Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Russia attacks Ukraine as defiant Putin warns US, NATO
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that a...
Feb 23, 2022
Copping: Latest numbers trending in right direction as March approaches
The latest COVID numbers are below...Health Minister Jason Copping says that after a difficult fifth wave of COVID-19 through the winter, almost all COVID-19 indicators are trending downward.Today's p...
Feb 23, 2022
$1.8 billion announced for Red Deer hospital expansion
Expansion of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre will officially get a $1.8 billion investment in Thursday's provincial budget.The injection of funds into central Alberta health care capacity was an...
Feb 23, 2022
Red Deer Polytechnic celebrates partnership with NXL Technologies
In December, Red Deer Polytechnic was proud to host owners of NXL Technologies (formerly Nexus Energy Technologies) in a long-awaited tour of the Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing (CIM-TAC), whic...
Feb 23, 2022
Premier to host meeting of Alberta's Ukrainian community
Premier Jason Kenney will convene a meeting with leaders of Alberta's Ukrainian community on Wednesday to discuss how Alberta can provide support to the Ukrainian people against Russian aggression and...
Feb 23, 2022
Premier to make health system capacity announcement for Red Deer
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will make an announcement Wednesday morning on building health system capacity for the future in Red Deer.The announcement will take place at the Gary W. Harris Centre and...
Feb 23, 2022
Province releases estimated COVID numbers following long weekend
PROVINCIAL NUMBERS*Update for February 22, 2022: Full reporting is unavailable due to technical issues. Estimated numbers will be provided today and full reporting will resume tomorrow, including a da...
Feb 22, 2022
Jobs and health care focus of Alberta throne speech
Provincial government officials say Albertans will benefit from legislation this spring to help create jobs, improve health care, keep streets safe and support the most vulnerable.Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakha...
Feb 22, 2022
Finding unity in division: RCMP officers and Coutts protesters
It did not take two weeks to flatten the curve, but it did take just over two weeks for protests to end in Coutts, Alberta.While streets are just beginning to clear in Ottawa, it's exactly one week th...
Feb 22, 2022
Kenney to make announcement Saturday about pandemic reopening plan
Albertans should know on Saturday if the province will go ahead with the second phase of its pandemic reopening plan.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says that's the day he'll announce a decision.Kenney s...
Feb 22, 2022