Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

AMA reports one of its busiest periods for roadside workers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) said it is working as quickly as it can to get to your vehicle. The company said it received more than 49,000 requests for roadside assistance in t...
Jan 18, 2024

Rebels defeat Blades, deemed top ranking team in CHL and WHL
The Red Deer Rebels beat the number one ranked team in the Canadian Hockey League, the Saskatoon Blades, in a 5-4 victory at the Peavey Mart Centrium this Wednesday night. The Blades are also first ov...
Jan 17, 2024

Alberta releases first report on well cleanup; $33B liability estimate called too low
Alberta's oil and gas producers spent nearly $700 million in 2022 on cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of old wells that dot the province, the regulator's first report on the extent of those liabi...
Jan 17, 2024

Canada should be on 'high alert' for 2024 after record wildfire season: scientist
Canada should be on "high alert" for 2024 wildfires, a scientist with the Canadian Forest Service said Friday, as he offered a sweeping view of last year's record-shattering season. Research scientist...
Jan 17, 2024

Federal dental care program will exclude 4.4M uninsured Canadians: report
OTTAWA - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says millions of uninsured Canadians will be left out of the new federal dental program because their family income is too high. En...
Jan 17, 2024

Canada watching for UN court decision on Israel and genocide, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is "watching carefully" as the International Court of Justice deliberates on an allegation of genocide against Israel, but he is not indicating Canad...
Jan 17, 2024

Canadians say climate caused a warm December they both enjoyed and worried about
Canadian attitudes toward climate change are about as consistent as Canadian weather, a new poll suggests. Contradictions abound in a Leger online poll of more than 1,500 Canadians conducted earlier t...
Jan 17, 2024

Alberta tourist town to make decision on permanent pedestrian zone in its downtown
BANFF, Alta. - An Alberta tourist town in Canada's busiest national park is expected to make a decision today on whether to continue its popular downtown pedestrian zone every summer and fall. The Tow...
Jan 17, 2024

Chauncey Classic charity hockey tournament returns to Red Deer for mental health awareness
A Red Deer family will be holding their second annual Chauncey Classic charity outdoor hockey tournament next Saturday to raise funds for the Mental Health Foundation. On January 27 at the Oriole Park...
Jan 16, 2024

Reaction to Rachel Notley stepping down as leader of Alberta's New Democrats
EDMONTON - Former premier Rachel Notley, after almost a decade leading Alberta's NDP, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down. Under Notley, the NDP wiped out rival left-centre parties, including ...
Jan 16, 2024