Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

RDP Athletes of the Week: February 5
Red Deer Polytechnic has announced its RDP Athletes of the Week:1. Jenna SellenHometown: Oakbank, MBBachelor of Education (1st year)Forward Jenna Sellen and the Queens Hockey team had a light week wit...
Feb 07, 2024

Calgary police say business cards handed out with free cocaine samples
CALGARY - Police have laid drug-trafficking charges after a man allegedly handed out business cards with free samples of cocaine in Calgary. Officers patrolling a downtown casino became aware of the c...
Feb 07, 2024

Alberta RCMP reports drop in thefts of and from vehicles in 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The RCMP said thefts involving vehicles are still concerning in Alberta, but it is positive to see the numbers going down.The police force reported that 8,710 vehicles were stolen in ...
Feb 07, 2024

Poilievre says he's against the use of puberty blockers for transgender children
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre confirmed this morning that he's against the use of puberty blockers for children. Poilievre gave that position on Parliament Hill after facing a barrage ...
Feb 07, 2024

Rebels end eastern road trip with 4-3 loss to Broncos
The Red Deer Rebels end their eastern road trip with a 4-3 loss against the Swift Current Broncos at InnovationPlex Tuesday night. The Rebels lost all five games, with two in shootout. With the Rebels...
Feb 06, 2024

Alberta NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley speaks in Red Deer about economy
Alberta NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley stopped in Red Deer on Tuesday to talk about her campaign, with a focus on economy. "We need to talk about the economy and how to make the economy work...
Feb 06, 2024

'Butt out': Poilievre criticizes Trudeau, feds on Alberta's planned transgender rules
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, responding to Alberta's proposed rules for transgender youth, says the federal government needs to "butt out" of provincial health care and education. ...
Feb 06, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Two accused in Alberta border blockade case plead guilty
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A spokesman for Alberta Court of King's Bench says two of four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., in 20...
Feb 06, 2024

Tentative $9.5M settlement reached in Calgary Stampede abuse lawsuit
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede has agreed to pay $9.5 million in damages to complainants in a class-action lawsuit that alleged the organization allowed a performance school staffer to sexually abuse ...
Feb 06, 2024

Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan to host Townhall event
Red Deerians are being encouraged to join MLA Jason Stephan and the Red Deer-South UCP Constituency Association for a Townhall event set to take place Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, 7:00 p.m., at the Albert...
Feb 06, 2024