Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
'Is Alberta glitching?' Province's emergency alert system sends multiple tests
EDMONTON, AB - A test of the Alberta Emergency Alert system has some Albertans wondering if there was an actual emergency.Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis sent out a stateme...
Mar 01, 2023
Alberta to introduce bill to include federal officials in trespassing rules
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says federal officials have trespassed on private land and they are putting forward a bill to stop it. Government House Leader Joseph Schow declined to provide detail...
Mar 01, 2023
Lacombe golfer breaks Utah Valley University wins record
A central Alberta golfer is having quite the run stateside.Brady McKinlay, who is from Lacombe and attends Utah Valley University, won his fourth straight title in February and was named the TicketSma...
Mar 01, 2023
'Tenaciousness of winter:' Weather Network forecasts a delayed spring
A winter season that lacked commitment in its early days is likely to finish strong before spring's sluggish arrival, according to predictions from a prominent forecaster. The Weather Network said a w...
Mar 01, 2023
Service reduction in Canadian cities can lead to transit 'death spiral': researcher
HALIFAX - Canadian cities should be nimble and prioritize service if they want to sustain and strengthen public transit systems in a time of declining ridership and labour challenges, a transit resear...
Mar 01, 2023
Unions and Opposition react strongly to UCP's budget
Reaction to the UCP government's first budget under new leader Danielle Smith soon followed its public release on Tuesday. The Opposition NDP says UCP Leader Danielle Smith's first budget includes fak...
Feb 28, 2023
Budget speech includes news of a surplus plus swipes at the federal Liberals and provincial NDP
Finance Minister and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews says in the Budget 2023 speech that the budget will be balanced for the second year in a row."This means debt is on the decline. In this las...
Feb 28, 2023
Big surplus, no new taxes: Highlights of the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government delivered its last budget Tuesday before an election expected in May. It includes a $2.4-billion surplus and more spending in health care, education...
Feb 28, 2023
Oil well cleanup program listed as 'key objective' in Alberta's pre-election budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's last budget before an expected spring election gives strong support to a proposed tax break for energy companies to fulfil their legal cleanup duties but do...
Feb 28, 2023
Provincial investments aim to bolster public safety
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta says it will be investing into a variety of public safety initiatives over the next three years.As part of Budget 2023, released on February 28, 2023, Premier ...
Feb 28, 2023