Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Goaltender Taylor Tabashniuk signs with Rebels
The Red Deer Rebels have announced a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement for goaltender Taylor Tabashniuk. Team officials say Tabashniuk was selected by the Rebels in round six, 127th overall at...
Mar 02, 2023 Taylor Tabashniuk. (Red Deer Rebels)

'Our reality:' Finance minister wants review of Alberta's volatile revenue structure
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's finance minister says he would like to see a panel formed within the next year and a half to address the province's often volatile revenue structure.Travis Toews told the Calg...
Mar 02, 2023

Special ballot applications now open for voting by mail
Albertans head to the polls May 29, 2023, and Elections Alberta says it is committed to ensuring voting is easy and accessible for everyone. Along with voting in-person on Election Day, there are five...
Mar 02, 2023

Government of Alberta to implement new driving laws to improve roadside worker safety
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans will have to adjust their driving speeds come September 1, 2023, for the implementation of a roadside worker safety initiative. Changes include slowing down to 60 km/h or th...
Mar 02, 2023

Alberta band chief angry over silence from Imperial Oil after oilsands tailings spill
A northern Alberta band chief says he's angry over not being notified for nine months after two separate releases from an oilsands tailings pond. Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation say...
Mar 02, 2023

Update: Jennifer Lynn McCagherty
RCMP advise that Jennifer McCagherty was located safe.
Mar 02, 2023

Back-to-back losses for Rebels in second eastern road game
The Red Deer Rebels lost their second straight eastern road game this week, 5-2 against the Saskatoon Blades Wednesday night at the SaskTel Centre. Both teams, however, have already secured spots in t...
Mar 01, 2023

Red Deer Polytechnic receives $300,000 donation from Welikoklad family; renames Simulation Lab
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) leaders and members of the Welikoklad family toured the newly named Welikoklad Simulation Lab on Wednesday to learn more about the upgrades made possible through a $300,000 ...
Mar 01, 2023

Alberta Emergency Alert test: Minister Ellis
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis issued the following statement on the Alberta Emergency Alert test on Wednesday:"During the test in Alberta on March 1 of the new national s...
Mar 01, 2023

NDP leader says Alberta budget a sham
The Alberta government's projected $2.4-billion surplus budget is getting mixed reviews.Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley calls it a sham budget of false promises, cynical policy reversals and hidde...
Mar 01, 2023