Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This August 7-11, Blackfalds will host the Women's Canadian Fast Pitch Championship.It will be the first time the event takes place in Alberta in 25 years."We're excited to work with the local organiz...

EDMONTON - Police detailed the health and safety dangers of homeless camps in Alberta's capital, as officers held off on taking down the eighth and final encampment they deemed to be "high risk" with ...

Family, friends, and local dignitaries filled Knox Presbyterian Church in Red Deer on Tuesday to honour and pay tribute to former city councillor Frank Wong. Wong, a long-time pillar, and builder of t...