Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
5 shot, unexploded devices found at NYC train station
NEW YORK (AP) - Five people were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement sources said. Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station ...
Apr 12, 2022
Prime minister visits Edmonton on Tuesday to promote Budget 2022
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Edmonton today where he will attend events to promote his Liberal government's recent budget. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will start th...
Apr 12, 2022
Windy conditions intensify two house fires in Red Deer on Saturday
Red Deer's recent wind gusts have become a significant factor in intensifying two house fires on Saturday.On April 9 at roughly 2:30 p.m., firefighters with Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) were cal...
Apr 11, 2022
Red Deer city council approves tax rates at zero per cent increase
Red Deer city council approved zero per cent increases for two tax rate bylaws at their meeting on Monday. Approving the City budget in November with a zero per cent municipal tax increase for 2022, c...
Apr 11, 2022
Kenney boasts perfect election record in speech to UCP membership
RED DEER, AB - Premier Jason Kenney, in a speech to party members this past weekend, told them he is an unblemished election winner who saved Alberta from servitude in a dystopian socialist hellscape....
Apr 11, 2022
AB Government terminating relationships with three Russian regions
The provincial government is taking action against a trio of Russian regions.Premier Jason Kenney has written letters to the governors of the regions, announcing that the Alberta Government is termina...
Apr 11, 2022
Trudeau expected to make announcement on electric vehicle infrastructure
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Victoria today. He is expected to make an announcement highlighting investments in electric vehicle infrastructure. The federal budget ta...
Apr 11, 2022
Fixer says former Alberta justice minister hired him to get reporter's phone logs
A self-described political fixer says a former Alberta justice minister hired him to obtain a reporter's phone logs. David Wallace says he was hired by Jonathan Denis to get the phone records of Alann...
Apr 11, 2022