Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

A Red Deer Crown prosecutor has confirmed the death of a man accused in the killing of a local doctor last year. Bina Border told Justice Paul Belzil in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench Thursday that D...

If you were looking at Red Deer's night skies over the week, you may have noticed a purple hue; and you're not wrong. November is Family Violence Prevention month and the Purple Light Nights campaign ...

While there are over 30 first time qualifiers at the 47th edition of the Canadian Finals Rodeo, several veterans made their presence felt on night number one at the Peavey Mart Centrium in Red Deer. O...

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations that he is blaming the province's chief medical officer of health for Alberta's failures in the handling of the fourth wave of COVID-19. "The b...

Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Jason Copping held a live COVID-19 update on Wednesday.They announced that more Albertans are now eligible for ...

The annual Project Red Ribbon campaign organized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) this year hits closer to home for Red Deerians. It is in honor of Chloe Kaniusis, a 30-year-old mother of two y...

The new Eagle Builders Centre in Blackfalds will finally open this month.The facility, which houses a flashy hockey arena and municipal library was supposed to open in September, in time for the AJHL'...

CALGARY - A man who was to face trial later this month in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic has apparently died. Deng Mabiour, 54, was charged with first-degree murder...

Active COVID-19 cases in the city of Red Deer continue to trend lower.As of Tuesday, the number of active COVID cases in the city is 268, down 25 from Monday. Recoveries, meanwhile, rose by 40 to 8,74...

Rodeo fans have now gathered in Red Deer this week to take in the country's premiere rodeo event, the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR).Officials note it's been 24 months since fans last gathered to watch t...