Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Canada suspends random COVID-19 tests for vaccinated travellers at airports
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will pause all mandatory random COVID-19 tests at Canada's airports for vaccinated travellers until the end of the month, starting Saturday. For now, unvaccinat...
Jun 10, 2022
Red Deer sees rise in unemployment rate in May
The Red Deer Region saw a significant jump in its unemployment rate last month.According to Statistics Canada, the Red Deer region's jobless rate in May was 7.4 per cent, the highest rate in the provi...
Jun 10, 2022
City dwellers being asked to say thank you to people in agriculture on Farmer's Day
June 10 marks Farmer's Day in AlbertaUFA President and CEO Scott Bolton says after a drought, high input costs, and the late spring, it is more important than ever to celebrate farmers."The circumstan...
Jun 10, 2022
US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the la...
Jun 10, 2022
Dr. Hinshaw, Minister Copping give update on COVID-19 and monkeypox
Forty-two more people have died of COVID-19 in Alberta.The province provided some updated numbers Wednesday afternoon, and then elaborated Thursday with a live update.Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Health Mini...
Jun 9, 2022
Life sentence for man convicted in fatal Red Deer shooting
A man charged in a fatal shooting outside a Red Deer Walmart over two-and-a-half years ago has been sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for at least 10 years.Chase Freed, 20, wa...
Jun 9, 2022
Well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to cast ballot for next Conservative leader
OTTAWA - If unverified membership numbers hold true, the path to becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is becoming precariously narrow for all but front-runner Pierre Poilievre,...
Jun 9, 2022
30-minute ambulance wait for Calgary woman attacked by dogs not good enough; premier
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it's inadequate that it took an ambulance 30 minutes to get to an 86-year-old Calgary woman who had been attacked by dogs.Police and paramedics responde...
Jun 9, 2022
Former Alberta NDP workers say volunteers and constituency workers ignored, demeaned
EDMONTON, AB - Two Alberta NDP workers say they quit recently because they could no longer stomach a culture they describe as demeaning and ignores volunteers, with the majority of those targeted bein...
Jun 9, 2022
WATCH: Province to give public health update at 3:30
Health Minister Jason Copping and CMOH Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update Thursday on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.The update will begin at 3:30.Watch HERE if a video p...
Jun 9, 2022