Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
Alberta's population continues fast growth, despite immigration slowdown
It won't be long before Alberta's population reaches five million.Statistics Canada has released its population estimates for the third quarter of 2024.Alberta is now home to 4,931,691 residents, up 4...
Dec 17, 2024
Postal employees head back to work as union challenges strike intervention
MONTREAL - Canada Post trucks, conveyors and mail carriers are moving again after a month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers left letters and parcels in limbo. The Canada Industrial Relati...
Dec 17, 2024
Fatal MMA fight near Edmonton linked to company cited in death of U.K. boxer
EDMONTON - A mixed martial arts organizer being questioned by police about an Alberta fighter's death is linked to a company earlier cited for safety concerns after a novice boxer died in the United K...
Dec 17, 2024
Alberta housing starts on the rise
Alberta housing construction is ending 2024 on a positive note.The province led Canada in housing starts per capita from January to November; and saw a 35 per cent increase compared to 2023, according...
Dec 16, 2024
Red Deer home sales lower in November and year-over-year
Red Deer home sales were lower in November when compared to the month before and the same month last year. According to the latest Market Update from Central Alberta Realtors Association, there were 1...
Dec 16, 2024
In tumultuous history of finance minister resignations, Freeland's exit stands out
Having a finance minister openly condemn the prime minister's policies on her way out is a fresh level of acrimony in Canadian political history, longtime observers of the country's politics say. Chry...
Dec 16, 2024
The Latest: Freeland leaves cabinet, fall economic statement in limbo
OTTAWA - Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet as finance minister on the same day she was expected to deliver the government's fall economic statement, leaving the government of Prime Minister ...
Dec 16, 2024
Canada Post operations to resume on Tuesday, company says
While mail is set to begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work, key "structural issues" at the centre of the month-long strike remain outstanding heading into the next phas...
Dec 16, 2024