Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer District Chamber moves forward with recommendations from Report on Homelessness Taskforce
The Red Deer District Chamber says it has completed the feedback and input phase on the Report on Homelessness Taskforce Report completed on April 2 , 2024. After meeting with the City of Red Deer, ag...
Sep 17, 2024
Premier Smith set to announce supports for overcrowded classrooms
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to announce a plan to help school classrooms being squeezed by an influx of new families. Smith has scheduled a televised address that will stream online at 6:50 ...
Sep 17, 2024
Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down
OTTAWA - Inflation has come down from its highs, and groceries are no exception. Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that grocery prices in August rose 2.4 per cent from the year before, a far cry f...
Sep 17, 2024
Economic development: Temporary committee to advise council on governance options
Red Deer could be updating its approach to economic development after city council unanimously approved the formation of an ad hoc committee to address prosperity and recommend a new governance model ...
Sep 16, 2024
Council to consider offering operational grant funding to community organizations
City council has passed a motion directing administration to provide a report on how an operational funding stream could be introduced to the City's Community Development Grants Policy, and to review ...
Sep 16, 2024
Red Deer home sales rise in August and year-over-year
Red Deer home sales rose in August when compared to the month before, and also increased year-over-year. According to the latest Market Report from Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA), there w...
Sep 16, 2024
Liberals announce expansion to mortgage eligibility, draft rights for renters, buyers
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is making some changes to mortgage rules to help more Canadians to purchase their first home. She says the changes will come into force ...
Sep 16, 2024
Man suspected in apparent assassination attempt on Trump charged with federal gun crimes
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump was charged Monday with federal gun crimes. Ryan Wesley Routh faces charges of...
Sep 16, 2024
The presidential campaign moves forward after another apparent attempt on Trump's life
NEW YORK (AP) - Monday marks 50 days until the 2024 presidential election in a campaign that was already among the most turbulent in American history even before Donald Trump faced an apparent assassi...
Sep 16, 2024
MPs return to Ottawa for what promises to be a boisterous sitting
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are back in Ottawa today to begin a busy and potentially precarious sitting for the governing Liberals. The New Democrats broke their political pact with the government,...
Sep 16, 2024