Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Law expert concerned about vulnerable children, politicking in Alberta pronoun policy
CALGARY - A professor who specializes in the law and children's rights says policy changes affecting transgender Albertans are concerning. The changes include requiring parental consent for students 1...
Feb 1, 2024
Rebels win streak ends in shootout loss to the Raiders
The Red Deer Rebels broke a nine-game winning streak with a 4-3 shootout loss on Wednesday against the Prince Albert Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre.It was the longest win streak in the WHL season so...
Jan 31, 2024
A list of Alberta's new policies on gender and sexuality
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has posted a video to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, announcing several new policies and guidelines dealing with gender and sexuality. Here is a l...
Jan 31, 2024
Alberta fire chiefs worried about wildfire season, write open letter to provicnial government
EDMONTON - Alberta's fire chiefs are ``urgently'' asking the provincial government to explain how it's getting ready for the upcoming wildfire season and to release its preparedness strategy. In an op...
Jan 31, 2024
Pan Continental Curling Championships coming to Lacombe fall 2024
Many of the world's best curlers are coming to Lacombe, Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, 2024.The city is set to host the 2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships, with it all going down at the Gary Moe Auto Grou...
Jan 31, 2024
Alberta to require parental consent for name, pronoun changes at school
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province will require parental consent for students 15 and under who want to change their names or pronouns at school. She says students 16 and 17 will not need...
Jan 31, 2024
Alberta scores A for red tape reduction
The Canadian Federation of Business (CFIB) has awarded Alberta with a grade of A on its 2024 Red Tape Report Card. This week marks Red Tape Awareness Week for 2024, and the CFIB released its Red Tape ...
Jan 31, 2024 The Canadian Federation of Business (CFIB) has awarded Alberta with a grade of A on its 2024 Red Tape Report Card, the top mark among provinces for the fourth year in a row. Celebrating today are (left to right) CFIB Policy Analyst Bradlee Whidden, Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely, Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally, CFIB Senior Policy Analyst Andrew Sennyah, Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe.
Sundre man ordered to stand trial in 1976 homicide
A Sundre, AB, man charged with non-capital murder in connection to a 48-year-old cold case has been ordered to stand trial. Ronald James Edwards, 74, was ordered to stand trial in Cochrane Court of Ju...
Jan 31, 2024
Smith plans to meet with feds over childcare concerns
Alberta's Premier said she is planning to take action after childcare operators voiced their concerns over the new funding arrangement.On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, hundreds of people in Lethbridge to...
Jan 31, 2024
Dentists, hygienists still in the dark on details of federal dental-care plan
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says the government is still working out how much dentists will be reimbursed as part of its new dental program, just months before the program is set to start ac...
Jan 31, 2024