Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Alberta election campaign enters third week, with leaders to debate Thursday
Alberta's election campaign is entering its third week, with the leaders of the United Conservatives and the NDP set to face each other in a debate on Thursday.Both parties made announcements on healt...
May 15, 2023
Trudeau visits Edmonton, meets with CAF personnel assisting with wildfires
EDMONTON, AB - Federal officials say talks are underway with the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico to bring in additional firefighters to battle wildfires in Alberta. Federal Emergency ...
May 15, 2023
Wildfire officials warn heat is now a concern in Alberta's south, too
EDMONTON - Wildfire officials in Alberta say hot, dry and windy weather has pushed fire conditions even further into the extreme in the province's north this weekend, and the situation in the south is...
May 15, 2023
Local updates on wildfires and evacuation orders: May 14
According to the province of Alberta, wildfire danger will remain elevated in the coming days with continued hot and dry conditions across the province. In an update on Sunday at 3 p.m., the Alberta E...
May 14, 2023
UPDATE: Joshua Leiman, 25, Innisfail
Innisfail RCMP advise that Joshua Leiman has been located. Thank you to the public and media for your assistance.
May 14, 2023
The latest on wildfires and evacuation orders in Alberta: May 13, 4 p.m.
UPDATE as of 4 p.m., May 13, 2023: -- TODAY'S PROVINCIAL UPDATE -- Information on the Alberta Emergency Alert website may supersede information found below. Leduc County has issued a wildfire alert as...
May 13, 2023
Yellowhead County and Province to give separate updates today
As wildfires continue to wreak havoc across parts of Alberta, Yellowhead County and the provincial government will give updates Saturday afternoon.Yellowhead County Mayor Wade Williams and CAO Luc Mer...
May 13, 2023
'Human compassion': Albertans lend a helping hand to wildfire evacuees
Woodland Cree Elder Leonard Cardinal, his wife and their son prepared more than 100 bagged lunches earlier this week and delivered them to evacuees from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, a northwestern Alber...
May 13, 2023
Firefighters preparing for hot and dry conditions in coming days
EDMONTON, AB - Officials provided an update on the current wildfire situation in Alberta on Friday afternoon, May 12, 2023.As of this publication, there are 76 active wildfires burning in the Forest P...
May 12, 2023
Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph "ready to work" after first overall selection at WHL Prospects Draft
A Lacombe hockey player is making his hometown very proud after going first overall in Thursday's WHL Prospects Draft.Daxon Rudolph, a very offensive defenseman, was taken by the Prince Albert Raiders...
May 12, 2023