Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

OTTAWA - An organization that helps women in the justice system says it is concerned about an ongoing strike by Canada's largest public-service union after one of its advocates was unable to access an...

We are now just one month out for the 23rd Annual Woody's RV World Marathon and Half Marathon in Red Deer next month.Described as Alberta's River Run, the Sunday, May 21, 2023 event also includes a 10...

Red Deer realtor Dale Deveraux is being heralded by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) for his 25 years of giving back to the community.Devereaux, known for his massive yearly donations of fo...

OTTAWA - An environmental group is calling for Imperial Oil to be charged over releases of toxic wastewater from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta. The call from Greenpeace comes as executiv...

Additional ambulances dedicated to non-urgent patient transfers hit the road in central Alberta this week, as a way of easing EMS pressures and improving response times. According to Alberta Health Se...

An R-C-M-P officer killed in a crash while responding to a call was honoured today at a regimental funeral in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Constable Harvinder Singh Dhami, a member of the Strathcona County...

A provocative billboard in south Red Deer aims to highlight larger than appropriate class sizes in Alberta.The Alberta Teachers' Association paid for the billboard as part of the third phase of its pr...

Playing for a berth in the WHL's Eastern Conference final, the Red Deer Rebels lost 4-2 against the Saskatoon Blades Wednesday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium. In the first period, the Blades' Justi...

EDMONTON - A zoo employee is recovering after she was bitten by a Burmese python Tuesday morning. Debi Winwood, a spokesperson for Edmonton Valley Zoo, says the woman received immediate first aid from...

Average rents continue to rise in Red Deer.According to the latest Rental Report from rentals.ca, the average rent for a one-bedroom unit in Red Deer last month was $1,193 per month, up 2.7 per cent f...