Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Peavey Industries confirms closure of 96 stores across Canada
Peavey Industries has confirmed that it will close 90 Peavey Mart locations and six MainStreet Hardware locations across Canada. The Red Deer-based company issued a statement just after 8 p.m. Monday ...
Jan 27, 2025

Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful 'anti-science'
EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta physicians is calling out a government panel's COVID-19 report as "anti-science." Dr. Shelley Duggan, head of the Alberta Medical Association, says the...
Jan 27, 2025

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake detected near Lake Louise
Earthquakes Canada is reporting there was a 4.5 magnitude earthquake which struck 30 km ENE of Lake Louise Sunday morning.The quake was detected at 4:39 a.m. with a depth of 1.0 km, and was lightly fe...
Jan 27, 2025

Redcliff's Ross takes home silver representing Canada at 2025 Winter World University Games
A southern Alberta woman has returned from Italy with a silver medal from the 2025 International University Sports Federation Winter World Games.READ: Redcliff's Ross representing Canada at 2025 FISU ...
Jan 27, 2025

Picture Butte Ambulatory Clinic to temporarily close Saturday
The Piyami Health Centre ambulatory clinic in Picture Butte will be temporarily closed Saturday, January 25, 2025.Alberta Health Services says the closure is due to an unexpected clinical personnel sh...
Jan 24, 2025

Lethbridge election ballots to be hand-counted, voters will need to register
Lethbridge City Council has approved a series of changes to how this fall's municipal election will be carried out. The Government of Alberta passed Bill 20 late last year, which contains several regu...
Jan 21, 2025

Smith focused on Canada-U.S. trade deficit, not Trump tariff threats
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been down in the United States recently, talking to U.S. President Donald Trump about his imposed 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods, which are expected to st...
Jan 21, 2025

ASET's tradesperson to CTech pathway program celebrates a decade in Alberta
The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) are providing a new opportunity for tradespersons in Alberta. ASET, which has 300 members from Red Deer, for examp...
Jan 17, 2025

Lethbridge Holiday Bus collects over $1,500 in donations for 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Transit is celebrating a very successful 2024 for its Holiday Bus. Teaming up with community partners, the Holiday Bus visited a number of festive events throughout the sea...
Jan 15, 2025

Dozens of Canadian firefighters head to California to help in fire fight
More than 60 Canadian front-line firefighters are on their way to the Los Angeles area as part of international efforts to fight the raging wildfires that have claimed lives and destroyed thousands ho...
Jan 13, 2025