Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Live community update on shelter site selection process this Friday
Red Deer city council will be hosting a live community update to share information on the permanent shelter location. On February 3 at 9:10 a.m., Mayor Ken Johnston and members of council will be prov...
Feb 02, 2023
NDP urges Alberta government come clean on long-running dalliance to pull out of CPP
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's government needs to end its long-running dalliance with pulling the province out of the Canada Pension Plan and come clean on its p...
Feb 02, 2023
United Way Central Alberta releases new Community Impact Strategy
United Way Central Alberta (UWCA) says they are pleased to announce the completion of a new Community Impact Strategy. Officials say after several months of community conversations and deliberations i...
Feb 02, 2023
Groundhog Day: Furry forecasters make their spring prognostications
Famed and furry forecasters of spring are set to make their predictions this morning. It's Groundhog Day, and as folklore goes, a groundhog will emerge from its burrow and if it does not see its shado...
Feb 02, 2023
Louis Bull First Nation signs historic child welfare agreement with feds
An Alberta First Nation north of Red Deer signed an agreement today with Ottawa giving it the autonomy to administer its child welfare.Louis Bull Tribe at Maskwacis becomes the first in the province t...
Feb 01, 2023
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accepts role in Calgary advising law firm
CALGARY, AB - Jason Kenney, more than three months after stepping down as Alberta's premier, has landed a new role as a Calgary-based adviser in law firm Bennett Jones.Kenney, who is also a former fed...
Feb 01, 2023
Former Alberta top doctor, Deena Hinshaw, finds temporary public health post in B.C.
VICTORIA - The former chief medical officer of health in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, has a new short-term role as the deputy provincial health officer in British Columbia.B.C.'s provincial health offi...
Feb 01, 2023
Rebels beat Pats 6-5 in front of record crowd at Centrium
With a sold out, record-breaking crowd, the Red Deer Rebels fought their way to a 6-5 win against the Regina Pats in overtime on Tuesday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium.While the previous regular se...
Jan 31, 2023
Poilievre bringing in record fundraising dollars, more than previous Tory leaders
OTTAWA - The Conservative party has set a fundraising record for a non-election year under the new leadership of Pierre Poilievre, and it is outpacing other federal parties. Elections Canada data show...
Jan 31, 2023
Alberta promising changes to campuses amid university 'woke' free speech standoff
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says changes are coming to further protect free speech on campuses as a former professor speaking out on so-called "woke" policies prepares for a showdown with the Un...
Jan 31, 2023