Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

PM to meet with U.S. senators in Ottawa to talk trade
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with a delegation of U.S. senators this morning who are in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing trade conflict between Canada and the U.S. A media advisory ...
Jul 21, 2025

Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer
OTTAWA - Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer today. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal. Canada Post is a...
Jul 21, 2025

City shares cause of power outage in north Red Deer
A power outage in north Red Deer the evening of Monday, July 14 was caused by a bird on a power pole.The outage occurred around 5 p.m. and affected areas of Pines and Normandeau more significantly, pl...
Jul 16, 2025

Provincial funding announced for Broadway Avenue Reservoir Expansion Project
Construction is well underway on the Broadway Avenue Reservoir Expansion Project in the Town of Blackfalds.On Tuesday afternoon, government officials including Blackfalds Mayor Jamie Hoover, Lacombe C...
Jul 15, 2025
Get your Westerner Days Rotary Sunrise 50/50 tickets
If you're taking in the sights and sounds of Westerner Days this week, make sure to stop by the Rotary Club of Red Deer Sunrise booth and get your 50/50 ticket. As recently as two years ago, the jackp...
Jul 15, 2025

Sylvan Lake man sentenced in break and enter and arson incident
A Sylvan Lake man charged in a residential break-in and arson fire in Kneehill County nearly two years ago, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail. Joseph Vincent, 31, was sentenced in Dr...
Jul 15, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Calgary police officer charged with two counts of second-degree murder
CALGARY - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says a Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow...
Jul 15, 2025

Edmonton-based ceremonial mounted army troop guarding London
OTTAWA - Just over a month after King Charles expressed his support for a "strong and free" Canada in a visit to Ottawa, he invited Canadian soldiers to staff the ceremonial mounted troop which guards...
Jul 15, 2025

Alberta's New Democrat Caucus launches 'Better Together Summer'
Alberta's official opposition announced Monday its new province-wide initiative to connect with Albertans and push back against what they call Premier Danielle Smith's separatist agenda. The 'Better T...
Jul 15, 2025

Inflation rises to 1.9% in June as vehicle price hikes accelerate
Statistics Canada says the pace of inflation accelerated in June as consumers paid more for new and used vehicles.The annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.7 per cent in May...
Jul 15, 2025