Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Provinces push forward on vaccination amid lingering questions after Fortin departure
Canadian provinces continued to take steps towards hitting their vaccination targets today even as questions linger after the departure of the senior military officer in charge of the national immuniz...
May 16, 2021
Workers at Olymel, other meat packing plants receive COVID vaccine
Olymel says over half of the approximately 1,800 employees at its Red Deer pork plant received a COVID-19 vaccine over the course of three days last week.Spokesperson Richard Vigneault said this week ...
May 16, 2021
Feds face growing calls for answers after general overseeing vaccine effort sidelined
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing growing calls for answers on why the military general who was overseeing Canada's COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been sidelined, as well as who wil...
May 16, 2021
Save-on-Foods committing $10M over next five years to fuel local sport
LANGLEY, B.C. - More Rewards is proud to partner with Save-On-Foods on Fueling Sport, a program designed to reward athletes at every level by fueling their journey from playground to podium with spons...
May 03, 2021
Mathnasium: This summer don't let math skills slip!
Everyone at some point has feared math. There is no denying it! From trying to figure out long division to learning algebra or geometry, it can be quite intimidating and frustrating when the solutions...
May 01, 2021
Chinook's Edge opts out of curriculum pilot
Chinook's Edge School Division is the latest to announce it will not be piloting the province new draft K to 6 curriculum. Board Chair Holly Bilton said in a statement Thursday that trustees are conce...
Apr 29, 2021
Grade 7-9 classes at seven Red Deer Catholic schools shifting to online learning
Grade 7 - 9 classes at seven Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) will be shifting temporarily to online learning starting April 27. In a letter sent to parents and guardians on Monday, district...
Apr 26, 2021
Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson & Johnson shots
OTTAWA - The federal government says it expects Canada to receive around 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, including its very first shipment of single-dose shots from Johnson & John...
Apr 26, 2021
U.S. planning to share AstraZeneca doses but will prioritize based on urgent need
WASHINGTON - The White House says it is making plans to share up to 60 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. But press secretary Jen Psaki says none of the doses are currently read...
Apr 26, 2021
Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois to propose budget rewrites as debate starts
OTTAWA - Opposition parties will get a chance today to propose a rewrite to the federal government's massive pandemic budget. Debate on Monday's budget begins today in the House of Commons. As the off...
Apr 20, 2021