Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer home sales saw an increase last month when compared to the month before and the same month last year.According to the Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 142 units sold in...

OTTAWA - Health Canada officials say more doses of children's painkillers and fever medication will be available soon but it won't say how many or where exactly they'll be sent. Senior officials are a...

OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says government departments have not always effectively implemented measures to ensure secure storage of information in the digital cloud. In a report tabled in Pa...

Premier Danielle Smith has made good on her commitment to make changes to the leadership of Alberta Health Services. Dr. Deena Hinshaw is out as Alberta's chief medical officer of health, replaced by ...

Premier Danielle Smith says she won't mandate masks in schools as Alberta fights a wave of viral illnesses sending thousands of students home sick and pushing hospital capacity to dangerous levels.Smi...

One of the top farm equipment shows in North America has been deemed a big success this year.According to Krissy Fidler, SHow Operations Manager for Agri-Trade Equipment Expo, held at Westerner Park i...

Provincial government officials say the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund is helping Alberta's industrial sector reduce emissions and stay competitive.Alberta's TIER system is ...

The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) and Westerner Park are celebrating a successful CFR 48. Officials from both organizations say it was an exceptional year, exceeding all three previou...

Albertans will receive an emergency notice this week. However, it is just a test.On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, most provinces and territories will hold a test of Alert Ready, Canada's national publ...

OTTAWA - It's time for Canadians to find out how well the federal government handled COVID-19 with a public inquiry into Canada's pandemic response, says the NDP. With the final federal public-health ...