Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer motorists are being advised of an upcoming lane closure on northbound Taylor Drive Bridge this week. Starting today between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on and Thursday, August 17, the northbound rig...

FORT SMITH, NWT - Firefighters will be watching the skies over the next couple of days hoping for help from Mother Nature as wildfires along the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary continue to forc...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton business owner who forked out $16,000 in a government-sponsored bidding war for a life-size donair costume says it was all about keeping the meat suit from being desecrated by ...

Three local athletes spent their weekend competing in the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec, facing more than just track hurdles. From August 11-13, 17-year-old...

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has offered conflicting explanations for why her government put a temporary ban on large wind and solar energy projects. Smith told reporters in Calgary today ...

OTTAWA - New Democrats in two Western provinces are split over the Liberal government's goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, with the leader of the federal party keeping quiet on his own prefe...

UPDATE - 3 p.m. Aug. 15, 2023: Blackfalds RCMP issued a correction on Tuesday, stating that Cpl. Smith was not arrested. He was simply charged and served with a court date, they say. -- ORIGINAL A Bla...

Kindergarten and Grade one students throughout central Alberta, as well as their parents, will have the opportunity this week to learn more about safely riding the school bus at the annual First Rider...

EDMONTON - The Canada Border Services Agency says officers discovered two live tarantulas hidden inside plastic containers at the Edmonton International Airport earlier this year. In May, officers saw...

More than 540 players are competing in Red Deer this weekend at the Pickleball Alberta Provincial Championships. Hosted by the Red Deer Pickleball Club (RDPC), the event runs through Sunday at the 20-...