Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer District Chamber to hold panel discussion on what it takes to run for municipal government
The Red Deer District Chamber, in collaboration with Alberta Municipalities, is set to hold a panel discussion on public service and leadership.On Thursday, June 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pidherney C...
Jun 18, 2025
Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre welcomes new facility dog, Rue
The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) has welcomed a new facility dog.The new Dogs with Wings facility dog, Rue, has been training with his new handler, RCMP Cst. Heather Parenteau and beg...
Jun 18, 2025
Red Deer County council approves grant funding for community organizations
Red Deer County council has unanimously approved a motion to award 19 community groups $300,000 from the 2025 Rural Community Facility Capital Assistance Grant program.The motion was brought forward f...
Jun 18, 2025
Food processing company pleads guilty to workplace safety charge in smokehouse death
EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died. The Crown has asked for 25 other charg...
Jun 18, 2025
Few Canadians support Canada Post privatization, but open to sweeping changes: survey
A new survey finds less support among Canadians for the privatization of Canada Post, but many are open to large-scale changes. Survey results from the Angus Reid Institute, released Wednesday, found ...
Jun 18, 2025
Missing: Sheridan Svederus, 30, of Red Deer
The Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding missing 30-year-old Sheridan Svederus.She was last seen on June 15 at 6:50 p.m. wearing a blue sweatshirt and gray sweat pants. Police say...
Jun 18, 2025
Update 5: Alberta wildfire update
Rain aids Alberta firefighting efforts, enabling more residents to return home as wildfire containment improves.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., June 17)There are 57 wildfires currently burning across...
Jun 18, 2025
Canadian population growth continued to slow with almost no increase in Q1: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says population growth stalled in the first quarter. The agency says the Canadian population rose by 20,107 people from Jan. 1 to April 1 to 41,548,787, the smallest increas...
Jun 18, 2025
Carney to return to Ottawa after fruitful summit with G7 leaders in Alberta
KANANASKIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. He had been meeting with world leaders since Sunday to discuss topics such as U...
Jun 18, 2025
MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
OTTAWA - Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek officially resigned as an MP on Tuesday - the earliest he was legally allowed to step aside.Kurek promised just after the April election that he would vacate...
Jun 17, 2025