Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

The Red Deer Vipers have announced a new head coach. Matt Michalezki will take over for the Jr. B team's 2023/24 season after coaching the Central Alberta Selects U18AA team in Lacombe. "Matt comes hi...

Alberta communities and Mtis Settlements affected by recent wildfires will see some relief as Alberta's government has approved a $175 million Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) to help Alberta communiti...

Red Deer RCMP confirm that James Peters has been located safe and unharmed. They say they would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.

A local bull rider heralded as a promising star on the Indigenous rodeo circuit has died during a competition in southern Alberta. Reg Fountain, emergency management director for the Stoney Nakoda Nat...

Reading College is back this year to help 69 Grade 2 students from across the Red Deer Public Schools District (RDPSD) improve their reading and writing skills, while having summer fun along the way. ...

EDMONTON - A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field. "(The c...

A team of experts has classified the tornado that tore through south central Alberta on Canada Day as an EF-4. It's the strongest tornado to hit the province in more than 35 years. The damage survey w...

History was made at the 2023 Ponoka Stampede. In a highly anticipated Hi Line Motorsports $75,000 Tommy Dorchester Championship final heat, Chanse Vigen, Evan Salmond, Layne MacGillivray and Kris Moll...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has cancelled a previously announced temporary closure of the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre emergency department (ED) on Tuesday. Officials say a gap in physician cover...

Didsbury RCMP are asking motorists to stay away from the "tornado" zone. They say the increased number of motorists coming to the area to "have a look" is causing issues. RCMP confirmed that a female ...