Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Alberta hits methane reduction target three years early, says government
The Alberta government says it has now reduced methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 45 per cent since 2014. Government officials say Alberta was the first province in Canada to set a metha...
Nov 28, 2023
Federal politicians criticize Alberta Energy Regulator over oilsands leak, monitoring
OTTAWA - Federal politicians have criticized the Alberta Energy Regulator at an environment committee meeting looking into two releases of oilsands wastewater at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine earlier this...
Nov 28, 2023
Province adds funding to support K-12 student enrolment
The Government of Alberta said it is taking steps to support schools.The province has announced an additional $30 million in funding for the 2023-24 school year for school authorities that are experie...
Nov 28, 2023
Here are some of the local organizations raising funds this Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday and organizations across Red Deer are reaching out to residents for their help. The world's largest generosity movement began in 2012 on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in t...
Nov 28, 2023
Ottawa was always flexible on clean-energy rules, despite Alberta concerns: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government is open to extending the deadline for existing natural gas plants to operate without emissions-trapping technology. He says that...
Nov 28, 2023
Alberta advocate's office reports highest number of youth deaths, injuries
EDMONTON, AB - Forty-one notifications of death and serious injury were concluded by the provincial child and youth advocate's office during the 2022-2023 report year - a record-breaking number. Forty...
Nov 28, 2023
HBO spent $141 million filming 'The Last of Us' in Alberta: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was the biggest production in the history of TV in Canada, and Alberta stood to benefit greatly from it.The Motion Picture Association of Canada (MPA) has released a report, detail...
Nov 28, 2023
Here's what you need to know about Canada's priorities and challenges ahead of COP28
TORONTO - Canada's image at the world's signature climate negotiations could be complicated by infighting, some observers fear, as two of the federal government's ardent critics at the provincial leve...
Nov 28, 2023
Defence lawyers for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers to continue laying out their case
OTTAWA - Defence lawyers representing two high-profile "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to present more new evidence today as they lay out their case. Eric Granger, a lawyer for Tamara Lich, s...
Nov 28, 2023
Two house fires in Red Deer over the weekend; two vastly different causes
Two house fires took place over the weekend in Red Deer for vastly different reasons. The City of Red Deer notified residents through social media on Saturday that fire crews were dispatched to the Ev...
Nov 27, 2023