Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Disclaimer: This story contains disturbing and graphic details. A Penhold woman is pleading for help for her 14-year-old daughter after the youth was a victim of online extremist groups, Kaskar, 764, ...

Invest Olds has announced the opening of Data District Inc. in the town of Olds. Officials describe it as an incredible boost to the community and regional economy, saying it represents a major privat...

Lacombe County is receiving $6,300 from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. The money is to support Changes in the Natural World: A Citizen Science Project. The project is a chronolog time-l...

Her name should be familiar to most who have worked in healthcare in Alberta's South Zone over the last several years.Dr. Vivien Suttorp has been selected as Alberta's new, permanent Chief Medical Off...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is hiking the cost to apply for a citizen-initiated referendum by 5,000 per cent, saying it's about making sure applicants are serious. A cabinet order rele...

Alberta's top court has ruled that requiring to-be lawyers in the province to take an oath of allegiance to the reigning monarch is unconstitutional.Unlike some other provinces where the Oath is optio...

Albertans used more energy during a particular day last week than at any other point.The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) says a new peak load of 12,785 MW was reached on Thursday, Dec. 11.The ...

Monday saw an all-time high temperature record set in Red Deer, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. It got up to 11.8 degrees Celsius on Dec. 15, just beating the old record of 11.7, w...

Ponoka town council has renewed the Town of Ponoka residential and business incentive programs until Dec. 31, 2029. The town says the purpose of the program is to attract new residents and businesses ...

Red Deer County council approved the 2026-2028 operating budget and the 2026-2030 capital budget today.The operating budget for 2026 was approved for $64 million, and the capital budget at $36.4 milli...