Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney drew laughs and applause in one of his final speeches before he leaves the job in two weeks. Kenney, speaking to municipal leaders in Calgary, interrupted one bu...

OTTAWA - Workers applying for employment insurance benefits will have to qualify based on pre-pandemic rules starting Sunday, when temporary measures are set to expire. The Liberal government has pled...

HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA - The windswept prairie east of the Rocky Mountains seems an unlikely spot for a hot-air balloon festival, but the town of High River, Alta., is celebrating the event's 10th year. ...

MARKET GARDENSThis week at Red Deer County council, members approved a resolution that will be taken to the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) conference.The conference, which happens Nov. 7-10 in ...

A portion of the provincial fuel tax on gasoline and diesel will return next month.Alberta's United Conservative government has told retailers to start collecting. 4.5 cents per litre on Oct. 1.Earlie...

A house fire in Mirror, about 45 minutes northeast of Red Deer, has left two adults without a home.The fire broke out at about 4:30 Wednesday afternoon on 46 Street, just east of the school, says Dray...

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault isn't warming to the idea of combating climate change by imposing a windfall tax on the massive profits being posted by Canadian energy companies. U.N. ...

Central Albertans are being welcomed into the fall with a warmer than normal forecast for the season. According to Kyle Fougre, Meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada, the fall season...

UPDATE 2 - 1 p.m., Sept. 22 RCMP now say one person has been arrested following an incident in Sylvan Lake Wednesday afternoon. During the course of executing a police operation at a home on Lakeway B...

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was in Toronto Wednesday morning to announce the launch of phase two of the Alberta is Calling campaign.The initiative is aimed at attracting workers from the Toronto and ...