Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Rebels clinch berth in 2023 WHL playoffs
The Red Deer Rebels not only beat the Kelowna Rockets 5-1 on Saturday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium but also clinched a berth into the 2023 WHL playoff season. It was a big night for the Rebels as...
Feb 25, 2023

Queens Volleyball competing for bronze, while Kings aiming for a three-peat
In a rematch of last year's championship finals, the Rustlers avenged last year's championship loss with a straight-sets victory over the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Friday night. These two teams face...
Feb 25, 2023

Budget shoes video released
The Alberta government has released a video in lieu of the traditional budget shoes event.In the video, government officials say Finance Minister Travis Toews highlights how the upcoming budget will f...
Feb 25, 2023

Pedestrian struck on QEll near Red Deer identified
UPDATE:Feb. 25, 2023Alberta RCMP Traffic - Innisfail advise that the pedestrian has been identified and his family have been notified. Mounties thank the public for their assistance. --Feb. 23, 2023Al...
Feb 25, 2023

Rebels ICE'd by Winnipeg 2-1
It was a battle of division leaders at the Peavey Mart Centrium Friday night with the WHL's East Division leading Winnipeg ICE defeating the Central Division leading Red Deer Rebels 2-1.The first peri...
Feb 24, 2023

Red Deerian drives to Florida in 1965 Pontiac GTO; wins back-to-back drag-and-drive competitions
Many proceed with caution on the icy Alberta winter roads but for one Red Deerian and his 1965 Pontiac GTO, he cruised right through, all the way to Florida to win his second consecutive Sick Week dra...
Feb 24, 2023

Alberta to admit more economic immigrants
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta says it plans to allow more skilled labourers from other parts of the world to settle in Alberta over the next few years.The province says in a news release th...
Feb 24, 2023

All are "Bienvenue" at the Winter Carnival this weekend at Bower Ponds
The French-Canadian Association of Alberta (Association canadienne-franaise de l'Alberta; ACFA) will be hosting their Winter Carnival this weekend in Red Deer. UPDATE: Due to the cold weather, the ACF...
Feb 24, 2023

Canadians 'Stand with Ukraine' on one-year anniversary of Russian invasion
From coast to coast, thousands of Canadians are expected to take part today in a series of rallies in support of Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion. Spearheaded by the Ukrainian ...
Feb 24, 2023

China calls for Russia-Ukraine cease-fire, peace talks
BEIJING (AP) - China has called for a cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia and the opening of peace talks as part of a 12-point proposal to end the conflict. The plan issued Friday morning by the For...
Feb 23, 2023