Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady at five per cent, says too early to cut
The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, arguing it is still too soon to start lowering rates.The central bank says inflation has continued to ease and the ec...
Mar 6, 2024
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley stops in Red Deer to share how UCP budget broke promises
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley claims the UCP's recently revealed 2024 budget has betrayed Albertans through broken affordability promises and will force cities to increase property taxes as a resul...
Mar 5, 2024
Red Deer city council briefs: March 4
Red Deer city council held their regular meeting on Monday focusing on various reports. The following are council briefs for March 4: RED DEER LOCAL IMMIGRANT PARTNERSHIP (LIP) The City will no longer...
Mar 5, 2024
Edmonton City Hall attack 'politically motivated,' supporting terror charges: RCMP
EDMONTON - Mounties say they believe an attack on Edmonton City Hall in January was politically motivated, meaning it reaches the legal threshold for terrorism charges. Supt. Glenn Sells of the RCMP's...
Mar 5, 2024
Funding announced for drone coverage to assess crop damage
The Government of Alberta is embracing technology in the agriculture sector. If Budget 2024 passes, the province said it will provide Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) with $900,000 to...
Mar 5, 2024
Alberta, Canada governments investing in high-speed internet for rural, Indigenous areas
The province is providing funds to bring high speed internet to over 22 thousand homes in Alberta. The Alberta and Canadian governments are investing more than $112 million to connect more than 22,500...
Mar 5, 2024
Border Services confirms investigation at Red Deer Justice Centre as project nears completion
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has confirmed to rdnewsNOW that on April 19, 2023, officers attended the Red Deer Justice Centre worksite as part of an Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRP...
Mar 5, 2024
Alberta government supporting youths in sports
The Alberta government has announced $8 million in funding to support kids in sports, should the proposed Budget 2024 be passed. The money would go to the Every Kid Can Play program, with the goal of ...
Mar 5, 2024
Temporary road closure on 32 Street and Taylor Drive
Officials with the City of Red Deer say a portion of 32 Street between 55 Ave and Taylor Drive, approaching RDP, is reduced to one lane in both the east and westbound lanes as crews do emergency repai...
Mar 5, 2024
Federal tax change could raise electricity, gas bills in some provinces
OTTAWA - Electricity Canada is sounding the alarm over a proposed tax change it warns could see some private utilities saddled with millions in additional income taxes. Michael Powell, its vice-presid...
Mar 5, 2024