Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Limited number of Janssen COVID vaccines available in Red Deer
The Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine is now available for Albertans 18-years of age or older.Only one dose is needed to be fully immunized.In Red Deer, as in other places, the supply i...
Nov 24, 2021
Pfizer pediatric vaccine rollout to begin in Alberta
With more than 394,000 pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arriving in the province, Alberta will begin taking vaccine bookings for five to 11 year olds on Nov. 24. Provincial officials say...
Nov 23, 2021
Red Deer with 138 active cases of COVID-19
There are 138 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer, down 12 from Monday. With seven new cases identified over the past 24 hours, the total number of coronavirus cases reported in the city since the st...
Nov 23, 2021
Bashaw RCMP charge male for attempted murder
One man is in custody following a car-jacking and stabbing incident in Lacombe County over the weekend.On Nov. 20, at 1:08 p.m., Bashaw RCMP responded to a 911 call of a stabbing in the area of Highwa...
Nov 23, 2021
Province to provide update on COVID-19
Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 today and the ongoing work to protect public health in Alberta.The news conference which also inclu...
Nov 23, 2021
Five key take-aways from Tuesday's speech from the throne
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon officially kicked off a new session of Parliament on Tuesday with a throne speech delivered on behalf of the government. Here are five key take-aways from the speech: 1. ...
Nov 23, 2021
New preliminary hearing dates set in Ponoka homicide
New dates for a preliminary hearing have been set for next year for a man charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman in Ponoka last year.Ryan Jake Applegarth, 29, will find out if his c...
Nov 23, 2021
Short, no-surprise throne speech expected to recap Liberal election promises
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will outline the agenda for his third Liberal mandate in a speech from the throne today. The throne speech is expected to be short and contain no surprises, reca...
Nov 23, 2021
Some B.C. evacuees to be allowed to return home, key railway corridor to reopen
Some evacuees set to return home today and a key railway corridor expected to reopen following record rainfall in B.C. that caused flooding and triggered mudslides. A week after the entire city of Mer...
Nov 23, 2021
Highest high school completion rates in 10 years
Red Deer Public Schools' Annual Education Results Report for the 2020/2021 school year has come in with some positive news this month.Presented to the Board of Trustees recently, the report provides a...
Nov 22, 2021