Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
RESULTS: Red Deer and Red Deer County
*All election results are unofficialRED DEERKen Johnston has been elected mayor of Red Deer.The two-term councillor -- elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 -- has unofficially won Monday's municipal...
Oct 18, 2021
Rebels edge Oil Kings in Edmonton
After splitting a home and home series with the Calgary Hitmen, the Red Deer Rebels finished off their three-game weekend with a 2-1 win over the Oil Kings in Edmonton Sunday. The Oil Kings struck fir...
Oct 17, 2021
Alberta set to vote on rejecting equalization, premier says it's about leverage
EDMONTON - Albertans will cast ballots Monday in a referendum that is technically about rejecting equalization but has morphed into more of a Prairie festivus airing of grievances. "(This) is not abou...
Oct 17, 2021
First Degree Murder charge laid in death of 2-year-old in Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP have laid a First Degree Murder charge following the death of a two-year-old.The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit says it was at about 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 10 when they received a request to ...
Oct 15, 2021
Red Deer 911 dispatch receives thousands of accidental calls monthly
Dispatch team members who answer 911 calls in Red Deer received 4,040 in September by accident.That's an average of 135 daily.According to the official Twitter account for City of Red Deer 911 Dispatc...
Oct 15, 2021
White House says U.S. land borders to reopen to vaccinated travellers Nov. 8
WASHINGTON - A White House official says the U.S. will announce today that it will reopen its land borders to vaccinated non-essential visitors on Nov. 8. The official, speaking on condition of anonym...
Oct 15, 2021
30 new deaths reported as Dr. Hinshaw apologizes, clarifies reporting process
*Today's statistics are below...The province's chief officer of health apologized to the family of the 14-year-old whose death was reported on Tuesday, saying the family's pain was compounded by publi...
Oct 14, 2021
Alberta to pay out $15 million to entice those who waited to get COVID-19 vaccine
EDMONTON - Alberta is on track to spend more than $15 million to directly pay vaccine-hesitant residents to get the COVID-19 shot.The province says that more than 152,000 Albertans have signed up to r...
Oct 12, 2021
Province to provide update on COVID-19
Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.The news conference is scheduled to begin at roughly ...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. residents fear reopened Mexican border more than Canadian one, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests U.S. residents are far more worried about reopening the land border with Mexico than they are about letting Canadians drive south. The poll, conducted by Leger for the...
Oct 12, 2021