Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

OTTAWA - The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969. They may sound like bizarre state...

A light bulb recently went off in Gretchen VandenBrink's head.The 11-year-old Red Deer grade six student was helping classmates gather Christmas presents for residents of a pair of local seniors homes...

CALGARY - Police say a man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Calgary. Officers responded to reports of gunshots in the Beltline neighbourhood, sout...

A Red Deer man accused of luring a Regina girl two years ago has been given a two-year conditional sentence and two years of probation. Jeremie Raphael Roy, 36, was sentenced in Calgary Court of Justi...

TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says flu season is officially underway in this country. The rate of tests that were positive for flu stayed above the agency's threshold of five per cent f...

There's something about the Alberta sky. The morning sunrise that wakes with bright orange beams. The grey stormy clouds that swirl with cracks of lightening like tree branches. The cotton candy hues ...

Capital (2024-2028) and operating (2024-2026) budgets for Red Deer County have been approved.They include a 3.5 per cent property tax increase."Reflected in this budget is the dedication of staff and ...

The City of Red Deer says over 200 parking tickets have been paid in toy donations so far for their holiday campaign. The annual Toys for Tickets program allows those who receive a city-issued parking...

It was a bit of a bumpy road to get where he is, but Red Deer's Carter O'Donnell is now soaking in the spotlight that comes with playing in the NFL.O'Donnell, 24 and an alum of Lindsay Thurber, finds ...

OTTAWA - An open letter from experts the government convened last year to provide advice on legislating against online harms is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to table legislation. The letter pu...