Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Critical firefighting equipment being moved or stolen, says BC Wildfire Service
BC Wildfire Service says critical equipment used to fight some of the province's devastating blazes has been moved and sometimes stolen, in one case three times. The fire service says the pumps, sprin...
Aug 21, 2023
B.C.'s premier urges Meta to allow news sharing in B.C. amid wildfire crisis
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby is calling on the social media company Meta to reverse its decision to block Canadian news from being shared online in British Columbia, saying it feels like it is holdin...
Aug 21, 2023
Minister Schulz to promote Alberta innovation in Germany
Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz will travel to Germany to promote Alberta's emissions reduction technologies and responsible energy sector, say government officials. The mis...
Aug 21, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere ...
Aug 21, 2023
Recently shuffled Liberal cabinet is meeting in Charlottetown this week
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Liberal cabinet is in Prince Edward Island's capital this week for a retreat as it gets ready for the next sitting of the Parliament. It's expected the housing crisis will be the c...
Aug 21, 2023
Southern California braces for more floods as tropical storm soaks region from coast to desert
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tropical Storm Hilary drenched Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts Sunday evening, prompting rescues from swollen rivers and forcing some of the natio...
Aug 21, 2023
Red Deer artist headed to France for exclusive residency
A local artist will be spending some time further mastering her craft in France starting later this summer.Emily Promise Allison is the latest winner of the Canadian Master Artist Residency Award, off...
Aug 19, 2023
Delivery of community lab services returns to Alberta Health Services
Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange announced on Friday that Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) will now deliver community lab services across the province. The Red Deer-North MLA made the announcem...
Aug 18, 2023
Dozens of central Alberta community service projects receive federal funding
Dozens of community service organizations in the central Alberta region received project funding on Thursday, totalling over $1.6 million, through the federal government's Community Services Recovery ...
Aug 18, 2023
Canadian Taxpayers Federation stops in Red Deer to share full cost of gas taxes
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) stopped in Red Deer on Thursday to share what they say is the true cost of gasoline taxes in Canada. The Federation released its 25th annual Gas Tax Honesty Rep...
Aug 17, 2023