Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
Possible class-action lawsuit filed in Alberta over child special allowance payments
EDMONTON - The Alberta and federal governments are facing a potential class-action lawsuit over how the province handled payments for children in care. A statement of claim filed Friday alleges Albert...
Nov 27, 2023
Alberta government issues update on E. coli outbreak review panel
Officials with the Alberta government say work is ongoing by the Food Safety and Licensed Facility-based Child Care Review Panel to assess regulations governing food safety in child-care settings. Ear...
Nov 27, 2023
Alberta triggers Sovereignty Act in attempt to fight draft federal clean energy regulations
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government aims to shield its power companies from draft federal plans to mandate a clean electrical grid by invoking the contentious Sovereignty Act for the first time.The ...
Nov 27, 2023