Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Fact-checking Carney's first face-to-face meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday in their first face-to-face meeting since Carney's Liberal party won the most seats in the April 28 election. S...
May 06, 2025
Crews responded to large grass fire west of QEII
Blackfalds Fire & Rescue attended a significant grass fire on Friday afternoon at a property west of the QEII between Red Deer and Blackfalds.Trevor Wilton, deputy chief of training and prevention...
May 06, 2025
In first face-to-face meeting, Carney tells Trump Canada will 'never' be for sale
In their first face-to-face meeting today, Prime Minister Mark Carney told U.S. President Donald Trump that Canada will ``never'' be for sale.When reporters questioned Trump in the Oval Office on his ...
May 06, 2025
Sylvan Lake RCMP charge 13-year-old after alleged knife incident
The Sylvan Lake RCMP have charged a 13-year-old following an alleged incident involving a knife on Saturday.On May 3 at 6:54 p.m. an off-duty community police officer observed a youth robbing another ...
May 06, 2025
Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta
QUBEC - The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Qubcois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, saying Premier Danielle Smith is standing up for her province. Paul St-Pierre Pla...
May 06, 2025
The Latest: Carney meets with Trump in Washington to talk trade, security
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney faces the first major test of his term today - meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. Carney said last week that he expects a "difficult but constr...
May 06, 2025
New Conservative caucus set to meet in Ottawa as Poilievre pledges to learn, grow
OTTAWA - Newly elected Conservatives and returning MPs are set to meet in Ottawa this morning as the party charts its path forward after last week's election loss to the Liberals. Leader Pierre Poilie...
May 06, 2025
Alberta premier promises separation referendum in 2026 if petition signatures warrant
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.Smith, in a livestream address, says she wan...
May 05, 2025
Longest ballot group takes aim at byelection where Poilievre plans to run
OTTAWA - The group that added dozens of candidates to the ballot in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding in the recent federal election is planning to do the same in the upcoming byelection. ...
May 05, 2025
Four Maskwacis residents dead following head-on collision on Highway 2A
Four individuals have died following a serious head-on collision on Highway 2A near Township Road 434 that occurred over the weekend. At 10:53 p.m. on May 3, Ponoka RCMP received a report of a serious...
May 05, 2025