Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

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...

In a move representative of a much larger issue, Red Deer County council recently approved a funding request from the Delburne Medical Clinic (DMC).The DMC opened in 2019 to serve the village's approx...

Changes to roadside safety rules in Alberta take effect on Sept. 1.The province announced changes to the Traffic Safety Act earlier this year to better protect all roadside worker vehicles with flashi...