Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
E-scooters give multi-million dollar boost to Red Deer businesses, companies say
E-scooters are having a clear positive impact on Red Deer's local economy, companies which operate them say.The summer of 2022 marked year two of a three-year pilot project, with three companies -- Ne...
Oct 20, 2022
U.K.'s Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in he...
Oct 20, 2022
Ukrainian aid fundraiser questions Smith's apology on Russian invasion comments
EDMONTON - A former member of Alberta's legislative assembly and key fundraiser for war-torn Ukraine says he's skeptical about Premier Danielle Smith's apology for remarks she made about the country's...
Oct 19, 2022
'Little window': Coal mine supporters hope for change under new Alberta premier
EDMONTON - Supporters of open-pit coal mining say there's a chance new mines could be built in Alberta's Rockies after comments from the province's new premier. "We're hoping with this little window w...
Oct 19, 2022
More record breaking temperatures for parts of central Alberta on Tuesday
Some late season heat continued throughout many parts of the province on Tuesday, including some record-breaking temperatures for a handful of communities in central Alberta. According to Environment ...
Oct 19, 2022
Inflation rate 6.9 per cent in September as grocery bills climb
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate dropped slightly in September to 6.9 per cent but the cost of groceries continues to climb.In its latest consumer price index report, the fede...
Oct 19, 2022
Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and given additional emergency powers to the heads of all regions of Ru...
Oct 19, 2022
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith apologizes for past comments about invasion of Ukraine
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is apologizing for what she calls "ill-informed comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine." In April, Smith said the only answer for Ukraine is neutra...
Oct 18, 2022
Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years
The local non-profit organization A Better World (ABW) will be heading to Africa this Thursday for their first team trip in almost three years.Based out of Lacombe, the international development organ...
Oct 18, 2022
Daily maximum temperature records unofficially broken in parts of central Alberta
A number of communities across the province including some in central Alberta, either set or tied daily maximum temperature records on Monday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Br...
Oct 18, 2022