Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

CALGARY - Inch by inch. Step by step. It could be the lyrics to a country and western song featured at the Calgary Stampede, but in reality it was the progress Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was making...

A group championing pro-choice rights took to Red Deer's downtown Saturday afternoon.The rally was in response to the recent repeal of Roe v. Wade in the United States on June 24. The ruling, which gu...

Red Deer day campers at the Northside Community Centre YMCA (6391 76 St.) took a trip under the sea on Friday. "We are bringing the ocean to Red Deer today," said Kaja Verret Holding, Assistant Manage...

At least five homes were significantly damaged on Thursday due to a tornado that touched down in the Sundre area.RCMP tell rdnewsNOW one of the five homes was levelled, adding that there were no fatal...

To disappoint is simply not in the vocabulary of Cirque du Soleil, delivering yet another electrifying, hair-raising and whimsical performance, obliterating the boundaries of the human body with their...

The City of Red Deer is "temporarily cancelling" the Highway 11A/Northland Drive project, originally scheduled to begin this year. Presented at Monday's council meeting, administration said the pause ...

This Monday, 66 Grade 2 students from across Red Deer Public Schools (RDPS) kicked off their first day at the Reading College program to improve their reading and writing skills throughout the month o...

The Government of Alberta announced on Monday new social supports for eligible Ukrainians arriving in the province, including temporary funding to cover basic expenses and a child care subsidy. "Ukrai...

Red Deer RCMP say they have laid over 15 charges on a local repeat offender after multiple property crime investigations. Mounties arrested and charged 35-year-old Zacharias Paradoski in relation to a...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced that the Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be closed on Monday until 3 p.m. due to a gap in physician coverage. They confirm the Se...