Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

EDMONTON - Alberta is preparing to send water bombers, night-vision helicopters and incident command team support to help battle wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles. Premier Danielle Smith says on...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men convicted of helping co-ordinate a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border at Coutts, Alta., in protest of COVID-19 rules and re...

EDMONTON - The president of the University of Alberta says the decision to rebrand its diversity, equity and inclusion policy was not influenced by critics of the initiative in North America. Bill Fla...

Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's help in their investigation of an alleged hit and run that happened Tuesday.On Jan. 7, at approximately 12:20 p.m.. police say a white 2000 Dodge Ram had alle...

The Red Deer Rebels search for their first win in 2025 continues.On Tuesday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium, the Rebels lost their seventh straight contest in a 3-2 set back to the Saskatoon Blades ...

Red Deer County council has awarded the tender for the Junction 42 roundabout and rest stop expansion project.The work was awarded on Jan. 7 to Pidherney's for an amount of $6,767,997.43, including GS...

WASHINGTON - United States president-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his plans to impose tariffs on Canada in his first news conference since the certification of his election win. Trump says h...

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it has reinstated on-time service guarantees and returned to full service levels for domestic parcels after a strike brought deliveries to a halt last year. However, it says ...

OTTAWA - Attention is turning quickly in Ottawa to who will replace Justin Trudeau who announced Monday he will step aside as prime minister and Liberal leader as soon as a new leader is chosen. But s...

The Government of Alberta has signed a letter of intent with Enbridge, which will form a working group with the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission (APMC). The group is expected evaluate future egr...