Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

A former B.C. law enforcement officer currently running across Canada for mental health dollars and awareness will be in Lacombe this coming weekend.The 'Sach-In Motion' run is taking the Ontario-born...

Warmer and drier conditions are returning across the province, which could increase the wildfire risk.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., June 30)There are 62 wildfires currently burning across Alberta i...

The Government of Alberta says its new tax cut will save families money.Effective July 1, 2025, the first $60,000 of income will be taxed at eight per cent, compared to the previous rate of 10 per cen...

The likelihood of Red Deer Rebels Matthew Gard and Luke Vlooswyk getting drafted by the same team in the 2025 NHL Draft were small.... But not impossible.The exact math is unclear but the hockey Gods ...

Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest possible places to make his return to the House of Commons - but the rural Alberta riding he's hoping to win in an August byelection could also be dangero...

TORONTO - A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says progress has been made on removing trade barriers within Canada, but it adds that the patchwork of approaches could creat...

Roughly 5,500 Jehovah's Witnesses are anticipated to gather at the Centrium in Red Deer next month for a three-day program aimed at exploring the meaning of sincere reverence and worship. The event fr...

The Alberta government has reached a deal to off-load what remains of its controversial stockpile of unused children's pain and fever medicine.Kristi Bland, with Alberta Health Services, says they are...

The Government of Alberta is reporting a strong end to the 2024-25 fiscal year.It is posting its fourth consecutive surplus, this time totalling $8.3 billion.The increase in the surplus is largely due...

The chiefs of four First Nations in Alberta say they're eager to take part in the province's nascent data centre industry, but the province is taking the wrong approach to attract large-scale tech pla...