Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
Retired General Rick Hillier brings message of support for Ukraine during Regimental Dining-In event in Red Deer
Over 350 people gathered at the Red Deer Resort and Casino Monday to mark 150 years of the RCMP service in Canada, including 80 years in Red Deer.The Outreach Centre's Regimental Dining-In event featu...
Jan 24, 2023
Doctor tells Law Society of Alberta that former health minister visited his home
Alberta's justice minister is before a Law Society of Alberta hearing today to answer allegations he broke the lawyers' code of conduct.A trio of complaints against Tyler Shandro stem from his time as...
Jan 24, 2023
Canada's passport application backlog now 'virtually eliminated,' minister says
OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Karina Gould says Service Canada has "virtually eliminated" the massive backlog of passport applications that were delayed this year because of a surge in demand. ...
Jan 24, 2023
Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study
New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number...
Jan 24, 2023
Passport backlog update expected as federal cabinet retreat enters second day
OTTAWA - The Liberal cabinet will head into the second of a three-day retreat in Hamilton today with a lengthy to-do list, including tackling inflation and making the country more competitive. Later t...
Jan 24, 2023
AHS network outage resolved, third party to review cause
Alberta Health Services says a network outage has been fixed and services are coming back.That includes Health Link 811, Connect Care and electronic medical records, and community and hospital lab ser...
Jan 23, 2023
Province taking steps to help more students with disabilities
The Alberta government says an additional 5,200 students will receive disability funding with new changes to the Grant for Students with Disabilities. Government officials acknowledge that persons wit...
Jan 23, 2023
New surgical operator aims to reduce wait times in Alberta
The Government of Alberta has announced the next step in its plan to reduce surgical wait times.The province has signed a new contract with Canadian Surgery Solutions (CSS).The private operator will a...
Jan 23, 2023