Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Alberta revealed plans to aggressively grow its firefighter ranks as it declared an early launch to the 2024 wildfire season Tuesday due to warmer than normal temperatures and below average precipitat...

The provincial government is looking for public input through a new workplace safety survey. The Alberta government is reviewing the Occupational Health and Safety Codes relating to:Workplace violence...

Red Deer RCMP report that Michael Blair has been located safe. Mounties thank the public and media for their assistance. --Download the rdnewsNOW mobile app on Google Play and the Apple App Store for ...

The following items are on Red Deer city council's open meeting agenda on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.Bylaw amendment - site exception:Council will review an application to eliminate a provincial requi...

The Snell Auditorium in the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library will be hosting a special event on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Jeremy Appel, the author of a new book, Kenneyism: Jason Kenney's ...

CALGARY - The honour system is in play at the Canadian women's curling championship when it comes to hog-line violations. A curler delivering a stone must release it before it reaches the hog line. Se...

The Blackfalds Bulldogs started off their three-week road trip on the right foot with a 6-3 win against the Sherwood Park Crusaders on Family Day Monday at the Sherwood Park Arena.The win is a full re...

Following back-to-back 3-1 losses to the Edmonton Oil Kings last week, the Red Deer Rebels responded this week with a dominating 7-3 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Peavey Mart Centrium ...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government will dispatch more than 800 drones to Ukraine starting as early as this spring. National Defence says in a press release that drones have become a critical capability f...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said on M...