Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Saint John, Calgary are the cities that would be hit hardest by U.S. tariffs: report
OTTAWA - Calgary, Saint John, N.B. and Windsor, Ont. are the Canadian cities that would be hit the hardest by U.S. tariffs, says new research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Using Statistics Cana...
Feb 11, 2025

Here's the latest as Canada faces steel and aluminum tariffs from the United States
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all aluminum and steel imports to the U.S., including those from Canada, on March 12. Here's the latest ne...
Feb 11, 2025

A timeline of Canada-U. S. tariffs on steel and aluminum
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including products from Canada - a threat causing economic uncertainty across the countr...
Feb 10, 2025

Red Deer city council defeats motion to withdraw Housing Accelerator Fund application
The City of Red Deer's application for round two of the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF2) is continuing forward after a motion to withdraw was narrowly defeated in the Feb. 10, regular meeting of counci...
Feb 10, 2025
Premier Smith joining counterparts to advocate for Canada-U.S. relationship in Washington
Premier Danielle Smith, along with her counterparts across Canada, will visit the U.S. capital Monday to advocate for solutions that will repair the country's long-standing relationship with the Unite...
Feb 10, 2025

AI shouldn't only benefit ultra-wealthy 'oligarchs,' Trudeau tells global AI summit
PARIS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the world needs regulation to ensure artificial intelligence doesn't only benefit "oligarchs." Trudeau, who is attending a global conference on AI in Paris t...
Feb 10, 2025

Eagles deny Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defence in 40-22 rout
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles' ferocious defence denied Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat. It wasn't even clos...
Feb 09, 2025

Rebels win streak comes to an end in shut out loss to Hurricanes
The Red Deer Rebels struggled to stay out of the penalty box and the Hurricanes made them pay in a 4-0 loss on Saturday night at the Centrium.Leo Braillard, captain Brayden Yager, and Brayden Edwards ...
Feb 08, 2025

Red Deer firefighters share growing concern around staffing requirements
The aftermath of a reduction to minimum staffing levels for fire services in Red Deer is particularly being felt at Station Two, which only had two members, rather than the previously required four, a...
Feb 07, 2025

Red Deer's employment up in January, but unemployment one of highest in Canada
Statistics Canada released results of its labour force survey for January 2025 and there's both good and bad news as it relates to Red Deer. The good news is from December 2024 to January 2025, Red De...
Feb 07, 2025