Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

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

Chrystia Freeland's resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from the Liberal cabinet on Monday, posting her resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media. Here is the letter: "Dear Prim...
Dec 16, 2024

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement. In a resignation letter, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offere...
Dec 16, 2024

In the news today: Canada Post operations to resume Tuesday: company
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post operations to resume Tuesday: company Mail will begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post emplo...
Dec 16, 2024

Canada's premiers meet in Toronto to talk tariffs, trade and health care
TORONTO - Canada's premiers are meeting in Toronto today, and cross-border trade is topping the agenda, on the heels of a tariff threat from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Trump is threatening to ...
Dec 16, 2024

Wilke scores on annual Toque and Teddy Bear Toss night in victory over Blazers
It's the goal that everyone wants to score but only one gets the privilege of doing so.In the Rebels annual Toque and Teddy Bear Toss game on Saturday night, forward Kalan Lind found Trae Wilke on the...
Dec 14, 2024