Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Festival of Trees celebrates 30th anniversary raising funds for hospital this weekend
Red Deer's annual Festival of Trees will be celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend.From November 24-26 at Westerner Park (4847A 19 St.), the event uses funds raised through various holiday acti...
Nov 23, 2023
Funding announced for affordable housing units and providers, including in Red Deer
The provincial government is providing funding for multiple affordable housing projects and organizations across Alberta.Budget 2023 included $94 million over three years for capital maintenance and r...
Nov 22, 2023
Five border crossing facts to know in the wake of Rainbow Bridge explosion
A car explosion on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls left two people dead on Wednesday and put authorities in both countries on high alert. Here are five facts a...
Nov 22, 2023
Red Deer students get day-in-the-life experience of RCMP officers at Youth Academy session
Some local students are getting a unique day-in-the-life experience with police officers through two Youth Academy sessions.On Wednesday, members of the Red Deer RCMP Youth and Community Action Team (...
Nov 22, 2023
Red Deer RCMP advise of heavy police presence
UPDATE: Nov. 22, 2023, 3:10 p.m. The police incident on 49 avenue in Red Deer is now over. Officers do remain on scene, however, as they conduct an investigation. Mounties say a follow up release is a...
Nov 22, 2023
Championship football weekend featuring six games goes Nov. 24-25 in Red Deer
The Alberta Bowl is about to descend on Red Deer, delivering two days and six games of elite high school football with teams vying for provincial championships.Three games each on Friday and Saturday ...
Nov 22, 2023
FBI confirms explosion at Canada-U.S. Rainbow Bridge border crossing in New York
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press reports that two people were found dead in a vehicle that exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a Canada-U.S. bridge in Niagara Falls today. A law enforcem...
Nov 22, 2023
Border crossing closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI's field office in Buffalo said...
Nov 22, 2023
Fighting inflation half-heartedly would be 'huge mistake,' BoC's Macklem warns
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warns fighting inflation half-heartedly and living with its consequences would be a huge mistake. The governor is delivering a speech to the Sai...
Nov 22, 2023
Alberta allows nurse practitioners to open clinics, take on patients
EDMONTON, AB - Nurse practitioners are now able to open their own clinics and take on patients as part of Alberta's efforts to expand primary care. These nurses have completed graduate studies and can...
Nov 22, 2023