Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) continues preparations for more students and employees to return to its campuses safely this fall. The post-secondary institution has identified several ongoing COVID-19 pro...

Fortunately no one was hurt following a garage fire in Red Deer's Morrisroe neighbourhood on Sunday.Shane Dussault, Assistant Fire Marshal with Red Deer Emergency Services, says crews were called to t...

A slow-moving low pressure system brought large amounts of rain to many parts of central Alberta on Monday and even some snow to higher elevations.Unofficially, meteorologists with Environment Canada ...

OTTAWA - A day after throwing a line to private-sector union workers, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is digging in against what the party calls "corporate elites" in a pitch to Canadian seniors and ...

TORONTO - The main party leaders are fanned out across the country as the federal election campaign enters its seventh day. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is on the East Coast, with stops scheduled in ...

OTTAWA - Canada airlifted another 121 people from strife-ridden Afghanistan on Saturday, including Canadian citizens and family members as well as Afghan nationals accepted for resettlement by Ottawa ...

Chinooks Edge School Division is welcoming 42 new teachers this year who are currently participating in the new teacher orientation program.The annual orientation and mentorship program runs for three...

Editor's note: 2SLGBTQ+, which stands for Two Spirit-Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Queer-Plus is a modern variant of the LGBT acronym, which rdnewsNOW is choosing to use in our reporting. People we...

Red Deer has 60 active cases of COVID-19, up 13 from Friday's update.Recoveries are listed at 5,757, up four, as Red Deer added 17 new COVID cases over the last three days for a total of 5,860.Red Dee...

WASHINGTON - Canada is once again allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents back into the country, provided they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. After 17 long months, a ban on non-esse...