Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Cell tower complete and operational in northeast Red Deer
The latest Telus cell tower in northeast Red Deer is officially complete and operational, according to the company. Chelsey Rajzer, Telus' Senior Communications Manager, Public Relations, says constru...
Jan 19, 2023
Premier Smith forming panel to review COVID-19 policies in Alberta
Alberta's premier says she wants to learn how to better respond to public health emergencies in the future.Danielle Smith has announced the formation of an expert panel that will review the legislatio...
Jan 19, 2023
Public information session on Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre redevelopment project
Alberta's Minister of Infrastructure, the Honourable Nathan Neudorf, is encouraging central Albertans to attend a public information session next week aimed at providing an update on the Red Deer Regi...
Jan 19, 2023
No pharmacare bill this year would be a deal-breaker, says NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the Liberal government does not introduce a pharmacare bill in the House of Commons this year, he will consider it a deal-breaker. Both parties signe...
Jan 19, 2023
Alberta says first shipment of kid's pain reliever has arrived, will go to hospitals
The Alberta government says its first shipment of children's pain reliever it ordered has arrived and will be distributed to hospitals immediately.The province purchased the liquid acetaminophen late ...
Jan 19, 2023
BBB warns of affordability payment scam
Medicine Hat, AB--The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning Albertans about a text scam linked to the recently announced affordability payments. Applications for payments are available to eligible f...
Jan 19, 2023
Polar vortex over Siberia could end up on the Prairies
A polar vortex hovering over Siberia has generated the coldest temperature on Earth so far this year - and meteorologists say it could be headed to the Prairies in early February.David Phillips, Envir...
Jan 18, 2023
Alberta judge investigated for perceived racist remarks won't face sanctions
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council says it will take no further action against an Alberta judge after receiving a complaint that comments he made about a medical examiner from Nigeria could be per...
Jan 18, 2023
Oilsands execs say a 'just transition' isn't a worry - it's their next big 'boom'
OTTAWA - The CEOs of some of the biggest oilsands companies in Alberta say transitioning their workforce for a net-zero emissions future isn't about cutting jobs, but is about creating them. Cenovus C...
Jan 18, 2023
Alberta to no longer hold federal immigration detainees in provincial jails
The Government of Alberta says it has provided written notice to Ottawa that it is ending an agreement with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).The agreement allowed the CBSA to use provincial co...
Jan 18, 2023