Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
UPDATE: Three Hills RCMP respond to fatal collision on Highway 27
UPDATE: Aug. 1, 2025, 9:52 a.m. Officers of the Drumheller RCMP detachment are sending their deepest condolences to the family and friends of a Saskatchewan teen who died in a single vehicle rollover ...
Jul 31, 2025
Trump lowers expectations of trade deal with Canada as tariff deadline looms
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is dampening expectations of a deal with Canada materializing at the last minute as his tariff deadline looms. In a post on social media, the president says it...
Jul 31, 2025
Town of Sylvan Lake signs lakefront lease agreement
The Town of Sylvan Lake has entered into a lease agreement with the Government of Alberta for over 18 hectares of lakefront north of the retaining wall, including sand and water.The leased area extend...
Jul 30, 2025