Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

The 36th annual Agri-Trade Equipment Expo is returning this year, running Nov. 10 - 12, at Westerner Park.Last year, the Expo was cancelled due to the pandemic. Safety precautions this year, however, ...

Central Albertans who normally like to attend the annual Remembrance Day service held at cole Secondaire Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in Red Deer each year, will have to do so virtually t...

The Government of Alberta announced Monday the return of the Wellness Resiliency and Partnerships (WRaP) project to help students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).The province will be alloc...

Red Deer has 234 active cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, up two from Friday.Meantime, the city's total number of recorded cases is up by 53 over the last three days to 9,188, while recoveries are up 51...

As the city of Red Deer packs up from the eventful Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR), it still remains the talk of the town. Perhaps it's the excitement from the action or the majestic horses and bulls that...

It was a fitting finale for the return of Professional Rodeo in Canada. After a 24 month absence, the Canadian Finals Rodeo returned to Red Deer's Peavey Mart Centrium to ring down the curtain on the ...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

WASHINGTON - For the first time in nearly 20 months, non-essential traffic is once again moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. land border. Shortly after midnight, Customs and Border Protec...

While the Red Deer Rebels were ultimately defeated by the Winnipeg ICE this Sunday afternoon at Wayne Fleming Arena, they did not let the home team win that easy.In an electrifying first period, Winni...

Veteran Canadian bareback rider Ty Taypotat made the most of his match-up with the 2021 World Champion Bareback Horse, Calgary Stampede's Xplosive Skies (88.5 points) to win the Saturday night 5th rou...