Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Province wants to make ammolite Alberta's official gemstone
Alberta could soon have its first official gemstone. The government wants to make ammolite, found primarily in southern Alberta, an official emblem alongside the coat of arms, flag and wild rose. "Amm...
Mar 17, 2022
United Way Central Alberta raises $1.86 million
United Way Central Alberta (UW) collected $1.86 million during its most recent annual fundraising campaign.The amount was announced Thursday during a virtual wind-up event, and is just higher than 202...
Mar 17, 2022
City suspends staff COVID-19 immunization policy
UPDATE (original story below): Mayor Ken Johnston put out a statement Friday morning regarding city council's vaccination policy...Mayor and Council update on vaccination policy for Council https://t....
Mar 17, 2022
Home sales activity picking up in Red Deer
Red Deer home sales are on the rise so far in 2022. According to the latest market update from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there were 195 units sold in Red Deer last month. That's up ...
Mar 17, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Ukrainians fleeing conflict can stay in Canada for three years
OTTAWA - The federal government will allow Ukrainians who have fled Russian aggression in their country to come to Canada on a temporary basis for three years while they decide their next steps. Initi...
Mar 17, 2022
CP Rail issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada
CALGARY, AB - Close to 3,000 employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. could be off the job early Sunday morning.Calgary-based CP Rail has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Confere...
Mar 17, 2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine shows need to protect Canada's North: Norad
OTTAWA - A senior Canadian general in charge of protecting North American airspace says Russia has the capability to strike this continent, bolstering the need for improved defensive systems. Russia h...
Mar 17, 2022
Vaccinated travellers won't need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1. Incoming tourists will still need to be vacc...
Mar 17, 2022
'It's time to move forward': health minister on COVID
Today's COVID-19 numbers are below...Alberta's health minister says early indications are that relaxing public health measures in early February has not caused an increase in COVID cases or more press...
Mar 16, 2022
Wait or war: First hand accounts from Alberta to Ukraine
The Great European Plain is one of the largest mountain-free landscapes on Earth. With Ukraine and Russia along this plain; their mainly flat border is acknowledged by some as a suitable topography fo...
Mar 16, 2022