Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Three Mile Bend closing for maintenance
Officials with the City of Red Deer say Three Mile Bend will close Wednesday, July 26 and Thursday, July 27 for scheduled park and trail maintenance.City crews would like to thank dog owners and park ...
Jul 24, 2023
Premier says report on quitting Canada Pension Plan will be out in fall
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will release a long-promised third-party analysis of quitting the Canada Pension Plan this fall.Smith told her province-wide radio call-in show on Sa...
Jul 24, 2023
Edmonton man appears in U.K. court after terrorism investigation
An Edmonton man arrested in a terrorism investigation in the United Kingdom appeared in a London court today. Khaled Hussein, who is 28, was charged under the Terrorism Act for allegedly being a membe...
Jul 24, 2023
Mental health minister puts $156M toward launch of 988 crisis hotline in November
OTTAWA - Mental Health Minister Carolyn Bennett says the government is putting $156 million over three years toward a new three-digit suicide-prevention hotline. Starting on Nov. 30, people in crisis ...
Jul 24, 2023
Criminal trial for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King trial to begin in November
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King has been scheduled to stand trial beginning Nov. 27, and he says he wants to be judged by a jury of his peers. King was an influential figure in the convoy...
Jul 24, 2023
Ottawa reveals conditions for allowing future fossil fuel subsidies
MONTREAL - Ottawa is restricting the conditions under which it will allow subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. The federal government has released guidelines that will limit when public funds are us...
Jul 24, 2023
Red Deer Regional Air Show to dazzle and inspire July 29 & 30
For the first time in a long time, Red Deer will host an air show next weekend, and it's set to be quite the spectacle.Red Deer first hosted an international air show in 1983, and it was a consistent ...
Jul 22, 2023
Red Deer's Afro-Caribbean Festival announces after-party and more
Organizers of the upcoming Afro-Caribbean Festival in Red Deer are adding some extra fun to the weekend schedule.The festival, which runs August 12 & 13, now includes an after-party on night one (...
Jul 22, 2023
Saturday afternoon to be very hot as heat warning issued for Red Deer
The heat is here, and at potentially dangerous temperatures, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, which issued a heat warning for Red Deer on Saturday morning.Red Deer is forecast to se...
Jul 22, 2023
What ideas were left on the cutting room floor in passport redesign? We'll never know
OTTAWA - Garry Keller recalls the first images passport staff brought before the then-Conservative government for consideration during the last major passport overhaul. "We laughed," Keller recalls. "...
Jul 22, 2023