Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley quitting legislature seat as of Dec. 30
EDMONTON - Former Alberta premier and NDP Leader Rachel Notley is leaving the legislature. Notley announced on social media that, as of Dec. 30, she is resigning as the legislature representative for ...
Dec 12, 2024
Traffic enforcement changes coming to Red Deer amidst provincial photo radar changes
The City of Red Deer is in the process of transitioning from automated traffic enforcement (ATE) to traffic-dedicated community peace officers (CPO) in response to provincial changes to the photo rada...
Dec 12, 2024
Recent sexual assault data shows rate comparison between Alberta cities
New data from Statistics Canada shows how much Alberta cities have dealt with sexual assault in recent years.The 2018-2023 data, released in July 2024, was the subject of a study put out this month by...
Dec 12, 2024
Red Deer curlers set to compete at 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials
The draw has been set and Red Deer curling fans can expect to see a pair of familiar faces at the upcoming 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials.Red Deer's Jocelyn Peterman and Brittany Tran will...
Dec 11, 2024
BMX racer Molly Simpson looks to build on fifth-place finish at the Paris Olympics
BMX racer Molly Simpson is still riding the high of a fifth-place finish at the Paris Olympics. But the 22-year-old from Red Deer, Alta., has plenty more to do. And as evidenced by a pair of recent fi...
Dec 11, 2024
BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point today but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward.The decision marked the fifth consecutive reduction since June...
Dec 11, 2024
Innisfail town council approves 2025 budget
Innisfail's town council approved an operating budget of $28,532,772 and a capital budget of $21,249,219 for 2025 during its regular meeting Dec. 9. Officials with the town report increasing operating...
Dec 11, 2024
Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with provincial and territorial premiers this afternoon to talk Canada-U.S. relations. The premiers will virtually discuss a joint plan to tackle ...
Dec 11, 2024
Finance minister says government's fiscal update coming Dec. 16
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will publish the government's fall economic statement on Dec. 16, just before members of Parliament are expected to head home for the holidays. In a stateme...
Dec 9, 2024
GST break could cost Ottawa $2.7B if provinces don't waive compensation: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government's GST holiday could cost as much as $2.7 billion, if provinces don't waive their entitlement to compensation. The Liberal governme...
Dec 9, 2024