Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

A local oilfield equipment supplier will pay $360,000 related to a workplace fatality. On Feb. 21, 2024 in the Red Deer Court of Justice, Isolation Equipment Services Inc., of Red Deer County, pleaded...

The Government of Alberta is taking steps to better prepare for and respond to wildfires. The province will purchase two additional air tanker groups and two new night vision-equipped helicopters. The...

Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says in a post on social media that it has closed all of its stores in Western Canada temporarily due to what it called an "operational issue."Various news outle...

Two organizations are continuing their efforts to deal with the world's hunger crises that are driven by conflict, climate, and economic challenges impacting the rising cost of food.For nine years Vit...

A movement is afoot to have Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Jennifer Johnson reinstated into the United Conservative Party (UCP) caucus.Those behind it are the Red Deer-South Constituency board of directors, whom ...

Some students in Alberta will learn from the new social studies curriculum this year. The provincial government says the new draft curriculum for grades K-6 is ready to begin pilot testing in select s...

Despite the cost of everything going up in recent years, Albertans have struggled to bring in more money.Statistics Canada has released new data on household incomes for 2022.Across the country, the m...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a packed house at the Yates Memorial Theatre Thursday night.The Alberta NDP held its first leadership debate on April 25, 2024 at the Lethbridge venue.All five candidates parti...

Property owners in Penhold will see an overall 4.0 per cent increase in property taxes this year.The 4.0 per cent is comprised of a 2.02 per cent hike in the municipal tax, and a 1.98 per cent increas...

Residents and visitors to Sylvan Lake are being urged to use great caution due to the dry spring conditions, which are pushing the fire danger risk ever higher.According to AlbertaFireBans.ca, the tow...