Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Tories have 'successfully' scapegoated carbon price in affordability crisis: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Conservative party has been successful at "scapegoating" the carbon price as the reason everything is more expensive. Trudeau says in a year-end intervi...
Dec 11, 2023
Missing: Derek Friesen, 35, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP continue to seek public assistance in locating Derek Friesen. Red Deer RCMP say they are concerned for his well-being and would like to speak to him. Derek Friesen was reported missing i...
Dec 11, 2023 (Red Deer RCMP)
Three dead after shed fire outside home improvement store in Calgary
CALGARY - Fire officials say three people are dead after a fire in a shed outside a home improvement store in Calgary. Crews responded to the fire just before 4 a.m. at a Lowe's in the city's northwes...
Dec 11, 2023
NDP health critic holding out hope pharmacare bill could be tabled in next five days
OTTAWA - Time is running out for the Liberal government to table pharmacare legislation before the end of the year, but the NDP's health critic says almost-daily phone calls are still giving him hope....
Dec 11, 2023
Alberta fuel tax to partially return in 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Drivers could see themselves paying slightly more at the pump as of the new year.The Government of Alberta has confirmed to Pattison Media that it is set to "return to its permanent f...
Dec 11, 2023
Red Deer Polytechnic named among top 50 research polytechnics and colleges in Canada
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) has been named among the top 50 polytechnics and colleges in Canada for research.RDP ranks 43rd on the list put out by Research Infosource Inc., but also ranks fourth for co...
Dec 10, 2023
Rebels bounce back with 2-1 win in Prince Albert
The season series between the Red Deer Rebels and Prince Albert Raiders is now square at one win apiece, after the visiting Rebels knocked off PA 2-1 Saturday night.The Rebels are on the tail end of a...
Dec 09, 2023
New recall for fresh cut cantaloupe due to salmonella concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a new cantaloupe-related recall due to salmonella concerns.The new recall, which is for fresh cut cantaloupe distributed nationally, comes just tw...
Dec 09, 2023
12 Days of Giving, bottle drive return to help The Mustard Seed
The Mustard Seed is once again hosting its 12 Days of Giving program to help those in the most need this holiday season.Each day, a different item is requested from the citizens of Red Deer and centra...
Dec 09, 2023
Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers
Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season. That October had b...
Dec 09, 2023