Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Alberta says chief actuary's pension plan report offers no estimate of its share
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it has heard back from Canada's chief actuary on its bid to leave the Canada Pension Plan, but there's no estimate on how much the province should get. The provi...
Dec 19, 2024
No charges against Mounties in arrest of prominent Alberta chief
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Alberta's police watchdog says there's no evidence an offence was committed when Mounties used force to arrest a First Nation chief outside a Fort McMurray, Alta., casino in 202...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada Post starts accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations
OTTAWA - Canada Post has started accepting commercial volumes of letters and parcels as it works to get back to normal operations following a month-long strike. However, the postal service has warned ...
Dec 19, 2024
Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning. A government source confirms a swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall. This comes at the end of a tumult...
Dec 19, 2024
Local athletes selected to play in Football Alberta Senior Bowl
Football Alberta announced the final rosters for the upcoming 34th annual Football Alberta Senior Bowl and five central Albertans made the cut.The game between the top high school football players in ...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada Post asks residents to keep walkways clear as work resumes
With Red Deer under a 10-15 cm snowfall warning for Dec. 18, Canada Post is asking residents of the area to help minimize risk to their employees as they deliver your mail by keeping sidewalks and sta...
Dec 18, 2024
Doug Quinn steps down as Blackfalds Bulldogs head coach
The Blackfalds Bulldogs announced on Tuesday that owner Doug Quinn has resigned as head coach of the team.In an official statement from the Bulldogs, they say he considered retiring before the start o...
Dec 17, 2024
Red Deer postal workers feeling defeated after government decision
Red Deer postal workers are angry and upset after being forced to return to work on Tuesday.For the first time in over a month, 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) returned t...
Dec 17, 2024
Tories call for House hearings on tariffs amid Liberal tumult as firms seek strategy
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling for Parliament to hold hearings in January on Canada-U.S. trade ahead of president-elect Donald Trump's entry to the White House. The Tories say they have no fai...
Dec 17, 2024
Crossroads Church takes part in Operation Christmas Child
Last Friday, five members of Red Deer's Crossroads Church, travelled to Calgary to put together gift-filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child before they're sent to children in need across the w...
Dec 17, 2024