Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Emergency exercise ensures Alberta is ready to manage risks
Officials with the Alberta government say emergency management experts are meeting for a two-day emergency management exercise that will use a simulated flood scenario to test their response to a majo...
Jan 31, 2023
Time is of the essence to bring in and enforce new long-term care standards: authors
OTTAWA - Proposed new standards for long-term care issued by a panel of experts at the Health Standards Organization on Tuesday say residents should get at least four hours of direct care a day and wo...
Jan 31, 2023
Island reunion: New York Islanders 50-year reunion
Fifty years of NHL hockey on Long Island, New York was celebrated recently with players from the past and present.Like most sports' expansion franchises, the Islanders of the 1970's struggled the firs...
Jan 30, 2023
Red Deer's future permanent shelter to be discussed with public Tuesday
Red Deer's city council will be discussing the future permanent shelter at a special meeting scheduled for this Tuesday.The City says as the location of the future shelter has been a topic of discussi...
Jan 30, 2023
Alberta budget set for Feb. 28, with focus on funding for health, school growth
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says the United Conservative Party (UCP) government's 2023 budget will be delivered on February 28, the first day of the spring legislature sitting...
Jan 30, 2023
Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics Weekend Recap
It was a busy weekend in Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics, winning nine out of 12 games with a few teams extending their winning streak. It started with Queens Hockey on Thursday and carried all F...
Jan 30, 2023 Kings Volleyball player Maddux Greves at Saturday night's match against the SAIT Trojans at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. (RDP Athletics)
Airdrie Rural RCMP on scene at serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 2
UPDATE:RCMP advise that the collision scene at Highway 2 near Carstairs is now clear. The area is very slippery so please travel with caution.---RCMP are currently on scene at a serious motor vehicle ...
Jan 30, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith opposes assisted-dying expansion as Ottawa eyes delay
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says the province objects to Ottawa's plan to extend eligibility for medically assisted death to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental ill...
Jan 30, 2023
What would it mean if WHO declares the COVID-19 global emergency over?
OTTAWA - Monday could mark a major milestone in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the World Health Organization stands poised to decide whether or not to declare an end to the global public hea...
Jan 30, 2023
Federal departments failed to spend $38B on promised programs, services last year
OTTAWA - The federal government failed to spend tens of billions of dollars in the last fiscal year on promised programs and services, including new military equipment, affordable housing and support ...
Jan 30, 2023