Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Alberta NDP asks premier to confirm promise to hold election May 29, not seek delay
Alberta's NDP Opposition leader wants a public guarantee from Premier Danielle Smith that she will follow through on her promise to hold the next general election on its scheduled date next spring.Rac...
Nov 04, 2022
Stellar round of steer wrestling on CFR night two
When a 4.1 second run earns only a fifth-place tie, you know you're seeing a lightning-fast round of steer wrestling. And that's exactly what a near capacity crowd witnessed Thursday night at the Cana...
Nov 04, 2022
Canadians begin to receive temporary boost to GST rebate today
OTTAWA - Canadians who are eligible for the GST rebate can expect to receive an additional lump-sum payment as early as today. A bill introduced by the Liberal government to temporarily double the reb...
Nov 04, 2022
Hospital expansion projected for 2030 completion; province reveals site details
Alberta's Ministry of Infrastructure revealed Thursday that hospital expansion will occur on and nearby the site where the hospital is currently situated.It also said the project has always been sched...
Nov 03, 2022
Miss Rodeo Canada says rodeo is back and better than ever at CFR Trade Show
There was a tension of excitement at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) Trade Show this Wednesday in anticipation for the first rodeo event.The Trade Show, held at Red Deer's Westerner Park Exhibition Ha...
Nov 03, 2022
Rocky Mountain House RCMP investigate suspicious Halloween candy
UPDATE: Nov. 3, 2022 - 2:15 p.m. Mounties in Rocky Mountain House say early tests on the substance completed by Alberta RCMP Forensic Identification Section has resulted in a presumptive positive test...
Nov 03, 2022 (Rocky Mountain House RCMP)
CFR round one highlights
Rookie jitters were clearly not a factor as Stettler, Alberta tie down roper, Beau Cooper, won the opening round at CFR '48 with a blistering 7.7 second run."I didn't think I was going to be 7.7," Coo...
Nov 03, 2022
Fall mini-budget aims to help Canada compete with U.S. clean energy investments
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is to table her mid-year budget update in the House of Commons today focused heavily on driving investment to Canada's clean energy industries in response t...
Nov 03, 2022
Fertilizer greenhouse gas cuts may take longer than Ottawa wants, farm groups say
The goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer use by 30 per cent kicked up more dust than a tractor on a grid road when it was first announced by the federal Liberal government last su...
Nov 03, 2022
Pristine alpine lake contaminated by dust from mountaintop coal mines, study shows
New Alberta government research has found windblown dust from mountaintop removal coal mines has polluted a pristine alpine lake to the point where its waters are as contaminated as lakes downwind fro...
Nov 03, 2022