Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

One of the two people killed in a rockfall in Banff National Park has been identified as 70-year-old Jutta Hinrichs of Calgary.The University of Alberta, in a statement, says Hinrichs was an educator ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects and internal trade bill will be voted on today before the House of Commons rises until September. A closure motion the government passed to limit d...

LAKE LOUISE - Rescuers in Alberta are set to resume their search today for anyone else caught up in a massive rockfall that killed one and injured three in a remote section of Banff National Park. Vid...

The City of Red Deer celebrated the outstanding achievements of local individuals, groups and teams at the annual Mayor's Recognition Awards Wednesday night.Each year, city officials note, the awards ...

Lacombe's Tom McKinlay Jr. won the 2025 Alberta Men's Mid-Master Championship on his home course.Over the three-day tournament from June 16-18 at the Lacombe Golf & Country Club, McKinlay Jr. shot...

Red Deer's Molly Simpson added another significant victory to her long list of accomplishments in BMX racing last weekend.The 22-year-old recorded her first victory at the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cu...

EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has been ordered to pay $330,000 after one of its workers became trapped in a smokehouse and died. Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. was directed by a jud...

Red Deer RCMP are reminding residents about the importance of staying vigilant as fraudsters are finding new ways to scam unsuspecting victims. On June 18, 2025, the City of Red Deer reported fraudste...

Officials with the Alberta government say the province's tourism strategy resulted in 12 per cent growth last year, outpacing other provinces at four times the national average.In 2024, the provincial...

GenNext, an affinity group of United Way Central Alberta, has announced that nominations are now open for Central Alberta's 40 Under 40 - Class of 2025. Organizers explain, the initiative celebrates t...