Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer boy with brain tumour gets Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World in front of packed Rebels crowd
A 12-year-old Red Deer boy who's spent the last 18 months receiving treatment for a brain tumour had one of his dreams come true at Saturday night's Red Deer Rebels game.It was April 2022 when doctors...
Dec 17, 2023
Rebels take Pats to the limit, win 5-4 in shootout
At 7-3-0-0 in their last 10 and winners of three straight coming in, the Red Deer Rebels were favourites over the Regina Pats Saturday night, who were 3-7-0-0 in their previous 10.Red Deer in the mean...
Dec 16, 2023
Year-in-review: Diving deep on 2023, and what's to come in 2024, with Red Deer Mayor Ken Johnston
Red Deer's mayor, Ken Johnston, is speaking proudly of Red Deer's year that was, but admits there were also disappointments.Asked to pick a few words to describe the last 12 months, he chose community...
Dec 16, 2023
Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say
EDMONTON - It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations. But for those who study the renew...
Dec 16, 2023
House of Commons rises after tumultuous fall sitting, begins six-week winter break
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has wrapped up its work for 2023 after an intense fall sitting, with MPs returning to their ridings for a six-week holiday break. A gun-control bill that enshrines a hand...
Dec 15, 2023
Hockey player, 11, dies days after getting hit by puck in Quebec
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit by a puck during a junior hockey league practice near Montreal earlier this week. Police in the suburb of St-Eustache confirmed his...
Dec 15, 2023
Freeland hosts annual meeting with provincial, territorial counterparts today
TORONTO - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is hosting her annual meeting of federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers in Toronto today. The meeting will focus on economic growth, housing...
Dec 15, 2023
Gay Ugandan in Edmonton faces deportation, fears jail or death over anti-LGBTQ law
EDMONTON - A man in Edmonton is making a last-ditch legal bid to avoid a Monday deportation flight back to Uganda, where he fears he may be imprisoned, harmed or even killed for being gay. The man, wh...
Dec 15, 2023
QEll fully open after multiple collisions Thursday, but one fatality
UPDATE: Dec. 15, 11:15 p.m. Alberta RCMP advise the public that Highway 2 is fully reopened for travel in both directions. RCMP reminds the public, however, to drive to the conditions of the road in o...
Dec 14, 2023
Rebels earn 3-2 win over Broncos on home ice
The Red Deer Rebels are now on a three-game winning streak after a 3-2 victory over the Swift Current Broncos at the Peavey Mart Centrium Thursday night.The Rebels came into the game, winners of their...
Dec 14, 2023