Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
30 new deaths reported as Dr. Hinshaw apologizes, clarifies reporting process
*Today's statistics are below...The province's chief officer of health apologized to the family of the 14-year-old whose death was reported on Tuesday, saying the family's pain was compounded by publi...
Oct 14, 2021
Alberta to pay out $15 million to entice those who waited to get COVID-19 vaccine
EDMONTON - Alberta is on track to spend more than $15 million to directly pay vaccine-hesitant residents to get the COVID-19 shot.The province says that more than 152,000 Albertans have signed up to r...
Oct 12, 2021
Province to provide update on COVID-19
Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.The news conference is scheduled to begin at roughly ...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. residents fear reopened Mexican border more than Canadian one, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests U.S. residents are far more worried about reopening the land border with Mexico than they are about letting Canadians drive south. The poll, conducted by Leger for the...
Oct 12, 2021
Invasive wild pigs in national park for first time at Alberta's Elk Island
EDMONTON - One of the most destructive and rapidly spreading invasive species on the continent has been found for the first time in a Canadian national park. Wild pigs, which tear up landscapes and ea...
Oct 11, 2021
One dead, another injured in small plane crash northeast of Lacombe
One person is dead and another injured after a small plane crash northeast of Lacombe Saturday afternoon.On Oct. 9, at approximately 4:45 pm, Blackfalds RCMP responded to a distress beacon from an air...
Oct 10, 2021
Investigators looking into cause of downtown blaze
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that has gutted a building in downtown Red Deer early Sunday morning.Deputy Chief Chris Kearns says crews responded shortly after 5:36 a.m. to the Em...
Oct 10, 2021
Rebels lose overtime heartbreaker in Lethbridge
After dropping a 4-2 decision to the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Peavey Mart Centrium Friday night, the Red Deer Rebels suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to the Hurricanes in Lethbridge Saturd...
Oct 9, 2021
51st year of The Market at Red Deer officially over
The first season of a new era for The Market at Red Deer is over.In its 51st year, what's affectionately known as the Red Deer Farmers' Market, was run by co-market managers Fiona and Patrick Moffatt,...
Oct 9, 2021
898 Albertans died from drug overdoses in first seven months of 2021
Alberta's opioid crisis continues to destroy lives.The provincial government updated its Alberta Substance Use Surveillance Report ahead of the long weekend. The system keeps track of information rela...
Oct 9, 2021