Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

CALGARY - Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald suffered a cardiac event Sunday after returning from the NHL's all-star game in Toronto. The 70-year-old wrote in an Instagram post Monday on the Calgary ...

Groups opposed to Alberta's planned policies around transgender youth held rallies in Calgary and Edmonton over the weekend, with many of the attendees warning the plans will out trans kids and put th...

OTTAWA - A top pioneer of artificial intelligence says the federal government must move urgently to regulate the technology, because its current trajectory poses major societal risks. Yoshua Bengio, d...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa where she is set to open a new provincial office.Smith's office said the new space is meant to expand the province's presence in the nation's capital and to...

RCMP are advising of poor road conditions on Highway 2, between Red Deer and Airdrie. Travel is not recommended. Mounties encourage people to please stay home.--Download the rdnewsNOW mobile app on Go...

In a neck-and-neck game, the Red Deer Rebels lost 7-6 in a shootout against the Regina Pats on Sunday at the InnovationPlex. Their fourth loss in a five-game eastern road trip, the Rebels also had a h...

The Blackfalds Bulldogs fell 3-2 to the Brooks Bandits on Sunday at the Centennial Regional Arena. In the first period, although both teams had power play opportunities, none were capitalized, leaving...

Gowns 4 Grads is coming back to Red Deer.The program, which started in 2018, provides free formal wear for teens with grad events upcoming, and is hosted by the Trenville Royal Purple Elks #248 (a cen...

The Red Deer Rebels lost their second straight game in regulation Saturday, after having their 13-game point streak snapped on Friday. On the road in Moose Jaw, the Rebels fell 6-3 to the Warriors Sat...

The Town of Penhold is launching what it calls the Penhold Cares Central Alberta Community Blood Drive Challenge. The challenge is in honour of Penhold resident and World Record holder Josephine Micha...