Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

RCMP advise that Jennifer McCagherty was located safe.

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

EDMONTON, AB - A test of the Alberta Emergency Alert system has some Albertans wondering if there was an actual emergency.Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis sent out a stateme...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says federal officials have trespassed on private land and they are putting forward a bill to stop it. Government House Leader Joseph Schow declined to provide detail...

A central Alberta golfer is having quite the run stateside.Brady McKinlay, who is from Lacombe and attends Utah Valley University, won his fourth straight title in February and was named the TicketSma...

A winter season that lacked commitment in its early days is likely to finish strong before spring's sluggish arrival, according to predictions from a prominent forecaster. The Weather Network said a w...

HALIFAX - Canadian cities should be nimble and prioritize service if they want to sustain and strengthen public transit systems in a time of declining ridership and labour challenges, a transit resear...