Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Price at the gas pumps could rise more as OPEC Plus cuts production
Gasoline prices in Canada continue to creep higher ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend. According to retail fuel price tracking website GasBuddy.com, the national average price for regular gasoline...
Oct 5, 2022
Alberta UCP wraps up voting Thursday, prepares to announce new premier
EDMONTON - Alberta's governing United Conservative Party is scheduled pick the province's new premier Thursday, and political observers say its next step should be getting back on the same page as the...
Oct 5, 2022
This Month with Mayor Ken Johnston: September 2022
Welcome to 'This Month with Mayor Ken Johnston,' a new feature on rdnewsNOW.com, as of January 2022.Going forward, we invite you, the readers, to submit questions to us by messaging us on Facebook or ...
Oct 5, 2022
Red Deer County re-designates land for potential solar electric vehicle charging station
A potential solar-powered electric vehicle charging station is one step closer to Red Deer County.County council unanimously gave second and third reading at their meeting on Tuesday to a bylaw re-des...
Oct 4, 2022
Lewis confident Poilievre will include all caucus voices, as he picks critics
OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis says she is confident Pierre Poilievre will ensure all of the party's caucus voices are heard, amid calls for him to name her to a critic role. Lewis ran ...
Oct 4, 2022
Agri-Trade Equipment Expo announces 2022 Ag Innovations finalists
The 38th Agri-Trade Equipment Expo is set to open at Westerner Park this year in Red Deer from November 9-11. For three days, attendees can explore the newest equipment, technology, innovations and se...
Oct 4, 2022
Smith won't seek early vote if she wins UCP leadership, becomes next Alberta premier
CALGARY - United Conservative Party leadership candidate Danielle Smith says if she wins this week's vote and becomes the next Alberta premier, she would not call an early election to seek a broad man...
Oct 3, 2022
More MRI, CT scans being completed than before pandemic: AHS
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says more MRI and CT scans are being completed now than before the COVID-19 pandemic and there are shorter wait times for urgent cases.AHS reports that nearly 20,000 of t...
Oct 3, 2022
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools implements new curriculum and staggered entry process
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) says they kicked off their school year with an optional staggered entry process and implementation of the new curriculum.Officials say the staggered entry ap...
Oct 3, 2022
Rebels knock off Bedard-led Pats 4-2
Much was made of CHL phenom Connor Bedard's latest trip to Red Deer to face the Rebels, but the 17-year-old couldn't quite steer his team to victory Saturday night.Red Deer and Regina played to a 4-2 ...
Oct 1, 2022