Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
City of Lacombe taking next steps towards train whistle cessation
CP Rail (Canadian Pacific) has given the green light for the City of Lacombe to apply for whistle cessation at three of five rail crossings in the community.The move follows an inspection completed in...
Sep 13, 2023
Union demands apology from WestJet after Poilievre speaks on flight's PA system
OTTAWA - The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the airline after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke on the public address system of a recent flight. A video ci...
Sep 13, 2023
The Grand Parade fundraising walk for seniors takes place this Saturday in Red Deer
Red Deerians can walk this week to raise funds for a grand reason. On September 16, the second annual Grand Parade will be held in the city, alongside 31 other communities across the country, to suppo...
Sep 13, 2023 The Grande Parade 2022 Red Deer. (Snappy Photographer)
Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather
OTTAWA - A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is the reason for an increase in extreme weather, a new national poll suggests. But the Leger poll says only a sm...
Sep 13, 2023
Weather Network forecasts 'fickle fall' in Canada with season to start cold, end mild
Canadians can expect a "fickle fall" this year as the season is forecast to start off chilly before above normal temperatures lead the country into winter, a prominent forecaster predicts. The Weather...
Sep 13, 2023
'Freedom Convoy' press conferences to be watched in criminal trial
OTTAWA - The court is expected to watch several lengthy press conferences hosted by the "Freedom Convoy" as the criminal trial for two of the protest's organizers enters its seventh day. Chris Barber ...
Sep 13, 2023