Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
NDP and ATA not impressed with Alberta's new K-6 curriculum
Alberta's NDP says it promises Albertans that if elected to form the next government, the UCP's K-6 curriculum will be scrapped. "Adriana LaGrange claimed she listened to Albertans feedback on this cu...
Apr 13, 2022
Alberta's COVID-19 numbers for April 13, 2022
Beginning the week of March 23, 2022 Alberta Health is only sharing new COVID-19 data with the public on Wednesdays, barring extenuating circumstances. rdnewsNOW will continue to report them as they a...
Apr 13, 2022
Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis found in contempt of court
EDMONTON - A former Alberta justice minister has been found in contempt of court for threatening to sue a plaintiff in the middle of her testimony in a civil trial.Justice Doreen Sulyma says a letter ...
Apr 13, 2022
Three subjects in Alberta's new curriculum ready for September
Three parts of the Kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum will be ready for Alberta classrooms this September.As announced in March, students in kindergarten to Grade 3 will be taught new Mathematics and ...
Apr 13, 2022
The other end of the line: Appreciating Red Deer Emergency dispatchers
If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who are you going to call? A dispatcher. On the other end of a 9-1-1 call is a Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) employee, doing what they can to h...
Apr 13, 2022
U.S. senator backs Alberta premier in energy security partnership
CALGARY, AB - A high-profile United States senator is backing Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in pushing for more North American oil to supplant Russian supplies during the invasion of Ukraine.West Virgi...
Apr 13, 2022
Bank of Canada raises interest rate to one per cent
The Bank of Canada has boosted its key interest rate by half a percentage point to one per cent.It's the first half-point hike in more than 20 years and the central bank is warning that rates will nee...
Apr 13, 2022
Winter storm warnings in place for much of southern Manitoba, parts of Saskatchewan
A storm Environment Canada has said has the potential to be the "worst blizzard in decades" is taking aim at parts of the Prairies, with winter storm warnings in place for much of southern Manitoba an...
Apr 13, 2022
PM critical of Alberta's approach to drug overdose crisis
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the Alberta government's response to the worsening drug overdose crisis while visiting Edmonton to promote the federal budget.Trudeau knocked the pr...
Apr 12, 2022
Red Deer city council releases confidential information on permanent shelter
In the name of transparency, Red Deer city council approved the releasing of additional information on the permanent shelter project and a one month extension to complete a public Engagement Plan. At ...
Apr 12, 2022