Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

As reports of invasive species are increasing across Canada and the United States, the Alberta government is hoping to increase public awareness of zebra mussels, quagga mussels, and other species to ...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reporting elevated levels of fecal bacteria in the water at the Ebeling Beach Day Use Area of Gull Lake and advises the public not to swim or wade in this beach area, ...

BUSBY, Alta. - One person died and dozens were injured after a large tent collapsed at a Buddhist monastery northwest of Edmonton during powerful winds. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said there were as man...

LILLE - Sami Whitcomb had 19 points as Australia downed Canada 70-65 in women's Olympic basketball on Thursday. Bridget Carleton led Canada with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Kia Nurse added 12 ...

A travelling exhibit now at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) entitled 'George Littlechild: Here I am -- Can you see me?', which is on until Aug. 17, aims to shine an even brighter light on the ...

EDMONTON - It didn't take long for Namneet Singh to find full-time employment again, after a fire in Jasper, Alta., last week destroyed the hotel he had worked at for more than a year. Singh, who was ...

A new sustainability assessment of regional agricultural societies initiated by the Government of Alberta has been welcomed by Westerner Park as it proactively moves towards self-sustainability.The pa...

A man from Maskwacis has been charged with several offences following an investigation by Wetaskiwin RCMP. On July 22, members from that detachment located a Ford F150 which had been reported stolen o...

On the Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper, a province-wide bottle drive for Jasper evacuees, one resident shares her evacuation experience and gratitude to the community.Rebecca Meraw is a tour guide at...

The fast-moving Jasper, Alta., wildfire was fuelled by a web of extreme conditions that converged into what experts described as a monstrous fire, serving as a disastrous example of what's become incr...