Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Woody's RV World Marathon takes place this weekend
Don't forget! The Woody's RV World Marathon is taking place this weekend in Red Deer."The thing I'm probably most looking forward to is having everybody get back to racing. We're an early season run s...
May 19, 2022
Rebels complete trade with Warriors
Red Deer Rebels Owner/President/General Manager Brent Sutter has announced the club has completed a trade with the Moose Jaw Warriors.The Rebels have acquired goaltender Kyle Kelsey ('04) from Moose J...
May 19, 2022
UCP leadership race gears up after Premier Kenney announces resignation
The race for a new United Conservative Party leader is gearing up after Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced he's stepping down.Kenney garnered 51.4 per cent support in a review of his leadership, w...
May 19, 2022
'A fine leader': Reaction to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigning after UCP review
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Wednesday he is stepping down as leader of the United Conservative Party after the party announced he had won a leadership review with just 51.4 per cent of votes. He...
May 19, 2022
Kenney steps down as UCP leader with 51.4 per cent support
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced he is stepping down as UCP leader.The announcement was made Wednesday evening following the results of a party leadership review released in Calgary on May 1...
May 18, 2022
Rebels select two at 2022 WHL U.S. Priority Draft
The Red Deer Rebels selected two players at the 2022 Western Hockey League U.S. Priority Draft on Wednesday. With the 14th overall pick in round one, the Rebels selected Jeramiah Roberts, a forward fr...
May 18, 2022
Central Alberta school divisions welcome and plan for Ukrainian students
Four local school divisions in and around Red Deer have already welcomed over 25 students from Ukraine and are continuing to prepare for more.WOLF CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLSWolf Creek Public Schools says th...
May 18, 2022
UCP leadership review results to be announced Wednesday
Officials say the United Conservative Party has completed the verification stage of its leadership review process and will begin counting ballots on Wednesday. "Hundreds of Party volunteers on all sid...
May 17, 2022
More signs Alberta is passing latest COVID-19 wave, says health minister
According to Alberta's health minister, there are more signs that the province is putting the BA.2 wave behind us.Jason Copping said the average PCR test positivity rate over the past six days is abou...
May 17, 2022
Copping and Hinshaw to provide update on COVID-19
Health Minister Jason Copping and Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will provide an update on COVID-19 today and the ongoing work to protect public health.The news conferen...
May 17, 2022