Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

On September 15, 1922, a monument was unveiled in Red Deer that has stood the test of time.The Red Deer Cenotaph, carved from Tyndall limestone by Major Frank H. Norbury, The City says, is situated on...

The Border Paving Plaza project in the town of Blackfalds is now underway after council awarded a tender on Tuesday.In a 4-3 vote at council's meeting on September 13, Timcon Construction in Red Deer ...

Two Red Deer business owners are featured in a new TV series on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).Entitled Bears' Lair, which debuted Sept. 11, entrepreneurs with Indigenous backgrounds...

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney and former governor general Adrienne Clarkson are to eulogize Queen Elizabeth at a memorial service Monday in Ottawa. Canadian artists Rufus Wainwright an...

Red Deer saw a dip in home sales last month when compared to the month before and August 2021.According to the latest Residential Market Update from Central Alberta Realtors Association, there were 15...

For over 51 years, Colleen Preston's life brimmed with, "constant burden," thanks to a childhood diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes.Thousands of insulin doses later, the Innisfail resident has a fresh outlo...

OTTAWA - Canada is sending 15 delegates to the queen's state funeral in London, England, on Monday, while celebrities will take part in a procession of recipients of national honours. Prime Minister J...

The new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Alberta next week.The province says adult Albertans can make appointments for the Moderna Spikevax booster starting on Wednesday.The bivalent vac...

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament of all political stripes are expected to rise in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth today during a special sitting of the House of Commons. The House Speaker is recalli...

Alberta RCMP Major Crimes is investigating after the discovery of a Red Deer man's body in Mountain View County this week.On Sept. 12, 2022, at 8:30 p.m., Didsbury RCMP were dispatched to an oil lease...