Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Town of Blackfalds exempted from holding byelection to replace resigned councillor
Blackfalds will not have to conduct a byelection following the resignation of former councillor Rebecca Stendie.Stendie's resignation was reported earlier this month, with the Town saying at the time ...
Apr 11, 2024
Red Deer County shares plans to increase broadband services for residents with new funding
Officials gathered in Red Deer County on Wednesday to discuss their plans for the $8 million investment into broadband services and increased speed connectivity for roughly 1,200 households. In early ...
Apr 11, 2024
Canada needs to build 1.3M additional homes by 2030 to close housing gap, says PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says Canada would need to build 1.3 million additional homes by 2030 to eliminate the country's housing gap. The newly released report looks at how many more ...
Apr 11, 2024
OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76
O.J. Simpson has died. The decorated football star who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but wound up in prison years later in an unrelated case died Wednesday, his fam...
Apr 11, 2024
Canada to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers' mortgages on new homes
TORONTO - The Canadian government will allow 30-year amortization periods on insured mortgages for first-time homebuyers purchasing newly built homes. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made the annou...
Apr 11, 2024
Entry to housing market feels out of reach for 76% of non-owners: CIBC poll
A new poll done for CIBC says 76 per cent of Canadians who don't own a property say entry to the housing market feels out of reach.The bank says the online survey done in February found that 70 per ce...
Apr 11, 2024
NDP leadership candidate proposing more debates in Red Deer, Med Hat and Grande Prairie
Kathleen Ganley, who is one of five candidates vying for the leadership of the Alberta NDP, wants to see more debates added to the schedule.In a letter to the other candidates, including Naheed Nenshi...
Apr 10, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Alberta introduces bill giving it gatekeeping role on federal funding
EDMONTON - Alberta is proposing a law that would allow it to veto any deal struck between municipalities and the federal government. Premier Danielle Smith says the province has had long-standing conc...
Apr 10, 2024
City of Red Deer ensures integrity in first municipal byelection
With the City of Red Deer's first by-election less than two weeks away; some residents are questioning how integrity will be maintained throughout the process. Following the death of Councillor Michae...
Apr 10, 2024
UPDATE: Highway now cleared from single vehicle rollover on QEII near Innisfail
UPDATE: April 10, 2024, 9:00 p.m. Innisfail RCMP advise that the QE11 at Antler Hill is now clear and the Highway is open. -- UPDATE: April 10, 2024, 1:10 pm RCMP wish to advise that all northbound tr...
Apr 10, 2024