Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Maskwacis bull rider heralded as 'up-and-coming star' dies during weekend rodeo
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...
Jul 04, 2023
69 students immerse themselves in literacy this July with Reading College program
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. ...
Jul 04, 2023
Alberta weekend tornado that damaged, destroyed homes rated rare, violent twister
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...
Jul 04, 2023
Canada Day tornado in central Alberta rated an EF4
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...
Jul 04, 2023
Chanse Vigen makes history in chuckwagon racing at 2023 Ponoka Stampede
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...
Jul 04, 2023
UPDATE: Temporary closure of Ponoka emergency department avoided on Tuesday
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...
Jul 03, 2023
Didsbury RCMP ask motorists to stay away from tornado-affected area
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 ...
Jul 02, 2023
Didsbury RCMP confirm damage from July 1 tornado
UPDATE: July 2, 2023, 9:50 a.m. At this time, Didsbury RCMP can report that 14 houses were affected by the tornado. Five houses were completely destroyed. Carstairs and Didsbury Fire were deployed to ...
Jul 01, 2023
Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C.
VANCOUVER - Port workers across British Columbia formally went on strike on Saturday after negotiations supported by federal mediators failed to produce a deal to keep more than 7,000 employees on the...
Jul 01, 2023
Celebrations, fireworks taking place in Ottawa despite air quality concerns
OTTAWA - Canada Day celebrations are taking place in Ottawa and across the country on Saturday, although some have been scaled back due to poor air quality. Canada's capital city will see some festivi...
Jul 01, 2023