Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Emergency surgical patients who'd normally be treated at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) are currently being diverted to facilities in Calgary and Edmonton.Alberta Health Services (AHS) conf...

Red Deer's two Members of Parliament are responding to news today that Erin O'Toole is no longer leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.In a media release, Red Deer-Lacombe's Blaine Calkins' calls...

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole has been voted out as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. A look at some potential contenders to replace him: Pierre Poilievre - The Ottawa-area MP and finance critic is ...

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU) has been deployed to investigate a death in the city of Red Deer. On Feb. 1, at 6:00 p.m., Red Deer RCMP were dispatched to the residential block of 59 Street between ...

COUTTS, Alta. - RCMP say more officers have been called in to help with an illegal blockade at a United States border crossing in southern Alberta, now in its fifth day.Mounties were prepared to make ...

Two local politicians are sharing their thoughts on Black History Month, with the mayor of Red Deer offering a proclamation and interview.The month, which celebrates Black icons and revolutionaries su...

*Today's updated COVID data is below...Alberta's premier says there are continued encouraging trends and the province has passed the peak of the Omicron wave.Jason Kenney says there has been continuin...

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Premier Jason Kenney is stating the protesters at the Coutts border crossing are assaulting RCMP officers asking them to leave.In a YouTube live stream, Kenney says he was not...

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - ***UPDATE - As of 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, some truckers blockading highway-4 at the Coutts border crossing began to leave the area. Dozens of RCMP officers confronted individuals in ...

A public engagement tour making its way across the province in support of the RCMP in Alberta made a stop in Red Deer on Monday.Hosted by the National Police Federation (NPF), the KeepAlbertaRCMP Comm...