Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Rebels lose their first game of season against Winnipeg ICE
After a 15-game winning streak to start the season, the Red Deer Rebels lost their first game 3-1 on Tuesday against the Winnipeg ICE at the Wayne Fleming Arena.This season, the Rebels have beat a fra...
Nov 08, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wins legislature seat
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is back in the Legislature after winning a seat more than seven years after she left. Smith has defeated four opponents to win the byelection in th...
Nov 08, 2022
Thurber Remembrance Day ceremony once again amazes in honouring those who've served
For the first time since 2019, a rousing, tear-inducing service of remembrance like ones the school had become acclaimed for hosting pre-pandemic, took place at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High Scho...
Nov 08, 2022
Extreme Cold Warning for Red Deer region
Meteorologists with Environment and Climate Change Canada have issued an Extreme Cold Warning for many parts of central Alberta. An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for:Camrose Co. near Bashaw and Me...
Nov 08, 2022
Festival of Trees in need of volunteers
The 29th annual Festival of Trees in Red Deer is in need of volunteers.With the fundraising event set to open on Friday, November 25, organizers say volunteers are still needed from November 19 to 27....
Nov 08, 2022
New Alberta energy minister to keep coal moratorium, consider well clean-up breaks
EDMONTON - Alberta's new energy minister says that for now, he will maintain an order protecting the Rocky Mountains from coal development. But Peter Guthrie says his department is already working on ...
Nov 08, 2022
Alberta Opposition demands Smith revoke call for advice from COVID 'bioweapon' doc
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says Premier Danielle Smith must cancel the invitation for advice from Dr. Paul Alexander, a high-profile critic of mainstream COVID-19 science who has referred to the ...
Nov 08, 2022
Agri-Trade Equipment Expo attracts European exhibitors
It's yet another sold out show for the 38th Agri-Trade Equipment Expo this week, with some exhibitors seeking opportunities in Red Deer all the way from Europe due to the war's impact on the industry....
Nov 08, 2022
Red Deer operating and capital budgets released; 4.79 per cent property tax increase proposed
A property tax rate increase is being proposed for Red Deerians next year.Red Deer city administration officially handed over its proposed 2023-2024 operating and capital budgets to council during the...
Nov 08, 2022
Health ministers expect details after promise of federal funding boost
VANCOUVER - Provincial and territorial health ministers have presented a united front as they seek more federal funding, and today expect to hear more details on cash promised by their federal counter...
Nov 08, 2022