Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

OTTAWA - The new interim Liberal house leader says every MP from all parties needs to set a better tone when the House of Commons resumes later this month. Ottawa-area MP Steven MacKinnon will take on...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It should come as no surprise at this point, but many Albertans say they are struggling to make ends meet. That is according to the latest Consumer Debt Index report from MNP. Half of...

MONTREAL - New York State Police have identified Jeanne Elzanie Jourdan Colin, a 74-year-old Montrealer, as the person who died in a tour bus crash in Lake George, N.Y., on Friday. They say one person...

The annual Wotherspoon Long Track Meet is approaching quickly.The annual fixture on the Red Deer Lions Speed Skating Club's calendar goes Jan. 20-21, with Olympics style and mass start race, at Great ...

In their first home game of 2024, the Red Deer Rebels beat the Medicine Hat Tigers for the first time this season on Friday in a 5-3 win at the Peavey Mart Centrium.In the first period, while the Tige...

Roughly 120 people were gliding across Bower Ponds on Thursday at the Learn to Skate event for newcomers in Red Deer. Held for the 11th year by SNAP (Settlement for Newcomers Through Activities and Pr...

Hundreds of central Albertans gathered at Gaetz Memorial United Church and Parkland Pavilion at Westerner Park Thursday, to honour, remember, and pay tribute to a man many regarded as, "Red Deer's Bel...

Alberta Wildfire says it saw an average number of wildfires last year, but the area burned across the province set a record.The province saw a total of 1,088 wildfires that burned about 22,000 square ...

Red Deer's first responders will be battling against their colleagues in Calgary and Edmonton to see who can save more lives through blood donations this month.The Sirens for Life Alberta Challenge, r...

Alberta's Minister of Indigenous Relations Rick Wilson issued the following statement Thursday on National Ribbon Skirt Day: "Through National Ribbon Skirt Day, we all have the opportunity to celebrat...