Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
UPDATE: LOCATED, Rowan Rollinson, 20, of Sylvan Lake
Update: July 25, 2025, 12:05 p.m. Sylvan Lake RCMP report that Rowan Rollinson has been located safe. Mounties thank the media and public for their assistance. -- Sylvan Lake RCMP are requesting publi...
Jul 24, 2025 (Sylvan Lake RCMP)
Alberta alters rules, making it easier for nurses to get benefits for on-the-job PTSD
The Alberta government has changed the rules to make it easier for registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses to get benefits when they experience job-related stress disorder.The United Nurse...
Jul 24, 2025
Ponoka's Community Registration Night takes place next month
Local clubs or organizations offering sports, recreation or other community programming in Ponoka this fall are encouraged to book a table and promote their program or activity at the Ponoka Community...
Jul 24, 2025
Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts
OTTAWA - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs. Earlier this m...
Jul 24, 2025
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Flor...
Jul 24, 2025
Luck and a rooftop sprinkler saved a Jasper home and its neighbours from wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - When locals on the far west side of Jasper, Alta., returned to their homes last August, they suddenly felt a great distance away from their small mountain town. Some have taken to call...
Jul 23, 2025
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame to induct special class of overdue names at 'Legends Unveiled'
The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame will hold a first-time ever, very special ceremony this September, to induct a group of legends who should've had their name called by now.The event is called 'Legends ...
Jul 23, 2025
Province hoping to turn waste into economic growth
The Alberta government is hoping new funding will reduce and reuse waste and transform the province's resources into new products.As Alberta's circular economy continues to grow, provincial officials ...
Jul 23, 2025
Town of Sylvan Lake asks for public feedback on Solid Waste Master Plan
The Town of Sylvan Lake is giving residents an opportunity to provide feedback next week on its Solid Waste Master Plan.On July 31 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the NexSource Centre, residents can attend a...
Jul 23, 2025
Grant programs expected to bring more doctors to rural Alberta over the next two years
Citizens in rural Alberta will have access to more doctors and care teams as the provincial government announced they've brought in 74 medical residents to provide care and more clinics to expand staf...
Jul 23, 2025