Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
NDP talks health crisis in front of Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
NDP Health Critic David Shepherd stood outside Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre's (RDRHC) Emergency Department on Monday to discuss and criticize the province's handling of various healthcare issues....
May 02, 2022
Rebels to battle Oil Kings in round two of WHL Playoffs
The Red Deer Rebels will face off against their Highway 2 rivals, the Edmonton Oil Kings in Round 2 of the 2022 WHL Playoffs.The best-of-7 Eastern Conference Semifinals begin at Rogers Place on Thursd...
May 02, 2022
Six verified candidates vying to lead the Conservative Party of Canada
OTTAWA - The Conservative party has confirmed that six candidates have been verified as leadership contenders after passing the final hurdles to getting their names on the ballot. Pierre Poilievre, th...
May 02, 2022
Proposed cattle feedlot threatens popular but fragile Alberta lake, residents say
EDMONTON - Thousands of Alberta cottagers and homeowners are waiting anxiously to see if a provincial regulator will allow a large cattle feedlot to be developed near a popular and environmentally fra...
May 02, 2022
Rebels eliminate Wheat Kings in six games with triple overtime victory
With the Brandon Wheat Kings on the ropes heading into Game 6 of their WHL playoff series with the Red Deer Rebels on Sunday, it was Red Deer who eventually came out on top with a 5-4 triple overtime ...
May 01, 2022
How the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping who will be the next Conservative party leader
OTTAWA - The last time federal Conservatives were picking a leader, their race was transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two years later, they are at it again. But this time, the race is hap...
May 01, 2022
Rebels lead Wheat Kings 3-2 after Game 5 victory
The Red Deer Rebels edged their way ahead of the Brandon Wheat Kings in their opening round WHL playoff series, winning 3-1 win Friday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium.The Rebels are now 3-2 in the b...
Apr 29, 2022
General surgeries being diverted from Red Deer Regional Hospital
Surgeries are being diverted from Red Deer Regional Hospital, as of Friday afternoon, according to Alberta Health Services.Friday at about 6 p.m., it was the provincial Opposition NDP who issued a rel...
Apr 29, 2022
Rebels lose 3-1 to Wheat Kings
It's now down to a best-of three series between the Red Deer Rebels and Brandon Wheat Kings after a 3-1 victory for the Wheaties at Westoba Place in Brandon Wednesday night. The Wheat Kings win tied t...
Apr 27, 2022
NDP sounds the alarm on ambulance backlog at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
Fourteen ambulances with emergency patients were backlogged in the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre parking lot on April 25, waiting to access the emergency department. "The UCP's damage to care is s...
Apr 27, 2022