Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

OTTAWA - Canadian exports of the kind of coal used to make electricity hit an eight-year high in 2022, even as the Liberals have promised to work on banning exports completely by the end of the decade...

OTTAWA - The loosely knit collective that vocally opposed COVID-19 health measures has morphed into a movement waging a broader fight against "perceived government overreach," says a newly released as...

The Red Deer Rebels broke their seven-game losing streak with a massive 6-1 win against the Calgary Hitmen on Tuesday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium.It was also the Rebels' Canadian Mental Health A...

A jury trial has been scheduled for a Ponoka man accused of human trafficking and sexual assault.Christopher Becks, 38, is scheduled for a jury trial in Edmonton Court of King's Bench from May 12-16, ...

New trial dates have been set once again for a Bowden man accused in the death of his girlfriend, a young mother of two-year-old twin boys at the time, nearly three years ago. Ross Arran McInnes, 29, ...

The Canadian Blood Services (CBS) has a new campaign this February to increase donations, with Red Deerians sharing their own stories of how they wouldn't be alive today without donors. Partnering wit...

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A cougar attack in a wilderness area of Banff National Park has left one person with minor injuries. Alberta Health Services says its EMS crews responded to the Rockbound Lake tra...

As the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Championships approach, RDP Athletics officials say there were many meaningful and exciting games played by the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings and Queens...

The 'Gowns4Grads' charity event is currently in limbo as the trailer filled with dresses and suits has been reported stolen. Tammy Moyes, committee member for the program, shared on social media that ...

The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) Task Force on Homelessness reminds Red Deerians they have until Feb. 16, 2024, to provide feedback on its interim "What We Heard" report. ...