Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

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...

The Town of Ponoka says it has experienced a digital breach of its network by an unauthorized third party. Officials say the Town acted immediately to contain the breach, has reported this crime to th...

This week, Red Deer will host the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women's Volleyball National Championship for the first time in 37 years. From March 6-9, Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) wi...

The following items are on Red Deer City Council's open meeting agenda on Monday, March 4, 2024.Tax Sale Reserve BidCity Council is asked to pass a resolution approving the reserve bids for properties...

The Government of Alberta has announced a new program to mitigate and respond to droughts and floods. If the 2024 provincial budget passes, it would allocate $125 million to the Drought and Flood Prot...

EDMONTON - RCMP have laid terrorism charges against a man accused of firing a gun and lighting a Molotov cocktail at Edmonton City Hall in January. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the Liberal government's federal budget on April 16. More coming. The Canadian Press

The Red Deer Rebels beat the Calgary Hitmen Saturday night for the sixth straight time, 2-1, in what was the seventh of nine meetings this season.Calgary (2-7-1-0 in their past 10) won the first match...