Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Alberta wildlife is ready for its close-up
Provincial government officials say researchers are using remote cameras and cutting-edge tools to better study and monitor Alberta's wildlife. The government says researchers have used remote cameras...
Jan 30, 2024 (Government of Alberta)
Olds College reaches enrolment target
Olds College of Agriculture & Technology has announced it is on track to meet its enrolment target for the current academic year and projected to meet the enrolment goals set in its strategic plan...
Jan 30, 2024
Protester's overturned acquittal could have impact on 'Freedom Convoy' case: expert
OTTAWA - An Ontario court's order to retry a "Freedom Convoy" protester could have implications for the ongoing trial of the protest's two key organizers. The Superior Court of Justice ordered a retri...
Jan 30, 2024
Red Deer childcare centre supports rolling closures to put pressure on provincial government
Red Deer's Creekside Creative Academy held an emergency meeting with parents Monday night to discuss rolling closures of childcare centres happening Tuesday across the province.The closures are part o...
Jan 30, 2024
Sentencing set for Red Deer man accused of sexually assaulting four teens last year
Sentencing has been scheduled this spring for a Red Deer man accused of sexually assaulting as many as four female teens last summer. Matthew Ryan, 25, is scheduled for sentencing in Red Deer Court of...
Jan 30, 2024
Contamination from old Alberta Rockies coal mines raises cleanup questions
EDMONTON - A former coal mine in the Alberta Rockies is releasing a contaminant toxic to fish at rates more than dozens of times higher than federal and provincial guidelines, while another periodical...
Jan 30, 2024
Sentencing scheduled in fatal Red Deer hit and run involving pedestrian
Sentencing is scheduled next month for a man charged in a fatal hit and run involving a pedestrian in Red Deer last year.Carter Austin Mather, 21, of Red Deer, is scheduled for sentencing in Red Deer ...
Jan 30, 2024
Champagne says he's working phones to court new players for Canadian grocery market
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne is once again insisting that he is reaching out to international grocers in the hopes they will open up shop in Canada. The minister says he spoke...
Jan 30, 2024
Minister Loewen to promote Alberta's great outdoors in Nashville
Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen will travel to Tennessee to promote Alberta as a world-class destination for outdoor recreation activities. Officials with the Alberta government say Ministe...
Jan 29, 2024 Photo 109094689 © Franky | Dreamstime.com
Sylvan Lake RCMP respond to attempted theft of vehicle with child inside
Charges have been laid against a Sylvan Lake man following an alleged attempted vehicle theft in the community last week.On Jan. 26, 2024, at 12:38 p.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to a report of an a...
Jan 29, 2024