Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

A Red Deer non-profit is ready to launch mental health training for sports coaches three years after a young man took his own life.Alex Ennis, affectionately known as Al, was 26 when he died by suicid...

One of Capstone's first developments may be a strip mall.Red Deer city council passed first reading at Monday's meeting of a Land Use Bylaw Amendment for a site exception to consider a commercial buil...

Councillor Lawrence Lee put out a call for better telecommunication services in Red Deer at council's latest meeting on Monday.While not a resident himself of an area with poor service, he said he was...

CALGARY - The Alberta government continues to make its case for a provincial police force, saying it would add hundreds of front-line officers to small detachments.The United Conservative government o...

Red Deer home sales were slightly lower in July when compared to the month before, but still higher than the same month last year.According to the latest stats from Central Alberta Realtors Associatio...

Blackfalds RCMP continue to investigate the tragic hit and run collision that occurred on July 6, 2022, south of 40 Ave at McKenzie Road, that left a 45-year-old cyclist deceased . READ MORE: Mother o...

United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership candidate Travis Toews spoke to central Albertans Monday night to answer the question, "how do we go forward" as a united party. Toews was the last candidate...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to release July's inflation data this morning. Economists believe the inflation rate may have already peaked given the recent drop in gas prices, which fuelled M...

The Government of Alberta has unveiled a new talent recruitment plan targeting skilled workers from Toronto and Vancouver.The campaign is titled 'Alberta is Calling' and aims to attract more professio...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has so far declined to pick a favourite in the race to succeed him, but when asked to comment on a prominent platform plank of one of the leading candidates, re...