Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Townhall with MLA Jason Stephan Date: March 10 Time: 7:00PM Location: Baymont Hotel (4311 49 Ave, Red Deer, AB) Topics Include: Red Deer Regional Hospital Expansion Addiction Recovery Community Red De...

Xplore Sport Day, Red Deer's annual celebration of sport, is ready to serve Red Deer once again this year.The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, at Capstone (Canada 150 Square) from 8 a.m. - 12 p...

Almost half of Red Deer city council members will be making their way to Edmonton Wednesday to discuss policing and emergency medical services at the Alberta Municipalities' (AM) conference.At the Edm...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

The Alberta government says it is taking steps to make COVID-19 health policy consistent across the province, thanks to changes being introduced to the Municipal Government Act (MGA).Bill 4, the Munic...

Today's COVID-19 statistics are below...The provincial health minister has told Alberta Health Services to rescind its mandatory vaccination policy as of March 10.The directive covers employees of AHS...

Officials with Alberta Health say all youth aged 12 to 17 can soon receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 14, as long as it's a minimum of five months since their second dose.Appoint...

Effective March 10 at 4 p.m., Alberta Health Services (AHS) will no longer require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or regular rapid testing of its current workers.This means Alberta is joining other pro...

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, as well as Health Minister Jason Copping, will provide an update on COVID-19 in Alberta at 3:30 Tuesday.It is Dr. Hinshaw's first app...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is driving up global wheat prices and setting the stage for worsening food inflation in Canada.Ukraine is one of the largest wheat producers in the world, but experts s...