Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Number of E. coli cases continues to rise, but fewer patients with serious illness
CALGARY - The number of E. coli cases linked to an outbreak at several Calgary daycares continues to rise, but doctors say there are fewer patients in hospital with serious complications. There were 3...
Sep 14, 2023
The Lending Cupboard hosts inaugural Harvest Gala fundraiser this month; local brews and dinner
For those who put their whites in the closet after Labor Day, take them out because The Lending Cupboard (TLC) is hosting their inaugural Harvest Gala next week with a fun dress code. On September 22 ...
Sep 13, 2023
UNESCO approves report outlining threats to Wood Buffalo National Park
The United Nations body that oversees World Heritage Sites is approving a report that finds Wood Buffalo National Park's place on that list is in danger. At a meeting in Saudi Arabia, UNESCO delegates...
Sep 13, 2023
Alberta funding upgrades to affordable housing units
The province is providing an additional $16 million in funding towards government-owned affordable housing units.The investment is on units not currently in use across Alberta, and will include repair...
Sep 13, 2023
Jocelyn Peterman, Kevin Martin raise hype for coming Grand Slam of Curling in Red Deer
Red Deer is now just four months from welcoming the world's best curlers who'll be in town to compete in the Grand Slam of Curling 2024 Co-op Canadian Open.Officials, along with local Olympian Jocelyn...
Sep 13, 2023
Lotto Max ticket worth $17M sold in Alberta outside Calgary and Edmonton
Check your tickets, Medicine Hat Lotto Max players. A ticket purchased in Alberta outside of Calgary or Edmonton won the $17-million jackpot on Tuesday's draw.The Western Canadian Lottery Corporation ...
Sep 13, 2023
PHOTOS: 85 men sport red heels for 'Walk a Mile' fundraiser; ending domestic and sexual violence
Roughly 85 men in Red Deer dressed in their finest ruby red heels on Wednesday for the 'Walk A Mile in HER Shoes' fundraising event in downtown. The event aims to raise funds and awareness for The Out...
Sep 13, 2023 2023 'Walk a Mile in HER Shoes' event in downtown Red Deer on Wednesday. (rdnewsNOW/Alessia Proietti)
A timeline of the E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary daycares and a central kitchen
CALGARY - More than 250 people, mostly children, have been infected in an E. coli outbreak linked to 11 daycares in Calgary. Twenty-five are in hospital. Six of those patients are on dialysis, which i...
Sep 13, 2023
Trial dates scheduled in Ponoka teen's death
Trial dates have been set for two Wetaskiwin residents charged in the death of a young Ponoka man last year.Adam James Cook, 28, and Morgan Maslin, 21, are scheduled for a three-week trial in Wetaskiw...
Sep 13, 2023
RCMP determine alleged threat against local high school "not credible'
Red Deer Mounties have determined alleged threats towards a local high school this week have turned out to be unfounded.On Tuesday evening, school administration received reports of a threat made agai...
Sep 13, 2023