Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

RCMP Livestock Investigations Unit and Livestock Identification Services say they are happy to report that a lost pony in the Penhold area has found its owner. "Apparently this little guy, or gal, is ...

EDMONTON - An Alberta government email review of whether Premier Danielle Smith's office interfered with Crown prosecutors has taken a confusing turn, with duelling statements from two spokespeople on...

OTTAWA - The World Health Organization will announce Monday whether it thinks COVID-19 still represents a global health emergency but Canada's top doctor says regardless of what the international body...

EDMONTON - Alberta's New Democrat Opposition says a government review of the program that's supposed to ensure oilsands companies can clean up their mines was conducted too privately and should have b...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on his belief that "everything feels broken" Friday, as he laced into Prime Minster Justin Trudeau for suggesting otherwise. Poilievre addres...

HALIFAX - Politicians in charge of provincial and territorial liquor laws aren't hurrying to adopt or promote newly updated guidelines that advise a steep drop in Canadian drinking habits. Across Cana...

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests the vast majority of Canadians have concerns about the state of the health-care system, particularly in Atlantic provinces where hospitals have struggled to maintain eme...

"We're trying to let the people of Red Deer know that this isn't about commitment. We're committed; we're doing this," said Minister of Infrastructure Nathan Neudorf about the Red Deer Regional Hospit...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to work with her to develop "Sustainable Jobs" legislation as an alternative to the proposed "Just Transition" legisla...

Officials with the Alberta government say the natural gas rebate and other supports remain in place to help consumers as natural gas rates decline in February.In Alberta, February's highest monthly de...