Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Alberta premier says truckers' border blockade violates traffic laws and must end
COUTTS, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a truck convoy that's blockaded a highway at a busy U.S. border crossing as part of a protest against vaccine mandates violates the province's Traffic...
Jan 30, 2022
Snow and strong winds expected for Red Deer region
Meteorologists with Environment Canada say poor visibility in snow and blowing snow, with strong wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h, will develop Monday morning and end by Monday evening. Travel is expected ...
Jan 30, 2022
This Month with Mayor Ken Johnston: January 2022
Welcome to 'This Month with Mayor Ken Johnston,' a new feature on rdnewsNOW.com, as of January 2022.This month, all questions were submitted to the mayor by rdnewsNOW staff. Going forward, we invite y...
Jan 30, 2022
Rebels blow away Hurricanes 8-1 for third straight win
The Lethbridge Hurricanes were almost never in it Saturday night as they took on the Red Deer Rebels at the Peavey Mart Centrium.It helps the Rebels have the league's two leading point-getters, of cou...
Jan 29, 2022
Convoys against mandates in other Canadian cities support of Ottawa truck protest
EDMONTON - Like many of those gathered near the Alberta legislature to support a convoy of trucks that inched their way through Edmonton's downtown streets for several hours on Saturday, Kyla Keulers ...
Jan 29, 2022
The latest on the anti-vaccine mandate protest happening on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - The latest developments on Saturday's planned protest by truckers of COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government. *Times shown are Eastern Time6:40 p.m.Cpl. Curtis Pe...
Jan 29, 2022
Officials decry 'desecration' of monuments during Ottawa protest
Some protesters jumped on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and others fastened an inverted Canadian flag to a statue of Terry Fox as they decried vaccine mandates in the nation's capital on Saturday. T...
Jan 29, 2022
DynaLIFE to begin providing community lab services across Alberta July 1
Alberta Health Services says in a release that it has reached an agreement with Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) on a contract for DynaLIFE Medical Labs to deliver community laboratory services ac...
Jan 29, 2022
Thousands expected at anti-vaccine mandate protest set to take over Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Thousands of protesters are expected to continue a weekend-long rally to oppose COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in Ottawa's downtown core on Saturday. Pro...
Jan 29, 2022
Lacombe council reaffirms funding committment for track and field facility at Lacombe Athletic Park
Lacombe city council reaffirmed its 2022 commitment to Phase 2 Expansion of the Lacombe Athletic Park Association's (LAPA) track and field facility at Monday's meeting. Phase 1 of the project began in...
Jan 28, 2022