Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Gunman kills 19 children in Texas school rampage
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest schoo...
May 25, 2022
Flames find the positive in loss to Oilers
EDMONTON - The odds are no longer in their favour. Despite winning the first game of the first Battle of Alberta playoff series in 31 years against the rival Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames find t...
May 25, 2022
Texas governor; 15 killed in school shooting; gunman dead
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people were killed in a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school. Abbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be killed by respo...
May 24, 2022
Shandro says no, Nixon thinking about UCP leadership run
EDMONTON - Alberta's cabinet ministers are delivering a range of answers - from maybe to a hard no - on whether they will run to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative leader and premier.The mini...
May 24, 2022
Public input opportunities for permanent shelter site criteria start May 25
Officials with the City of Red Deer say recent conversations indicate the community's desire to help find a solution for the city's new shelter. The community will have the opportunity online and in p...
May 24, 2022
New seats added for local post-secondary institutions
Alberta's government is creating almost 900 new post-secondary seats in central Alberta, supporting animation, computer programming, business administration and health care. Government officials say t...
May 24, 2022
Schweitzer not running for UCP leadership, or re-election as Calgary-Elbow MLA
Doug Schweitzer will not be running to be the next leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) in Alberta.Last week, Jason Kenney announced his resignation as the party's leader, meaning a new leade...
May 24, 2022
CFL players report to work after rejecting tentative agreement
CFL players continued practising Tuesday after turning down the latest contract offer from the league. On Monday night, the players rejected ratifying a tentative agreement that had been reached by th...
May 24, 2022
Death toll from Saturday's storm hits 10 as communities survey damage
Power outages caused by the powerful and deadly storm that swept across Ontario and Quebec on Saturday are stretching into another day, as hydro providers warned customers they could be waiting even l...
May 24, 2022
Flames' Lucic on Smith hit: 'If I actually did charge, we both wouldn't be playing'
EDMONTON - Milan Lucic and his head coach are on the same page - the situation could have been a whole lot worse. The bruising Calgary Flames forward was assessed a five-minute major and ejected from ...
May 23, 2022