Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Canada's defence minister says Hamas a threat to world, must be 'eliminated'
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says Hamas is a terrorist organization that is a threat to the whole world and must be "eliminated." Blair also says he has no expectation that Hamas would respect...
Oct 24, 2023
Grocers called back to Parliament to testify about plans to stabilize prices
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is asking the heads of Canada's major grocery chains to explain their plans to stabilize food prices. The committee passed an NDP motion on Thursday to invite the...
Oct 24, 2023
Snowfall Warning for Red Deer and surrounding region
A Snowfall Warning is in place for the Red Deer-Ponoka-Innisfail-Stettler region.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Heavy snowfall is expected Monday evening into Tuesday with ...
Oct 23, 2023
Rebels This Week: October 23-29
WEEKEND RECAP The Rebels battled hard in a pair of tightly battled contests this past weekend but unfortunately came up just short in both of them. Friday in Lethbridge, the game was tied through 54 m...
Oct 23, 2023 (CREDIT: TAYLOR LACHANCE)
Rocky Mountain House RCMP investigate fatal motor vehicle collision
RCMP are investigating the cause of a fatal crash that claimed the life of a central Alberta youth Monday morning.On Oct. 23, 2023, at 8:37 a.m., Rocky Mountain House RCMP received a report of a two v...
Oct 23, 2023
Red Deer becomes home of third public health dental clinic in province
Red Deer is now home to the third public health dental clinic in the province. With the other two clinics in Calgary, low-income Albertans living in the Central Zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS) n...
Oct 23, 2023
More Canadians struggling with monthly mortgage payment; Angus Reid survey
TORONTO - A new study says the number of Canadians struggling with their monthly mortgage payment is on the rise, along with worries of potentially higher payments when it comes time to renew with the...
Oct 23, 2023
Six taken to hospital following school bus rollover northeast of Didsbury
UPDATE: 4:01 p.m. Six people have been transported to hospital by ambulance after a collision involving a school bus in central Alberta. R-C-M-P say an officer from Didsbury about 82 kilometres north ...
Oct 23, 2023
Canadian in Gaza says Israeli air strikes now relentless ahead of ground invasion
A Canadian man in Gaza says Israeli airstrikes that were previously heard roughly every hour can now be heard every few minutes as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. Mansour Shouman says Israel's bombard...
Oct 23, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Crown drops bail violation charge against convoy organizer Tamara Lich
OTTAWA - The Crown has dropped a criminal charge against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich that alleged she violated her bail conditions last summer. More coming. The Canadian Press
Oct 23, 2023