Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Rebels shut out Hitmen 3-0
Following a dominant win over the Swift Current Broncos on Wednesday, the Red Deer Rebels followed that up with a 3-0 shut out victory over the Calgary Hitmen at the Peavey Mart Centrium Friday night....
Dec 17, 2021
Calkins not impressed with fed's fiscal update
The Conservative MP for Red Deer-Lacombe is expressing his disappointment in the federal government's fiscal update this week.Blaine Calkins says the Liberals have no plan to address the current cost-...
Dec 17, 2021
Free rapid COVID-19 test kits now available in Alberta
Rapid COVID-19 test kits are available for free to all Albertans as of today.Earlier this week, the province addressed the growing concern surrounding the Omicron variant of COVID-19. One of the new m...
Dec 17, 2021
Governments commit up to $300M for high-speed internet in Alberta
Canadians across the country need access to reliable, high-speed Internet and the provincial and federal governments are helping residents out. Nate Glubish, Minister of Service Alberta and Strathcona...
Dec 16, 2021
Woman sentenced for her involvement in fatal Red Deer shooting
Sentencing has taken place for a woman charged following a fatal shooting outside a Red Deer Walmart two years ago.Crystal Lee Maurice, 32, was scheduled to have a two-day preliminary hearing in Red D...
Dec 16, 2021
Extreme Cold Warning ended for Red Deer area
Meteorologists with Environment Canada say an Extreme Cold Warning has ended for Red Deer and the surrounding region. The Extreme Cold Warning has ended for: Camrose Co. near Bashaw and Meeting Creek ...
Dec 16, 2021
Canadian Pacific hosting virtual 'Holiday Train at Home'
Canadian Pacific (CP) will once again host its 'Holiday Train at Home' concert virtually this year on Saturday, December 18 at 6 p.m. to raise money for North American food banks.Traditionally, the ho...
Dec 16, 2021
December rent report shows dip for Red Deer
The latest National Rent Report is out, courtesy Rentals.ca, and Red Deer's average rent has gone down.From November to December, the average cost of a one-bedroom place went from $953 to $912. That's...
Dec 16, 2021
Rebels smoke the Broncos in 6-1 win
The Red Deer Rebels melted the ice with a fiery 6-1 win over the Swift Current Broncos at the Peavey Mart Centrium Wednesday night.The first period saw the Rebels Jhett Larson open the scoring by pott...
Dec 15, 2021
Local coverage of CP Newsmaker of the Year: Children who didn't return from residential schools
On Wednesday, the Canadian Press announced its newsmaker of the year: the children who didn't come home from residential schools.The newsmaker of the year is selected by a survey of editors across the...
Dec 15, 2021