Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA - The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has released a new report that suggests break and enters have seen a decline in recent years. As a result of the pandemic, many more people ha...

OTTAWA - Canada's premiers have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for regular reviews to be established as part of health-care funding talks. Ottawa has offered more than $46 billion to ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The top baby names in Alberta for 2022 have been unveiled.Olivia is the most popular name for baby girls born in Alberta last year. The name has held the top spot since 2013. Meanwhil...

The landscape of social work is changing, says a Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) professor who's putting the spotlight on historic inequities in the field this Black History Month.Rosemary Ignacio, who hol...

Recently, I had the privilege to travel to Red Deer, meet with elected officials from across central Alberta, and host a public information session about the Red Deer Regional Hospital Expansion proje...

CALGARY, AB - The Alberta government is launching a new pilot project that it hopes will create a more efficient assessment system for internationally-educated nurses arriving in the province.The prov...

Three weeks have passed since a pool accident in Mexico changed the life of local hockey coach Graham Lindquist, but his family says it has been the community's support in Red Deer that have helped th...

The Alberta NDP has put forth a plan they say would connect one million Albertans to a family doctor.Announced Wednesday by party leader Rachel Notley, the plan is said to be a critical step in ending...

CALGARY, AB - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he backs Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over her concerns about what she's called Ottawa's anti-oil and gas agenda.Poilievre told report...

Editor's Note: Due to significant amounts of online harassment suffered by local lottery winners recently, moving forward, rdnewsNOW has decided to no longer publish the names, likenesses or images of...