Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

A new $508 million funding partnership between the federal and provincial governments is set to replace the expiring CAP.The Sustainable Canadian Partnership will have funding over the next five years...

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) continues to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Red Deer on March 12.It was 11:16 a.m., ASIRT notes, when RCMP received a 911 call alleging ...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 28 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

EDMONTON - Thousands of officers attended a regimental funeral today for two Edmonton police officers who were killed on the job.Constables Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan were shot by a teen while respo...

Officials at Westerner Park in Red Deer have announced that Arkells will be on the Main Stage at the Westerner Days Fair & Exposition this summer.ARKELLS Saturday, July 22, 8:00pm Peavey Mart Cent...

An investigation is underway following a fatal snowmobile collision northeast of Bluffton, AB, Saturday afternoon.On Mar. 25, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Rimbey RCMP responded to a report of a s...

OTTAWA - A federal source says Tuesday's budget will extend the temporary boost to the GST rebate for low-income Canadians, but will frame the payment as help with the rising cost of groceries. The go...

Temporary road bans throughout the City of Red Deer have already come into effect. With spring well on its way, the City says road bans were put in place on March 24 at 7 a.m. for trucks to prevent se...

OTTAWA - Opening hours are being extended at 39 border crossings with the United States and at several airports across the country as the Canada Border Services Agency returns to pre-pandemic hours. T...

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with U.N. atomic energy chief Rafael Mariano Grossi in Ukraine. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows ...