Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Alberta to bolster economic corridors with Saskatchewan and Manitoba
The prairie provinces have announced a new partnership that they say will boost trade and the economy.The Governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba have signed a memorandum of understanding t...
Apr 11, 2023
Ukrainian PM to meet with Trudeau today : In The News for April 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 11 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 11, 2023
Timeline of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and controversy over COVID court cases
EDMONTON - Early January 2023 - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tells Calgary street pastor Artur Pawlowski in a leaked call that charges in a criminal case against him, which are tied to his participa...
Apr 10, 2023
Alberta Mountie dies from injuries after vehicle hits concrete barrier on way to call
STRATHCONA COUNTY, AB - An Alberta RCMP officer who died in a crash responding to a call is being remembered as a hard worker with a strong sense of responsibility. Const. Harvinder Dhami, who was a m...
Apr 10, 2023 Cst. Harvinder Singh Dhami. (Alberta RCMP)
"It's been a rough 10 years": Fabricland store leaving Railyards location
The Fabricland store has announced they will be leaving their Railyards location this summer, in search of a new location. "We're all upset because we all work here, we love our job, we just don't lik...
Apr 10, 2023
CP NewsAlert: RCMP say Edmonton-area officer dies from injuries following crash
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Alberta RCMP say an officer has died after being injured in a crash early this morning. They say the officer is a member of the Strathcona County detachment, which is just east ...
Apr 10, 2023
Alberta ethics commissioner reviewing if Smith interfered in justice
Alberta's ethics commissioner is investigating whether Premier Danielle Smith interfered in the administration of justice. Last month, the Opposition N-D-P played a recording of Smith's phone call wit...
Apr 10, 2023
UPDATE: RDES responds to Normandeau house fire Sunday evening
Red Deer Emergency Services responded to a house fire Sunday evening in the Normandeau area. Crews arrived around 6:10 p.m. to a home, fully involved with fire on the rear side, at the corner of 59 Av...
Apr 09, 2023
Red Deer unemployment in March steady as province and nation add jobs
Unemployment in Red Deer is hanging steady at 7.7 per cent as of March. That's the same point it rose to in January (from 6.7 per cent in December), and stayed at in February.In March 2022, unemployme...
Apr 08, 2023
NDP promises tuition freeze, but public interest group says it isn't enough
The NDP say they'll freeze post-secondary tuition if elected this May, but one organization believes their promise doesn't go far enough.This week, the Official Opposition announced it would freeze tu...
Apr 08, 2023