Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will step down on Wednesday. Pallister had announced earlier this month his plan to retire and not seek re-election. The Progressive Conservative pa...

Red Deer city council will be taking a look at committee recommendations from administration Monday regarding a new housing and homelessness governance model for the community. The Community Housing a...

Hundreds of central Albertans gathered at St. Mary's Church in Red Deer this week to celebrate the life of a much-loved, long-time dance instructor, stylist, esthetician and prominent member of the co...

The leaders of the Conservatives and New Democrats will continue with public engagements on Day 14 of the federal election campaign, while the Liberal leader's itinerary has been marked as private. Co...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the global pandemic, accordin...

Police in Innisfail are searching for a suspect following an armed robbery Thursday night.On Aug. 26 around 11:23 p.m., Innisfail RCMP responded to a 911 call at the Fas Gas convenience store located ...

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer has risen by 15, bringing the total number of active cases in the city to 252.Recoveries, meanwhile, have increased by seven to 5,858.Total cases identi...

RCMP, Fire and EMS are currently on scene of a fatal collision between a train and pedestrian on the Samson Cree Nation townsite.Masckwacis RCMP say it's near the intersection of Hwy 2A and Hwy 611E ....

Big Picture Markets Recover Lost Ground, Post New Highs It's been a bounce-back week thus far for U.S. markets, lifted by the technology sector, recovering oil prices and news that Pfizer's Covid-19 v...

Another Red Deer baseball team has been crowned provincial champions.The U11 AA Parkland Transmission Braves won their provincial title in Red Deer on Aug. 26 - defeating the Olds Spitfires Orange 8-5...