Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer Polytechnic ready for new experiences during year ahead
Students, faculty and staff will celebrate a year filled with first experiences at Red Deer Polytechnic during the 2021/2022 academic year. College officials note this is the first full year the post-...
Sep 02, 2021
Kenney answers COVID questions on Facebook livestream
Edmonton - After weeks of questions regarding his whereabouts, Premier Jason Kenney answered selected questions from Albertans on a Facebook livestream.The premier was last seen in public on Aug. 9.Si...
Sep 02, 2021
Alberta Emergency Management Agency issues telephone service alert
Officials with Alberta's Emergency Management Agency say a telephone service alert issued for all of Alberta and British Columbia at 12:33 p.m. on Thursday, is no longer in effect. The original alert ...
Sep 02, 2021
Four leaders square off in first televised debate of federal election campaign
OTTAWA - Four leaders will face off tonight in the first televised debate of the federal election campaign. The French debate on TVA, one of Quebec's most-watched networks, comes at the mid-point of t...
Sep 02, 2021
Red Deer with 368 active cases of COVID-19
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer is continuing its trend higher.As of Wednesday, there are 368 active cases of coronavirus in the community, up 31 from the day before. Recoveries, meanw...
Sep 01, 2021
Two-thirds of surveyed Alberta business owners against proof of vaccination
The Alberta Chambers of Commerce (ACC) says a majority of Alberta business owners do not support requiring proof of vaccination to access businesses providing non-essential services. This finding came...
Sep 01, 2021
Brooks Mayor Barry Morishita acclaimed as new leader of Alberta Party
BROOKS, AB - Brooks Mayor Barry Morishita has been officially named as the new leader of the Alberta Party.Morishita was the only person to put his name forward for the position and acclaimed by the p...
Sep 01, 2021
Promise Tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Sept. 1: Estab...
Sep 01, 2021
Charges laid in fatal Mountain View County crash
Charges have now been laid in a fatal crash in Mountain View County this summer that claimed the life an Airdrie man.Didsbury RCMP say Ashley Evans, 25, of Mountain View County, has been charged with ...
Sep 01, 2021
Poulin scores winner, Canada captures gold with 3-2 overtime win against U.S.
CALGARY - Canada won the women's world hockey championship for the first time in almost a decade on Tuesday with a 3-2 overtime win over the United States. Marie-Philip Poulin scored the winner for Ca...
Aug 31, 2021