Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Another provincial premier is making a direct appeal to the Bank of Canada to stop raising interest rates. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wrote directly to the central bank's governor Tiff Macklem ...

OTTAWA - As Tamara Lich was led away from supporters in handcuffs on the snowy streets of Ottawa in 2022, she threw a single phrase over her shoulder. "Hold the line," said the petite figurehead of th...

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation will quietly gather today to mark the one-year anniversary of a mass stabbing. Some of the families affected by the tragedy are to retu...

A Special Air Quality Statement is in effect for the Red Deer-Ponoka-Innisfail-Stettler area.Officials with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) say smoke is causing or expected to cause poor ...

OTTAWA - It's a sunny July day at an outdoor hockey rink outside North Bay, Ont. An acoustic guitar player belts out a ballad about freedom. An adoring crowd sings along. Tamara Lich, mounted on the b...

OTTAWA - Canada has its eyes on Asia and the lucrative trade markets in the Indo-Pacific region as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to the region tomorrow for a week of international summits and bi...

A Red Deer senior, who recently won a gold medal in tennis, is encouraging others to keep active if possible, even into your golden years.Mary Gardiner competed at the Alberta 55+ Brooks Newell Summer...

Editor's note: Some details in this story may be offensive or triggering to readers; 2SLGBTQ+ stands for Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, plus (+) many other identitiesA trus...

Red Deer RCMP say a substance called xylazine, typically used for sedation of equines and other mammals but not including humans, has found its way into the local illicit drug supply.Mounties hope tha...

Red Deer's Harvest Run is on track to reach pre-pandemic registration numbers with a range of participants from age five to 75, according to its Committee Chair. Hosted by the Red Deer Runners, the 31...