Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

BEIJING - A concussion robbed Meryeta O'Dine of her first chance at Olympic glory. O'Dine had made Canada's snowboard team for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics after a successful 2017-18 campaign on the ...

Following back-to-back victories in Saskatchewan over the weekend, the Red Deer Rebels finished their eastern road trip with a 3-1 loss to the Wheat Kings in Brandon Tuesday night. Both teams saw mult...

BREAKING: Alberta's Restrictions Exemption Program ends at midnight PROVINCIAL NUMBERS *Numbers are up to date as of previous day's end. Numbers in parentheses represent a one-day change unless otherw...

Province-wide public health measures are being gradually lifted as the fifth wave of COVID-19 subsides and pressure on the health-care system eases. That according to the Alberta government which says...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will announce later today a plan to reduce COVID-19 health restrictions.Kenney says it will be a prudent timeline to lift the rules provided pressure on...

A firefighter in central Alberta has died following a tragic accident Friday night.The death occurred near Castor, about 90 minutes east of Red Deer, and 40 minutes east of Stettler, within the County...

Update 7:45 a.m.5-1-1 Alberta reports some U-S bound commercial traffic is again being allowed past a closure point toward the Coutts border crossing.Any other access to the area is limited and motori...

BEIJING - Sarah Nurse was lamenting the lack of an available Tim Hortons in Beijing. It wasn't that the forward on Canada's Olympic women's hockey team was craving a cup of joe. She just felt goaltend...

OTTAWA - One candidate has decided to join the nascent Conservative leadership race so far and the timing and rules will help determine how many others will end up on the ballot. Ottawa-area MP Pierre...

Police forces across Canada took different approaches to protests against COVID-19 measures over the weekend, learning from the situation in Ottawa, where demonstrators and their trucks have remain en...