Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

The Wild Rose School Division has sent a letter to the Minister of Health requesting a meeting to discuss the accessibility of mental health services in their communities. The letter, created June 6 a...

The 75th Red Deer Highland Games made their grand return on Saturday, after two years off.Taking place at the Harvard Business Park near Red Deer Airport in Springbrook, the event was very well-attend...

Two men convicted in the slayings of three family members in central Alberta nine years ago have again had their parole eligibility changed.In 2013, Joshua Frank and Jason Klaus killed Klaus's father,...

Some of Red Deer's finest citizens were honoured for their efforts at the 2022 Mayor's Recognition Awards on Thursday night.The awards were back after a pandemic-caused hiatus.This year the Mayor's Sp...

Canadian left-leaning politicians are decrying the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, while a prominent anti-abortion group that holds sway within the Conser...

UPDATE - June 24 Statement from The City of Red Deer: We continue to assess and evaluate the impact of yesterday's heavy rainfall. Several neighbourhoods across the city were affected by localized flo...

All golfers who made the cut at this year's Alberta Open presented by SVR Lawyers, teed off on Thursday for the final round at Sundre Golf Club But by noon, heavy rain brought them off the course and ...

EDMONTON - One of the front-runners to replace Jason Kenney as Alberta's premier says if she wins, legislation will be introduced this fall to ignore federal laws deemed harmful to provincial interest...

The City of Red Deer recently announced that Great Chief Park ball diamonds, community ball diamonds, and City-run sports fields are closed today due to wet conditions. As well, all scheduled activiti...

Bold, modern and fierce were words used to describe the new logo, unveiled Thursday, for Red Deer Polytechnic's 15 athletics teams.The change comes as the institution recently became a polytechnic, tr...