Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
U.S. forfeits world junior hockey game to Swiss because of COVID-19 quarantine
EDMONTON - Defending champion United States forfeited Tuesday's game against Switzerland at the world junior men's hockey championship because two players tested positive for COVID-19. The American te...
Dec 28, 2021
Owen Power on record-setting pace at world junior men's hockey championship
EDMONTON - A broader Canadian audience finally gets to see why Owen Power is a standout among his hockey peers. The 19-year-old defenceman from Mississauga, Ont., played his junior hockey in the Unite...
Dec 27, 2021
Power's hat trick leads Canada to 6-3 win over Czechs in world junior men's hockey
EDMONTON - Owen Power's hat trick lifted Canada to a 6-3 win over the Czechs to open the world men's under-20 hockey championship Sunday. Power of Mississauga, Ont., became the first Canadian defencem...
Dec 26, 2021
Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect for all of Alberta
Meteorologists with Environment Canada say extremely cold wind chill values near -40 will continue today. Over southern Alberta, windchill values are anticipated to moderate slightly through the day. ...
Dec 26, 2021
Hockey Canada, Alberta put pandemic hockey know-how to the test again in Edmonton
Alberta is about to host a third pandemic International Ice Hockey Federation tournament armed with experience from the first two, but with the ice still shifting underfoot. The 2022 world men's under...
Dec 25, 2021
Generosity and Appreciation mark Red Deer Christmas Bureau's 60th anniversary
Wrapping up their 60th year, the Red Deer Christmas Bureau celebrated their anniversary with success, generosity, and the start of a potentially new tradition."Red Deer is always so very good to us. T...
Dec 24, 2021
Ambulatory care closed Christmas evening in Sylvan Lake
Alberta Health Services has announced temporary new hours for Advanced Ambulatory Care Service in Sylvan Lake over the Christmas long weekend.The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) ...
Dec 24, 2021
Red Deer hockey minds react to cancellation of U18 Women's World Championship
There is an uproar among a large portion of the hockey community over the cancellation of the U18 Women's World Championship, which was scheduled to take place in Sweden next month.It is one of multip...
Dec 24, 2021
Alberta adds 1,625 new COVID-19 cases
The latest COVID-19 statistics are below...With 1,625 new cases of COVID-19 reported today in Alberta, the province is changing how it investigates and notifies confirmed cases of COVID-19 and recomme...
Dec 23, 2021
Associate Minister issues statement on Alberta's opioid crisis as records break
2021 is officially a record year for opioid-related deaths in the province, with new numbers available on the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System showing 1,247 in Alberta through October.There w...
Dec 23, 2021