Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

CALGARY - As governments around the world grapple with how best to assist citizens with the rising cost of living, Alberta's energy minister is warning that anything resembling the U.K.'s so-called "w...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will outline what it sees as the key vulnerabilities and risks to Canada's financial system later this morning. The central bank's annual financial system review comes as d...

A central Alberta family is hoping to raise awareness about a little-known disease which tragically took the life of their son in 2021.Daniel Brown passed away in January last year from Batten Disease...