Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Canadian Tire in Red Deer's north-end reopens; staff help to rebuild
Red Deer's Canadian Tire in the north-end is back with a face-lift following a roughly four month closure due to fire.Thursday was their official reopening of the store.On the evening of April 5, 2023...
Jul 20, 2023
Whitecourt man identified as pilot in helicopter crash northeast of Peace River
Mounties say a pilot killed in a helicopter crash while fighting wildfires was a 41-year-old man from Whitecourt, Alberta.R-C-M-P say forestry workers were trying to resuscitate him when officers arri...
Jul 20, 2023
Rebels hire Bentley's Clayton Beddoes as assistant coach
A central Alberta boy is coming home to help coach the Red Deer Rebels.The WHL club announced Thursday it has hired Clayton Beddoes, a native of Bentley, as an assistant coach.Beddoes had a lengthy pr...
Jul 20, 2023
Alberta Minister of Environment and Protected Areas comments on meeting with federal government
The Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz has issued a statement on her bilateral meeting with Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada Steven Guilbeault.The meeting took...
Jul 20, 2023
Families get boosted Canada Child Benefit through sizable cost-of-living adjustment
OTTAWA - Families eligible for the Canada Child Benefit are getting their July payments today, which includes a hefty cost-of-living adjustment. Most federal benefits and credits increased by 6.3 per ...
Jul 20, 2023
Red Deer city council holds first internal Code of Conduct Bylaw investigation
There has been another complaint made against a Red Deer city councillor for a Code of Conduct Bylaw violation.On Tuesday, council held a special closed meeting for the matter, lasting roughly three a...
Jul 20, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Helicopter crashes in Alberta during firefighting operation
PEACE RIVER, Alta. - The Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter involved in firefighting operations has crashed in northwestern Alberta. The agency says investigators are heading to the scene n...
Jul 20, 2023
Correctional Service to release results of review into Paul Bernardo's transfer
OTTAWA - The Correctional Service of Canada is set to unveil the results of a review into the controversial decision to transfer notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison. Comm...
Jul 20, 2023
B.C. ports in limbo as union removes strike notice despite dispute with employers
The fallout from the labour dispute at British Columbia ports continues to unfold, as the union representing about 7,400 workers abruptly rescinded a strike notice hours after issuing it. Meanwhile, P...
Jul 20, 2023
Timeline of events surrounding failed talk leading to the B.C. port strike
The union representing about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia has issued a new 72-hour strike notice that could shut down cargo movements across the province again on Saturday. Here is a timelin...
Jul 19, 2023