Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Investigation underway into possible privacy breach on Alberta's vaccine records website
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has reported a possible privacy breach on its COVID-19 vaccine records website.A technical issue on the site residents can use to access their updated proof of...
Nov 26, 2021

Intense weather systems head for B.C. as province reopens, repairs major road routes
VICTORIA - Rainstorms of increasing intensity are forecast to hit British Columbia over the coming days, prompting warnings for people to be prepared to evacuate floodwaters if necessary. Public Safet...
Nov 26, 2021

Red Deer down to 132 active cases of COVID-19
CENTRAL ZONERed Deer has 132 active cases of COVID-19, down 13 from Wednesday.Meantime, recoveries in Red Deer rose by 15 to 9,162, as the total number of COVID-19 cases attributed to Red Deer rose by...
Nov 25, 2021

UPDATED: Multi-tractor trailer crash on QEII causes fatality
A person is sadly deceased following a major multi-vehicle collision on the QEII Highway Thursday morning.RCMP say the crash occurred at about 6:15, northbound at the Crandall overpass near Ponoka.Pre...
Nov 25, 2021

Smile Cookies raised over $38,000 in Red Deer this year
Red Deerians consumed 38,671 Tim Hortons Smile Cookies this past September. That same dollar amount -- $1 per cookie from every Tim's across Canada -- supports local charities.Red Deer locations have ...
Nov 25, 2021

Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit charge male with first-degree murder in Red Deer
A Drayton Valley man has been charged in the death of a Red Deer man earlier this month.On Nov. 14, at 3:05 p.m., Red Deer RCMP received a request to attend a residence in the area of 58 Avenue and 69...
Nov 25, 2021

Oil Kings end Rebels five game win streak
The Red Deer Rebels saw their five game winning streak come to an end after a 5-3 loss to the Oil Kings at Rogers Place in Edmonton Wednesday night.The first period was off to a slow start until the R...
Nov 25, 2021

Red Deer up to 145 active cases of COVID-19
Alberta is reporting 464 new cases of COVID-19 today. Combined with recoveries, that means there are now 5,033 active cases, up 32. (NOTE: A previous version of this story stated there was a decrease ...
Nov 24, 2021

Lacombe approves $79.7 million Capital Plan
Lacombe city council has approved an updated 10-year Capital Plan.The estimated value of the plan for 2022-2031 is $79.7 million.It identifies potential funding sources, including third-party debentur...
Nov 24, 2021

Sylvan Laker wins after going all in on lotto ticket
A Sylvan Lake man is celebrating after winning big on a lotto ticket recently.Shaun Lagouette added the ALL IN to his POKER LOTTO ticket, a $1 add-on which increased his prize from $10,000 to $163,293...
Nov 24, 2021