Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
RCMP reports third vehicle broke through Sylvan Lake ice
Sylvan Lake RCMP have reported a third incident of a vehicle breaking through the ice at Sylvan Lake in recent days.This comes after police issued a warning on Saturday following two vehicles breaking...
Dec 31, 2024
Year in Review: Blackfalds Mayor Hoover calls for community to embrace growth
The 2024 season has come and gone for the Town of Blackfalds but plenty of progress has been made over the past year. Mayor Jamie Hoover described it as a transformative year for the town, not just in...
Dec 31, 2024
Happy Birthday, Celsius! Canada marks 50 years of metric-Imperial measurements
EDMONTON - Happy Birthday, Celsius! Environment Canada's use of Celsius turns 50 years old in 2025. It was the catalyst of a lengthy national metric conversion that abruptly ended a decade after it be...
Dec 31, 2024
Rebels round out 2024 with one-goal loss to Hurricanes
The Red Deer Rebels wrapped up 2024 with a 2-1 loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes Monday night. On Dec. 30, at the Peavey Mart Centrium, a clumsy first period saw neither team score, with the Hurricane...
Dec 30, 2024
UPDATE: RCMP lift shelter in place for isolated area within County of Wetaskiwin
UPDATE: Dec. 31, 2024, 8:50 a.m. RCMP have lifted the shelter place for an area of the County of Wetaskiwin southeast of Maskwacis around Township 441. Mounties say, however, a police presence will re...
Dec 30, 2024
High Prairie RCMP search for missing man
High Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a 32-year-old man. Mounties are concerned for the safety of Dion Alexander and are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to cont...
Dec 30, 2024
UPDATED: Dangerous Person Alert cancelled
UPDATE: 5:50 p.m., Dec. 30, 2024 The Dangerous Person Alert sent out by the Calgary Police Service (CPS) earlier today, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, has now been cancelled. CPS says the 38-year-old man poli...
Dec 30, 2024
Paying down debt top financial priority for Canadians in 2025: CIBC poll
CIBC says paying down debt is the top financial priority for Canadians heading into 2025.In its annual Financial Priorities poll, CIBC found Canadians continue to see rising costs for household goods ...
Dec 30, 2024
Year in review: 2024 in the Town of Ponoka
Mayor Kevin Ferguson says 2024 was an "uplifting" year for the Town of Ponoka, with it finally being able to turn its sights to future-focused projects and shake off the final dredges of COVID-19. "In...
Dec 30, 2024
Rebels fall 8-2 to Oil Kings in Edmonton
The Red Deer Rebels were looking to avenge a loss on Friday night but fell 8-2 to the Edmonton Oil Kings on the road.The loss on Sunday marks their third straight setback and their second in a row to ...
Dec 29, 2024