Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Medal hopeful Bloemen fades in men's 10,000; Jones loses 1st curling match at Games
BEIJING - Ted-Jan Bloemen was on pace to medal halfway through his signature event. Then he started running out of gas. For the second time in five days, the Canadian speedskater failed to step onto t...
Feb 11, 2022
Pressure builds to end trucker protests amid escalating economic fallout
OTTAWA - A sense of anxious anticipation is building amid intensifying demands for an end to the protests paralyzing downtown Ottawa as well as border crossings near Coutts, Alta., Emerson, Man., and ...
Feb 11, 2022
As border blockade persists, Canadians fear a pretext for more U.S. protectionism
WASHINGTON - Escalating blockades at the Canada-U.S. border are weakening one of the most fragile links in the vital North American supply chain - a link that has nothing to do with transport trucks, ...
Feb 11, 2022
Health Minister talks availability of COVID test kits
Today's COVID-19 data is below...Supply chain issues are easing and Alberta is expanding and changing how it is distributing COVID-19 rapid test kits.Health Minister Jason Copping says 633 pharmacies ...
Feb 10, 2022
School divisions not consulted on change to mask requirements
School divisions are reacting to news this week that COVID-related restrictions will soon change.Starting Feb. 14, there will be no masking requirements for children and youth in schools or on school ...
Feb 10, 2022
WATCH: Dr. Hinshaw, Health Minister Copping to give COVID update Thursday at 3:30
Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will provide a live COVID update Thursday at 3:30.If a video player does not appear here, click to watch at alberta.ca/news.rdnewsNOW will have furt...
Feb 10, 2022
Frustrated, local Chamber and restaurant believe resiliency will help businesses overcome abrupt changes
The head of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce is confident that local businesses will adapt well to abrupt changes made to Alberta's COVID restrictions -- if the first two years of the pan...
Feb 9, 2022
Red Deer RCMP seek assistance to identify suspects
Red Deer RCMP are asking the public to assist in identifying suspects involved in a break and enter in the city's north end. On Jan. 26, 2022 between 4:45 and 5:00 a.m., two suspects broke into the Sp...
Feb 9, 2022
Census data suggests Alberta economy shifting but growth expected to stay strong
EDMONTON - Once Canada's boomtown, the latest census from Statistics Canada suggests Wild Rose Country is becoming just another Canadian province. For years, Alberta enjoyed population growth that tow...
Feb 9, 2022
Local rural communities to benefit from $41M federal internet investment
The Government of Canada, today, announced a $41 million investment which will bring high-speed internet to 2,676 households in 21 rural Alberta communities. Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism an...
Feb 9, 2022