Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Trial resumes for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the 2022 blockade at Coutts, Alta., resumes today. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert are on trial in Court of King...
Jun 17, 2024
Red Deer Walk Together for ALS goes June 15 at Bower Ponds
The 2024 Red Deer Walk Together for ALS is happening Saturday, June 15, at Red Deer's Bower Ponds. There are nine walks across the province in 2024, raising funds for client support services and resea...
Jun 14, 2024
Star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky in top form for the Florida Panthers
EDMONTON - Sergei Bobrovsky's dressing-room stall is a shrine. A gold crucifix hangs from a chain. Next to it is a royal blue Orthodox prayer tassel. And the Florida goaltender's play has been nothing...
Jun 14, 2024
Alberta NDP shares concerns on provincial policing plan
Members of the Alberta NDP held a press conference in Red Deer June 13, to express their concerns regarding the UCP's passing of the Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, formally known as Bill ...
Jun 13, 2024
Panthers downplay Stanley Cup travel woes after storm drenches Florida
EDMONTON - Dylan Holloway got wind of the storm delaying the Florida Panthers' trip north. The Edmonton Oilers winger wasn't tracking the weather system that walloped the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area ea...
Jun 13, 2024
Here's a look at the nuts and bolts of the Liberals' new carbon pricing data
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals published data on the economic and emissions impact of carbon pricing on Thursday. The charts made public are the ones delivered to the parliamentary budget officer last ...
Jun 13, 2024
St. Lorenzo student medals at national karate tournament; off to worlds in September
A St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School Golden Eagle will be looking to soar at a world karate tournament this fall after medaling twice at a national tournament held last month. Officials with Red Deer Cath...
Jun 13, 2024
Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner makes recommendations on revisions needed to PIPA
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has made a series of key recommendations to update and strengthen a law that is described as critical to the advancement of the...
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Undercover Mountie questioned on whether she misinterpreted Coutts border protest
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An undercover Mountie who infiltrated the Coutts border blockade faced questions in court Thursday on her police work and on whether she misinterpreted what was really going on. Th...
Jun 13, 2024
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov to play in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Aleksander Barkov is good to go for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final. The Panthers captain was a question mark for Thursday after taking a forearm to the jaw from Edmonton Oilers centre Leon...
Jun 13, 2024