Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Oil begins moving on Canada's $34B Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Smith calls it 'monumental'
Canada's energy sector as well as the country's main oil-producing province celebrated Wednesday as the long-awaited $34-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion officially came online. Crown corpora...
May 01, 2024
Alberta government reverses planned cut to aid funding for low-income transit riders
The Alberta government is reversing its plan to axe a subsidy program that helps low-income people pay for transit passes. It comes after a day of backlash from the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary. The...
May 01, 2024
Alberta begins third phase of 'Alberta is Calling' campaign
The province has launched the third phase of the Alberta is Calling campaign to attract skilled workers to Alberta.The campaign, which is now in-market in British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario, provide...
May 01, 2024
Dave Struch to remain as Red Deer Rebels head coach
The Red Deer Rebels are dropping the interim tag off of Dave Struch's head coaching title.Struch joined the club in early March, and led the team to a 3-4-1-0 record down the stretch.The team then won...
May 01, 2024
Conservatives continue to out-fundraise all other federal parties
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives continue to out-fundraise other federal parties, bringing in millions more than all the others combined in the first three months of the year. The Tories raised n...
May 01, 2024
Oilers look to get back on the attack with chance to eliminate Kings in Game 5
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have made the case they can rely on their defending to win games. That doesn't mean it's their preferred way of getting the job done. Edmonton leads the Los Angeles King...
Apr 30, 2024
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open for May 1
CALGARY - The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open. The regulator says it has approved the last remaining "leave...
Apr 30, 2024
ABmunis calls Bill 20 a power grab by provincial government
Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) President Tyler Gandam presented the association's perspective on the provincial government's controversial Bill 20 at a virtual news conference on Monday. The followi...
Apr 30, 2024
Snowfall Warnings remain for areas west and south of Red Deer
Officials with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) say widespread snowfall accumulations of 10 to 20 cm are expected by Thursday evening. Meteorologists say this long duration snowfall event ...
Apr 30, 2024
Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says most federal programs aimed at reducing plastic waste are working, but the government isn't tracking its progress toward the goal of zero waste. The gov...
Apr 30, 2024