Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Government announces relief at the pumps for Albertans
Officials with the Alberta government say they are no longer collecting the provincial fuel tax while oil prices are high.As a result, officials say drivers will save the 13-cent provincial fuel tax o...
Apr 1, 2022
Explore your palate this Saturday at the Food and Beverage Expo
Don't spoil your dinner this Saturday because the Food and Beverage Expo is back at Red Deer's Westerner Park."The show is about coming and discovering all the amazing businesses that operate here loc...
Apr 1, 2022
NDP wants to see auto insurance report
The Opposition NDP is calling on the Alberta government to release a report on automobile insurance profits. The annual report by the superintendent of insurance includes data on how much companies co...
Apr 1, 2022
Danielle Smith announces return to Alberta politics
Former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith is coming back to Alberta politics and says she will vote against Premier Jason Kenney at the upcoming United Conservative Party leadership review.Smith says she ...
Apr 1, 2022
'I am very sorry:' A look at the history, hurdles of papal apologies
First Nations, Inuit and Mtis residential school survivors, knowledge keepers, elders, and youth have wrapped up meetings with Pope Francis at the Vatican with a historic apology. The delegation was t...
Apr 1, 2022
Carbon price rising to $50 a tonne today, adds 2.2 cents to a litre of gas
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will go up another $10 per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions as scheduled today in most provinces. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is withstanding polit...
Apr 1, 2022
Vaccinated travellers to Canada no longer need to be tested for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Vaccinated travellers can enter Canada without a COVID-19 test beginning today. The change will spark a surge in travel bookings both into and out of the country, according to the Tourism Ind...
Apr 1, 2022
Government proposes bill to reform disciplinary process for teachers
Officials with the Alberta government say students, parents and teachers across the province stand to benefit from reforms to the discipline process for all teachers and teacher leaders.If passed, Bil...
Mar 31, 2022
Inaugural Cowboy Kicks event a huge success
The Cowboy Kicks Committee is pleased to announce that the inaugural event raised $375,000 for the Westerner Foundation and the Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team. "We are blown away by the genero...
Mar 31, 2022
Red Deer's Green Cart returns to weekly collection
Red Deer's Green Carts will shift back to weekly collection starting April 4.Green Carts are for organics such as kitchen scraps, yard waste and pet waste. From mid-November to early-April, they are p...
Mar 31, 2022