Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Unvaccinated travellers barred from planes and trains as of today
OTTAWA - Unvaccinated travellers over the age of 12 won't be able to board a plane or train in Canada beginning today, and a negative COVID-19 test will no longer serve as a substitute for most people...
Nov 30, 2021
Premier, CMOH address Omicron in live COVID update as numbers decrease
COVID-19 statistics for Nov. 29 are below...Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping, CMOH Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and Dr. Verna Yiu, head of Alberta Health Services, addressed Albertans on Mond...
Nov 29, 2021
The Mustard Seed hosting Giving Tuesday fundraiser
Central Albertans are being encouraged to take part in an annual event this week focused on giving to those less fortunate in our community.Giving Tuesday is described as an international day of givin...
Nov 29, 2021
Province to ramp up case investigations for international travellers amid new variant concerns
There are no confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Alberta but the province is taking steps to stop any potential spread of it from occurring.Premier Jason Kenney said 156 Albertans ha...
Nov 29, 2021
Alberta Environment comments on rare wildlife sighting in Medicine Hat area
MEDICINE HAT - A rare sighting of wildlife has popped up near Medicine Hat, one that hasn't been seen in the area for years. An amateur wildlife photographer captured pictures of a grey wolf ea...
Nov 29, 2021
Alberta health officials monitoring Omicron variant situation
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says public health officials have contacted people who've travelled from one of the southern African countries of interest for the Omicron COVID-19 variant in...
Nov 29, 2021
How a tipi in the middle of Red Deer is furthering truth and reconciliation
A quiet street in Red Deer's Michener Hill neighbourhood is where a tipi calls home.Seemingly, it's the lone one on a residential property in the city, whereas many years ago, the land on which it sit...
Nov 29, 2021
Alberta's Ombudsperson cannot investigate AHS over EMS dispatch consolidation
Alberta's ombudsperson says it's simple: she can't legally investigate a complaint by four municipalities against the consolidation of EMS dispatch.The City of Red Deer, as well as Calgary, Lethbridge...
Nov 27, 2021
AUPE claims Red Deer Hospital workers being axed while COVID-19 pandemic still rages
Officials with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) say dozens of front-line health-care workers will lose their jobs in Red Deer today (Friday, Nov. 26), as the UCP government and Alberta...
Nov 26, 2021
City of Red Deer employees petition against immunization policy
An anonymous group of City of Red Deer employees have submitted a petition against a mandatory immunization policy.The City has said Immunization Policy 2224-CA aims to relieve pressure on the local h...
Nov 26, 2021