Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are meeting in Ottawa today. A federal government official says there likely won't be an announcement coming out of the meeting betwee...

CAMROSE - Voters head to the polls today in a rural Alberta byelection that's getting an unusual level of national attention. Battle River-Crowfoot was left vacant when Conservative Damien Kurek stepp...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says U. S. President Donald Trump is "creating the opportunity to end Russia's illegal war in Ukraine." Carney is praising the U.S. government's efforts to end the ...

TORONTO - Passengers across the country scrambled to deal with the fallout as labour strife between Air Canada and the union representing its 10,000 flight attendants left planes grounded. Major Canad...

Lacombe County has announced replacement work on a bridge located at NW 33-41-27 W4M (tributary to Whelp Brook) will begin next Thursday, Aug. 21.The project will cause sections of Township Road 415B,...

The Red Deer Rebels are going to be without captain Ollie Josephson moving forward after he announced this past week he's headed to the NCAA.After three seasons with the Rebels in the Western Hockey L...

A Clearwater County man accused of setting fire to a business in Innisfail in 2024 will have a jury trial in September 2026. Tyler Giglia, now 40, is charged in relation to an incident which happened ...

A bridge replacement in Red Deer County was needed according to the provincial government as severe rot had overtaken the pillars in the water.Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dree...

A panel collecting public feedback on Alberta's grievances with the federal government struggled to keep an emotionally-charged crowd on topic at its third summer town hall.Premier Danielle Smith and ...

A judge has denied an application to quash a review of a proposed Alberta referendum question on separation.Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby says it will benefit democracy to have a full hea...