Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Year in Review: Lacombe mayor says city is in positive financial and communal position after growth
The City of Lacombe says they are starting off 2023 in a good financial and communal position following a year of growth.In a year-end interview this week, Mayor Grant Creasey and Chief Administrative...
Jan 13, 2023
Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father's legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54.Her death in a ...
Jan 13, 2023
Operator for new recovery community revealed at open house
We now know that Edgewood Health Network will be the operator of a 75-bed recovery community -- an Alberta first -- in Red Deer's north end.Edgewood, whose vice president for western Canada, Dr. Chris...
Jan 12, 2023
Bedard's final game in Red Deer headed toward sellout
Fans wanting to see hockey phenom Connor Bedard likely play his final game in Red Deer are encouraged to act quickly. Tickets are going fast and are already 75 per cent sold for the January 31 tilt at...
Jan 12, 2023
Japanese PM Kishida visits Ottawa, asks for Canada's help on clean energy transition
OTTAWA - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is looking to Canada to help his country wean itself off fossil fuels from places like Russia. Kishida is in Ottawa today for his first visit as Japan's ...
Jan 12, 2023
Blackfalds Bulldogs to bid for Centennial Cup
The Blackfalds Bulldogs are putting in a bid to host either the 2024 or 2025 Centennial Cup, Canada's Junior A hockey championship.Hockey Canada will be making an announcement on both by March.The Cen...
Jan 12, 2023
Fatal bat fungus White Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta
EDMONTON - A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta. White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that starves bats to death b...
Jan 12, 2023
Airlines, airports, transport minister to testify on holiday travel mess at committee
OTTAWA - From long hours waiting on hold to sleepless nights on airport floors and desperate scrambles to rebook flights and find missing bags, it was a holiday travel season that no one had on their ...
Jan 12, 2023
'A raw nerve': Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
The Department of National Defence has awarded a grant to a University of Alberta professor to conduct a deep dive into the extent of white supremacy in the Canadian Armed Forces. Andy Knight, a profe...
Jan 12, 2023
Rebels' Uchacz adds to WHL goal lead in shootout win over Moose Jaw
En route to a 4-3 shootout win, the Red Deer Rebels gave up three one-goal leads to the Moose Jaw Warriors Wednesday night.The teams had met three prior times this season, Red Deer winning 4-2 on on t...
Jan 11, 2023