Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Winter weather for Central Alberta including wind warning
Meteorologists with Environment Canada say strong, damaging winds with gusts up to 100 km/h will diminish from west to east this evening. Some areas will also experience low visibility due to blowing ...
Nov 14, 2021

ASAA provincial football results
Below are the results from the first round of the ASAA Provincial Playoffs for 2021 from this weekend as well as next week's match-ups.Please note the two separate Divisions this year at the Tier I le...
Nov 14, 2021

Canada has no choice but to bar Huawei from 5G mobile networks, security experts say
OTTAWA - As the Liberal government prepares to unfurl its policy on next-generation mobile networks, global security experts say all signs point to the exclusion of Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies ...
Nov 14, 2021

Rebels wrap up seven game eastern road trip with 4-2 win in Prince Albert
The Red Deer Rebels completed their eastern tour in the same way they started: with a win. Playing against the Prince Albert Raiders, the Rebels won 4-2 at the Art Hauser Centre Friday evening.The Rai...
Nov 12, 2021

Remembering after the flags come down
While the Flags of Remembrance and their plaques come down in Sylvan Lake, the duty to remember remains forever at full-mast for the Veterans Voices of Canada (VVOC).Each year, VVOC raises 128 Canadia...
Nov 12, 2021

Red Deer with 193 active cases of COVID-19
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer has now dipped below 200.As of Nov. 12, Red Deer has 193 active cases of coronavirus, down from 234 reported Nov. 9. Updated numbers were unavailable No...
Nov 12, 2021

Agri-Trade exhibitors express gratitude with show
The 36th annual Agri-Trade Equipment Expo has been a busy and successful three days at Red Deer's Westerner Park.After last year's cancellation from the pandemic, exhibitors at the event were pleased ...
Nov 12, 2021

Alberta deletes Nazi 'both sides' reference in decades-old school guidance document
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is deleting a decades-old reference in a curriculum guidance paper that urges teachers to focus on positive and negative aspects of the Nazi Germany regime. Education...
Nov 12, 2021

Canada could authorize vaccine for kids 5-11 in "one to two weeks"
Health Canada says a decision on whether to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine for children will come "in the next one to two weeks," leaving open the possibility that some kids could be at least partially ...
Nov 12, 2021

Innisfail RCMP investigating alleged stabbing incident
One man is in hospital with serious injuries after an alleged stabbing in Red Deer County Wednesday night.On Nov. 10, at approximately 7:38 p.m, Innisfail RCMP were dispatched to a rural property wher...
Nov 11, 2021