Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

The Red Deer region's unemployment rate saw a significant decrease in July compared to the month before and the same month last year.According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, the Red Dee...

Red Deer's crime severity index (CSI) increased in 2021, according to a recent report by Statistics Canada (StatCan).The CSI measures the changes in the level of severity of crime in Canada, its provi...

For Albertans struggling to make ends meet, an extra $100 can go a long way. The Alberta Government announced on Friday, August 5, 2022, that it is expanding the Temporary Rent Assistance Benefit (TRA...

Defence lawyers working with Legal Aid Alberta have voted to stop taking any cases for two weeks.They say it is their response to what they call the provincial government underfunding the system.The C...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is tightening the rules around employee bonuses in light of the six-figure payout to the chief medical officer of health.Finance Minister Jason Nixon says the civil s...

A central Alberta golf resort has once again been named (twice) to ScoreGolf's list of top 100 courses in Canada.Wolf Creek's Links and Old courses, come in at #52 and #67, respectivelyBoth courses, w...

The Stanley Cup will be coming to Innisfail on August 8, 2022.Town officials confirm that the Cup will arrive at an undetermined time Monday morning. After its arrival, a public event will be held at ...

Team Canada maintained its perfect record at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer Wednesday night with a 3-0 shutout victory over Sweden.The win solidifies a sport for Canada's National Men's Summer Und...

It was practically a scene from a movie. A group of young boys in Red Deer had never played a competitive soccer game together; some had never even played the sport. But one coach saw a spark and brou...

Local swimmer Rebecca Smith and her team have already scored a few medals for Team Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.The international multi-sport event is held every four y...