Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Study suggests oilsands pollutant release vastly higher than official estimates
Alberta's oilsands are releasing potentially hazardous compounds into the atmosphere at rates dozens of times higher than official estimates, newly published research suggests. The authors say the mas...
Jan 25, 2024
Man facing weapons charges after gun fired in Edmonton City Hall appears in court
EDMONTON - A man facing six weapons charges after a gun was fired and a Molotov cocktail was ignited in Edmonton city hall is to have a bail hearing next week. Bezhani Sarvar, 28, made his first court...
Jan 25, 2024
BUDGET: public transit ridership increase, parking revenues decrease
While public transit ridership is rising, revenues from parking are taking a hit, according to the City of Red Deer during day two of the 2024 budget deliberations. The Community Services Division sha...
Jan 24, 2024
BUDGET: Red Deer Protective Services talk overtime costs and photo radar losses
Red Deer's Protective Services Division are focusing on reducing their overtime costs and photo radar revenues losses this budget. During day two of the 2024 budget deliberations, administration reite...
Jan 24, 2024
BUDGET: inflation leading to potential utility rate increases for Red Deerians
As Red Deer city council debates property tax increases, utility rates are also under the microscope, as discussed during day two of the 2024 budget deliberations. Inflation was common theme throughou...
Jan 24, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Man faces seven weapons charges after Edmonton City Hall shooting
EDMONTON - A man is facing weapons charges, including the use of incendiary devices, after shots were fired Tuesday at Edmonton City Hall. The seven charges against 28-year-old Bezhani Sarvar also inc...
Jan 24, 2024
Five players from Canada's 2018 world junior team facing sexual assault charges
Five players from Canada's 2018 world junior team have taken leaves of absence from their professional hockey clubs amid a report that five members of that roster have been asked to surrender to polic...
Jan 24, 2024
Edmonton fire captain charged with child sexual exploitation offences
A captain with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services has been charged with a series of child sexual exploitation offences.The charges were the result of an investigation by ALERT's internet child exploitation...
Jan 24, 2024
Washington state reaches $149.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company ...
Jan 24, 2024
CP NewsAlert: B.C. records highest number of annual drug deaths yet, coroner says
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says there were 2,511 suspected illicit drug deaths last year, the highest annual toll ever recorded. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says close to 14,000 people have di...
Jan 24, 2024