increase property taxes as a resul...

Red Deer city council held their regular meeting on Monday focusing on various reports. The following are council briefs for March 4: RED DEER LOCAL IMMIGRANT PARTNERSHIP (LIP) The City will no longer...

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...