Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
'No grounds': RCMP say no criminal charges in fatal Alberta icefield crash
EDMONTON - Mounties say no criminal charges will be laid in a fatal rollover of an all-terrain tour bus at the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains more than two years ago. Three people were kille...
Dec 09, 2022
Red Deer's outdoor rinks open for the season this weekend
Parks and Recreation crews have been busy getting outdoor rinks ready for the season. This weekend all outdoor rink locations, including natural ice surfaces, Bower Ponds and Setters Place at Great Ch...
Dec 09, 2022
Alberta NDP says premier's rejection of federal authority lays separation groundwork
EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's comments rejecting the legitimacy of the federal government betray her unspoken plan to lay the groundwork for eventual separat...
Dec 09, 2022
Westerner Park CEO moving on after July 2023
Westerner Park is preparing for a change in leadership.CEO Mike Oleson has announced he is stepping away, effective July 31, 2023. Oleson has been in the role since fall 2019."Mike has led the organiz...
Dec 09, 2022
Premiers to hold virtual news conference on struggling children's hospitals
Canada's premiers plan to hold a news conference in Winnipeg today as children's hospitals struggle to deal with a wave of child illnesses. Hospitals across the country have been cancelling some surge...
Dec 09, 2022
Central Alberta Humane Society urges 'adopt, don't shop' mentality this holiday season
Spirits are high at the Central Alberta Humane Society (CA Humane), but the Red Deer-based organization is dealing with capacity issues, and there are some key messages to be shared about pet adoption...
Dec 08, 2022
Red Deer man dies in Drayton Valley area crash
A Red Deer man is dead following a two-vehicle crash east of Drayton Valley early Thursday morning. On Dec. 8, 2022 at 1:22 a.m., Breton Thorsby RCMP received a report of a serious collision on Highwa...
Dec 08, 2022
Gas prices down across Canada, likely to last a few weeks leading up to holidays
Drivers hoping for cheaper gas can fill up after the price at the pump across Canada dropped today to 143 cents per litre.A senior director of public affairs at CAA National says the national gas pric...
Dec 08, 2022
Trudeau says Ottawa to work constructively with Alberta after sovereignty act passes
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is going to work as constructively as possible with Alberta after lawmakers passed Premier Danielle Smith's controversial sovereignty...
Dec 08, 2022
Alberta government passes Sovereignty Act overnight
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's legislature passed Premier Danielle Smith's controversial sovereignty act overnight - but not before first stripping out the provision that granted Smith's cabinet the power t...
Dec 08, 2022