Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

The Black Knight Inn is coming down.As rdnewsNOW reported last October, the building was up for sale with the intention of demolishing it sometime in 2022. It opened in 1977, 45 years ago.Brett Salomo...

The 2022 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship is returning this August, but not to Red Deer.rdnewsNOW reported last Sunday that Red Deer wouldn't be part of the rebooted 2022 edition, which will be h...

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will commit another $2 billion as a one-time top-up to help provincial health systems work through their surgical and diagnostic b...

Alberta's government has announced it is upgrading trails, investing in public transit and expanding Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park to conserve and protect the environment while improving outdoor...

Free temporary parking is returning to 215 stalls in Red Deer, offering easier access to downtown businesses for the remainder of 2022. Starting March 23, drivers will notice one in every five meters ...

It's time to lace up again because the Woody's RV World Marathon is back in Red Deer this spring. After a two year pause from the pandemic, the 22nd event will now be hosted over the May long weekend ...

EDMONTON - Two of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's backbenchers have broken ranks, calling the United Conservative Party's revamped leadership review a sham and saying it's time for Premier Jason Kenney...

Red Deer was a stop this week in a series of town hall meetings taking place across the province in hopes of encouraging people to travel once again.The town halls hosted by Travel Alberta and the Tou...

This past winter, defined by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) as December through February, was the 45th coldest in Red Deer over the last 102 years.The city's average temperature over tho...

BRUSSELS (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for "military assistance without limitations" as he addressed an emergency NATO summit on Thursday, the first of three urgent meetings U....