Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Tractors, trucks and other vehicles have begun to roll out of a Coutts, ending a blockade that paralyzed a U-S border crossing for more than two weeks.Protesters had been restricting...

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is expected to announce major changes to the border measures designed to counter to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 at 1 p.m. EST. Currently, th...

This story is part two of a special series rdnewsNOW is running throughout February in celebration and observance of Black History Month.If you missed part one, you can read it here: Growing up Black ...

BEIJING - Canada's Olympians have made many trips to the podium at the Beijing Winter Games, but heading into Tuesday, only one of those included a stop on the top step. After an eight-day wait, Canad...

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is hoping any witnesses to an officer involved shooting in Ponoka last week are able to come forward with additional information. On Feb. 10, ASIRT w...

COUTTS, Alta. - RCMP arrested 11 people near the main United States border crossing in southern Alberta on Monday after becoming aware of a cache of firearms and ammunition. RCMP Supt. Roberta McKale ...

Alberta's mandatory mask requirement for children under 12 in all settings and for all students in schools ends today, and Saskatchewan's vaccine passport is over today, too.Premier Jason Kenney annou...

BEIJING - Christine de Bruin wore an Olympic medal around her neck for the first time in her career, and the Canadian bobsledder liked the feeling. "It feels awesome," she said of the bronze medal she...

OTTAWA - New warnings to stand down or face the imminent possibility of harsh consequences have been issued but protesters plugging roads around Parliament Hill as well as Canada's busiest border cros...

The price for a litre of gas spiked in Red Deer this week, as it has in many Canadian communities, according to GasBuddy.com.As of Thursday afternoon, the price in the city had jumped 12 cents overnig...