Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

OTTAWA - Tamara Lich's defence team says there's no evidence to support that she and a fellow "Freedom Convoy" organizer should be viewed as co-conspirators in court, because their actions were not il...

There is hope more Canadians will soon be able to leave the Gaza Strip, after Qatar announced a truce-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas that would bring a four-day halt in fighting in the dev...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled her fall economic statement on Tuesday, updating Canadians on the country's financial health and introducing some new measures to target the housing ...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's fall economic statement acknowledges the cost-of-living crisis weighing on Canadians but offers few new measures to tackle it while pledging to keep deficits in check...

Kids, if you think you're too cool for school, think again because in central Alberta, your teacher might just be a pretty big deal in the ski world. Innisfail Middle School teacher Erin Holt, 42, has...

The Alberta NDP says its continuing to engage with people across the province concerned about the UCP's proposed Alberta Pension Plan.Following a town hall held in Edmonton earlier this month, which t...

CALGARY - A company that runs a commercial kitchen at the centre of an E. coli outbreak at multiple Calgary daycares has entered a not guilty plea to municipal bylaw charges. The City of Calgary charg...

OTTAWA, ON - The inflation rate slowed to 3.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis, down from 3.8 per cent in September, as the price of gasoline fell, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.The agency said the...

The Western Hockey League announced on Monday that Red Deer Rebels netminder Rhett Stoesser has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending November 19, 2023. The 19-year-old Carstairs, ...

Central Alberta Theatre is proud to present The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular in the Festival Hall from Nov. 30-Dec. 16, 2023. Written by Bo Wilson and directed by Suzanne Hermary, The C...