Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Rebels blow away Hurricanes 8-1 for third straight win
The Lethbridge Hurricanes were almost never in it Saturday night as they took on the Red Deer Rebels at the Peavey Mart Centrium.It helps the Rebels have the league's two leading point-getters, of cou...
Jan 29, 2022
Convoys against mandates in other Canadian cities support of Ottawa truck protest
EDMONTON - Like many of those gathered near the Alberta legislature to support a convoy of trucks that inched their way through Edmonton's downtown streets for several hours on Saturday, Kyla Keulers ...
Jan 29, 2022
The latest on the anti-vaccine mandate protest happening on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - The latest developments on Saturday's planned protest by truckers of COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government. *Times shown are Eastern Time6:40 p.m.Cpl. Curtis Pe...
Jan 29, 2022
Officials decry 'desecration' of monuments during Ottawa protest
Some protesters jumped on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and others fastened an inverted Canadian flag to a statue of Terry Fox as they decried vaccine mandates in the nation's capital on Saturday. T...
Jan 29, 2022
DynaLIFE to begin providing community lab services across Alberta July 1
Alberta Health Services says in a release that it has reached an agreement with Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) on a contract for DynaLIFE Medical Labs to deliver community laboratory services ac...
Jan 29, 2022
Thousands expected at anti-vaccine mandate protest set to take over Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Thousands of protesters are expected to continue a weekend-long rally to oppose COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in Ottawa's downtown core on Saturday. Pro...
Jan 29, 2022
Lacombe council reaffirms funding committment for track and field facility at Lacombe Athletic Park
Lacombe city council reaffirmed its 2022 commitment to Phase 2 Expansion of the Lacombe Athletic Park Association's (LAPA) track and field facility at Monday's meeting. Phase 1 of the project began in...
Jan 28, 2022
Mental health in a COVID world vital to keep tabs on: CMHA
In this pandemic world where it's still frowned upon to say you need a break from work to take a nap or go for a walk, it's also important to keep changing the narrative on mental health.That accordin...
Jan 28, 2022
Parliament Hill girds for massive truck convoy protest
The first trucks in a massive national convoy that was organized to protest the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border drivers are due to arrive in the Ottawa area today. The c...
Jan 28, 2022
Premier emphasizes reason for caution as some key COVID figures trend downward
Today's COVID data is below...Alberta's premier says there continues to be good news regarding the COVID situation in the province, but also reason for caution.Alberta recorded 14 COVID-19 deaths and ...
Jan 27, 2022