Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Red Deer is the site of the first of 10 in-person town hall meetings for the Alberta Next Panel over the next few months.On July 15 starting at 6 p.m., at the sold-out event at the Marquis Room in the...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose steep new tariffs on Canada. Trump said in a letter to Ca...