Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Rebels sign forward Owen DeWitt
The Red Deer Rebels have announced that forward Owen DeWitt has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the team. The Sicamous, BC, native played two games with the Rebels this past we...
Dec 2, 2025 (Red Deer Rebels)
Alberta urges prosecutors to think twice before charging in cases of self-defence
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is urging Crown prosecutors to think twice about charging someone who acts to defend themselves or others in their own homes.Justice Minister Mickey Amery i...
Dec 2, 2025
Red Deer man pleads guilty to sex charges in Florida
Author's note: This story contains details which may be disturbing or triggering to some readers.A Red Deer man has pleaded guilty to several sex-related charges in a Florida court.According to the U....
Dec 2, 2025
Humanity and generosity: Red Deer organizations seeking extra help on Giving Tuesday 2025
Oh, right, the Tuesday. The Tuesday for giving, the Tuesday chosen especially to give. Giving Tuesday -- yes, that Tuesday is Dec. 2.The yearly tradition, according to GivingTuesday.org, aims to reima...
Dec 1, 2025
Forever Canada petition opposing Alberta separation has signature goal verified
A citizen-led petition affirming Alberta should remain part of Canada has been verified by elections officials and is now on its way to the legislature.In a statement, Elections Alberta says it accept...
Dec 1, 2025
Alberta's revamped police watchdog organization begins operation
Alberta's Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says a new streamlined commission will give citizens a fair and transparent process for complaints about police. Ellis says the Police Review Commission is ...
Dec 1, 2025 Mike Ellis, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services. (Government of Alberta YouTube)
Alberta's Smith only has herself to blame for recall petitions; Labour leader
The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says Premier Danielle Smith only has herself to blame for her United Conservative Party caucus facing more than a dozen recall petitions.While Smith h...
Dec 1, 2025
Sylvan Lake RCMP respond to fatal collision on Saturday
The Sylvan Lake RCMP say an investigation is ongoing into a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 20 on Saturday.Mounties say a preliminary investigation suggested a commercial boom truck was drivi...
Dec 1, 2025
Alberta LPNs & health care aides ratify new agreement
A strike by more than 16,000 healthcare workers in Alberta has officially been averted.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) has announced that its Nursing Care members have ratified a four...
Dec 1, 2025
New Lacombe mayor talks election, budget, the year that was, and what's to come
Lacombe's new mayor says she and the new council are settling in nicely, but it's been a busy first month on the job with training and a number of big decisions.Thalia Hibbs, who was a council member ...
Nov 28, 2025