Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

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...

OTTAWA - Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett says Canadians deserve to know how much alcohol is in a standard-sized drink, but she is not committing to mandate that companies put tha...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is tightening its policy on bankrolling research with foreign entities that might pose a risk to national security. The government says "a sensitive research ar...

The alarm is being sounded after it recently became apparent that not a single one of the 93 doctors connected to Red Deer's Primary Care Network (PCN) is currently accepting new patients.On the PCN's...