Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
'A transformational decision': Alberta requiring body cameras for all police services
EDMONTON - Alberta plans to require all police services in the province to use body cameras.Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says officers often respond to calls that are complex and make split-secon...
Mar 14, 2023
RDSO conductor and cellist part of Juno-winning Classical album
Red Deer picked up a big Juno award win this weekend.Claude Lapalme, his wife Janet Kuschak, and several other members of Lapalme's group Rosa Barocca, won with soloist Elinor Frey for Early Italian C...
Mar 14, 2023
City of Winnipeg to stage 2025 Grey Cup game, festivities
WINNIPEG - The 2025 Grey Cup game will be played at Winnipeg's IG Field. The CFL made the official announcement Tuesday. It will mark the fifth time that the Grey Cup game will be played in Winnipeg a...
Mar 14, 2023
Singh says budget will have money for dental care as NDP push for another GST rebate
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he thinks his party has more leverage to push for things it wants in the next federal budget, which is set to be released March 28. He says there will b...
Mar 14, 2023
Alberta outlines education funding to train 3,400 more health-care workers
EDMONTON - Alberta has promised $200 million in funding for post-secondary health-care programs as a part of its latest budget. Health Minister Jason Copping says the funding, announced in last month'...
Mar 13, 2023
ASIRT to investigate officer involved shooting in Red Deer
One person was taken to hospital following an officer involved shooting in Red Deer on Sunday.On March 12, 2023, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Red Deer RCMP responded to a complaint of a male dischargi...
Mar 13, 2023
Ottawa says Kearl leaks harmful to wildlife; issues order to stop seepage
Federal inspectors are confirming that two releases of oilsands tailings water from Imperial Oil's Kearl mine are harmful to wildlife. Environment Canada is issuing an order to Imperial that it must t...
Mar 13, 2023
Alberta locations becoming Instagram hot spots thanks to The Last of Us
The beautiful vistas of Alberta are well-known to residents of the province. With the help of HBO's The Last of Us, they're becoming famous worldwide and a destination for Instagram users.The season o...
Mar 13, 2023
Province promoting living in Alberta to sway skilled workers to move
A campaign is launching for the second time to attract skilled workers to come live, work, and play in Alberta.Alberta is Calling again according to the Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Developm...
Mar 13, 2023
Red Deer RCMP expected to release details regarding incident involving police on Sunday
March 13, 9:20 a.m.Red Deer RCMP are expected to release more details regarding a police incident in the city's northeast on Sunday afternoon.Mounties acknowledge the incident is now over and the scen...
Mar 13, 2023