Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer's seniors celebrate their contributions to the city at this year's Mayor's Garden Party
They danced and played games. They laughed together and ate together. These are just some of the fun things Red Deer seniors did at this year's Mayor's Garden Party. Held during Seniors' Week, over 27...
Jun 06, 2023
Cenovus fined after wastewater release from former Husky-owned pipeline
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy is facing a fine over a release of wastewater into a wetland. In 2020, a pipeline then belonging to Husky Oil released about 206 cubic metres of produced water through a break...
Jun 06, 2023
Remembering the Children ceremony goes June 11 in Red Deer
Author's note: Supports are available for those affected by the ongoing impacts of residential schools, and those triggered by various media reports. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line h...
Jun 06, 2023
Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce hosts first ever Central Alberta Business Summit
Roughly 150 people from across the region and country were in attendance at the first ever Central Alberta Business Summit on Tuesday in Red Deer.Held by the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerc...
Jun 06, 2023
Poilievre calls on Liberals to make killers like Bernardo stay in max-security prison
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should see to it that mass murderers serve their entire sentences in maximum-security prison. The call comes as Trudeau...
Jun 06, 2023
David Johnston expected to begin public meetings on foreign interference next month
OTTAWA - Former governor general David Johnston says he will begin holding public meetings next month on foreign interference attempts in Canada's elections. Johnston, whom Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Jun 06, 2023
Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada
Canada's emergency preparedness minister says images of wildfires burning across the country are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indic...
Jun 06, 2023
Officer and suspect injured following altercation during Innisfail traffic stop
Two people are facing charges following an alleged altercation with Innisfail Mounties over the weekend. On June 3, 2023, Mounties say an Innisfail RCMP officer was conducting patrols near the Innisfa...
Jun 05, 2023
Paul Bernardo's transfer to prison that treats sex offenders not unusual: professor
Notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo's transfer to a medium-security prison that specializes in treating violent rapists almost two decades after his conviction is not unusual, says a Quebec criminol...
Jun 05, 2023
City official says Calgary Flames arena deal to include a 35-year commitment to stay
CALGARY, AB - A city official says a $1.2-billion deal to replace Calgary's aging Saddledome with a new National Hockey League arena would come with a 35-year lease that includes a commitment from the...
Jun 05, 2023