Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Olds College of Agriculture & Technology named one of Canada's Top 10 Research Colleges
Olds College of Agriculture & Technology has announced it has been named in the top 10 of Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges according to Research Infosource Inc. College officials say the continue...
Jan 26, 2023

Red Deer Polytechnic among top 50 research polytechnics and colleges in Canada
Officials with Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) have announced the institution has been ranked 38th on Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges 2022 list by Research Infosource Inc. The ranking highlights that in ...
Jan 26, 2023

Shandro takes the stand at his law society hearing
CALGARY - Alberta's justice minister has defended the actions that led to complaints against him to the Law Society of Alberta, saying he was protecting his wife and family.Tyler Shandro, who was heal...
Jan 26, 2023

First Nations say Alberta's oilsands mine security reform unlikely to fix problems
EDMONTON - Alberta is preparing to change how it ensures oilsands companies are able to pay for the mammoth job of cleaning up their operations, but critics fear a year of consultations hasn't been en...
Jan 26, 2023

First phase of twinning Highway 11 project complete
The provincial government announced on Wednesday the completion of the first phase of their Highway 11 twinning project, including two roundabouts, south of the Town of Sylvan Lake.Members of the Albe...
Jan 25, 2023

Advancing hydrogen use in transportation
Alberta's government says it is seeking input on developing hydrogen fuelling stations to help support future low-emission transportation needs.The government says Alberta is currently the largest hyd...
Jan 25, 2023

Premier calls CBC News story defamatory
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Premier Danielle Smith is demanding CBC News retract what she says is a defamatory article.Smith made the statement regarding a CBC story that alleged a staffer in the premier's off...
Jan 25, 2023

Probe into Alberta residential school links unpasteurized milk to children's deaths
SADDLE LAKE CREE NATION - A new report from a group looking into children who died and went missing at a residential school northeast of Edmonton says unpasteurized milk was responsible for the deaths...
Jan 25, 2023

NDP government would scrap Smith's COVID-19 review panel: Notley
EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley says if her NDP wins the spring election, it would scrap a COVID-19 review panel led by former Reform Party leader Preston Manning.Notley says Premie...
Jan 25, 2023

Banff tourism report seeks fewer private vehicles, more public transit in park
BANFF, ALTA. - Banff tourism officials are joining the call for better management of visitor traffic in the most heavily visited parts of the national park. In a document outlining its development pla...
Jan 25, 2023