Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Provincial government supporting Alberta athletes in quest for gold at 2025 Canada Summer Games
The provincial government is helping support 388 athletes as they represent Alberta at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland.The games, which started last week on Aug. 8 and will ru...
Aug 11, 2025
Planning to fly Air Canada? What you need to know about a potential strike looming
A potential strike looms as contract talks carry on between Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 of its flight attendants. The outcome of negotiations this week could be critical for summer tr...
Aug 11, 2025
Rugby match in Red Deer Tuesday to feature national team
Canada's national men's rugby team will face the Alberta Wolfpack Tuesday in Red Deer.The 'controlled match' kicks off at 7 p.m. at the Red Deer Titans Rugby Club (74 Waskasoo Avenue, Red Deer County)...
Aug 11, 2025
Air Canada flight attendants picketing at 4 major airports on national day of action
TORONTO - Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what their union is calling a national day of action. The Canadian Union of Public ...
Aug 11, 2025
Podcast: Gone, gone, gone -- Chilliwack's Bill Henderson reflects on saying 'Farewell' as tour hits central Alberta
Listen to the extended version of our conversation with Bill Henderson, featuring several fun stories not in the story below, on the Aug. 3, 2025 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast!Sadly, it w...
Aug 3, 2025
Blackfalds bringing back popular Street Dance event
Blackfalds' Summer Culture Series is coming to a close, but not without one last big bang in the form of a Street Dance revival.The Town of Blackfalds and the Heart of Blackfalds Society will be bring...
Aug 2, 2025
UPDATE: Rimbey RCMP clear from scene of serious motor vehicle collision
UPDATE: Aug. 2, 2025, 6:35 a.m. Rimbey RCMP are clear from the collision at the intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 20a and normal traffic flow has resumed. --- RCMP are on scene of a serious motor...
Aug 1, 2025
Red Deer man convicted of sexual interference with a minor under 16, sentenced to nearly three years
A Red Deer man accused of child luring has been sentenced to nearly three years in jail. Terry Haskell, 72, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on July 28, 2025, after being convicted on counts...
Aug 1, 2025
Quick quotes: Reaction to Trump's 35 per cent tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent. Trump signed an executive order Thursday night to hit Canada with higher d...
Aug 1, 2025
New study says province's regulations for cleaning up old coal mines failing to keep aquatic ecosystems free of contaminants
A new study by Alberta government scientists says the province's regulations for cleaning up old coal mines are failing to keep aquatic ecosystems free of contaminants.The peer-reviewed study looks in...
Aug 1, 2025