Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
CP NewsAlert: Former federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent dead at 87
OTTAWA - Former federal New Democrat leader Ed Broadbent has died at 87. The news was shared today by the Broadbent Institute, an Ottawa-based think tank founded by the former member of Parliament. Bo...
Jan 11, 2024
Rebels welcome Chiefs back to Centrium with a 3-1 home win
It wasn't the warmest welcome for the Spokane Chiefs on Wednesday night, as the Red Deer Rebels won 3-1 in the U.S. team's first game back at the Peavey Mart Centrium in almost four years. In the Rebe...
Jan 10, 2024
Wolf Creek Public Schools closed on Thursday due to extreme cold weather, RDCRS rural bus service canceled
The Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) District has announced that with temperatures expected to remain below -40C and colder, as forecasted by Environment Canada, Wolf Creek Public Schools has decided ...
Jan 10, 2024
Extreme Cold Warning in place throughout Alberta
A long period of extreme cold temperatures and wind chills have now arrived in Alberta for the upcoming weekend. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says air temperatures will continue to fal...
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Editor says reporter one of several arrests in Edmonton encampment raid
EDMONTON - An editor with an online media outlet says Edmonton police have arrested one of his reporters as they broke up a homeless encampment. Ethan Cox of Ricochet Media says the reporter, Brandi M...
Jan 10, 2024
Opposition calls for Alberta to dump imported fever medicine amid health concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says it's time to dump the remaining bottles of imported Turkish children's fever medicine, given a new report that states it clogs hospital feeding tubes and can put n...
Jan 10, 2024
Insurance Bureau of Canada says severe weather caused over $3.1 Billion in insured damage in 2023
Officials with the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) revealed this week that several storms that hit Alberta and the Prairies over the past few months resulted in over $300 million in insured losses, a...
Jan 10, 2024
Liberal MPs split on Canada supporting, condemning genocide hearings against Israel
OTTAWA - Liberal members of Parliament are divided about the position Canada should take on a push by South Africa to have Israel prosecuted for genocide for its war in Gaza. The International Court o...
Jan 10, 2024
Seattle Thunderbirds WHL junior team bus slides off highway in B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - A bus carrying a Western Hockey League junior team has slid off a highway in British Columbia's Interior, but the team says no one was injured. A social media post from the Seattle Thu...
Jan 10, 2024
Red Deer Firefighters Children's Charity taking Christmas trees Jan. 16
The Red Deer Firefighters Children's Charity is conducting its annual Christmas tree pick-up on Tuesday, January 16. The fundraiser was initially planned for Jan. 12, but was moved back due to the ext...
Jan 10, 2024