Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Ground-penetrating radar work begins at former Red Deer industrial school site
Ground-penetrating radar work has begun at the site of the former Red Deer Industrial School.rdnewsNOW has learned that work started on Monday, Oct. 18.The efforts being made there are part of a large...
Oct 25, 2021
Red Deer city council to be sworn in
Red Deer's newly elected city council is officially being sworn in at 5:00 p.m. today.You can watch the ceremony live by clicking the link below.https://meeting.reddeer.ca
Oct 25, 2021
Trial date set for man charged in Red Deer officer-involved shooting
A man charged in an officer-involved shooting during a break-in in Red Deer's Morrisroe neighbourhood last month is going to trial.Scott Bruno, 29, will go to trial on Mar. 30, 2022.He's charged with ...
Oct 25, 2021
Jobs, COVID-19 on the agenda as fall Alberta legislature sitting set to begin
EDMONTON - The fall sitting of the Alberta legislature begins today, and the government says jobs, diversifying the economy and fighting COVID-19 will be the focus.House leader Jason Nixon says the Un...
Oct 25, 2021
Son accused of killing father in central Alberta scheduled for trial this week
Patrick William Freeman, a Sylvan Lake man accused of killing his father, will appear in a Wetaskiwin courtroom on Monday. Freeman is scheduled to stand trial, with the current charge against him bein...
Oct 24, 2021
Agri-Trade to be held safely at Westerner Park next month
Agri-Trade 2021 will go ahead safely, according to organizers with Westerner Park.The annual event is set for Nov. 10-12, with hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees. It follows up what wil...
Oct 24, 2021
Rebels crush visiting Wheat Kings 7-1
For the fifth time in 10 games this season, the Red Deer Rebels scored at least four goals on Saturday.The Rebels also won for the sixth time this season, obliterating the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings...
Oct 23, 2021
Earthquake near Rocky Mountain House upgraded to Magnitude 5.0
An earthquake which occurred at 9:23 p.m. on Oct. 20 has been upgraded from Magnitude 4.1 to 5.0.Andrew Schaeffer, research scientist with Geological Survey of Canada, tells rdnewsNOW the quake has be...
Oct 22, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw delivers COVID-19 update, including Halloween guidance
*Today's statistics are below...Alberta's chief medical officer of health sounded a positive note about COVID-19 statistics on Thursday as also gave a few words of caution.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the n...
Oct 21, 2021
No wrongdoing by election worker, City of Red Deer determines
The City of Red Deer says it's found no wrongdoing on the part of an election worker who served as a deputy returning officer on election day, Oct. 18.rdnewsNOW reported earlier this week that the Cit...
Oct 21, 2021