Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer man convicted in fatal pedestrian hit and run given Conditional Sentence Order
A local man has been given a Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) in relation to a fatal hit and run involving a pedestrian in Red Deer last year.Carter Austin Mather, 21, of Red Deer, was given a nine-mo...
Feb 14, 2024
Alberta reveals new tourism strategy it says will boost economy by $159B
The Alberta government is aiming to more than double the value of the province's tourism industry by 2035 through a new five-part plan revealed Wednesday it says will have a $159-billion impact.Albert...
Feb 14, 2024
Carbon price rebates rise as much as 17 per cent in April as price itself goes up
OTTAWA - Canadian families will get between $760 and $2,160 in carbon price rebates this year as the carbon price itself gets hiked another $15 per tonne. The price increase will add another 3.3 cents...
Feb 14, 2024
Minister Loewen to promote Alberta's great outdoors in Salt Lake City
Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen will travel to Utah Feb. 15-19 to participate in the auction of five Minister's Special Licences. According to government officials, during his visit to Salt...
Feb 14, 2024 Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks. (Government of Alberta)
Sentencing set for man charged in central Alberta shootings
A sentencing date has been set for one of two men charged in a series of shootings on the O'Chiese First Nation nearly three years ago.Keith Beaverbones, 31, of the O'Chiese First Nation, is scheduled...
Feb 14, 2024
Alberta NDP leadership hopeful Kathleen Ganley unveils new tax plan for Albertans
Alberta NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley has unveiled a new tax plan that she says will leave more money in the pockets of Albertans struggling to afford the basics. "We're putting money where...
Feb 14, 2024
Rental demand from international students will slow this year, but won't fall: RBC
OTTAWA - RBC says the recently announced cap on new study permits won't lead to an outright decrease in demand for rental housing from international students this year. But a new report from the bank ...
Feb 14, 2024
NDP to move bill calling for ban of coal exports as Canadian output booms
OTTAWA - Canadian exports of the kind of coal used to make electricity hit an eight-year high in 2022, even as the Liberals have promised to work on banning exports completely by the end of the decade...
Feb 14, 2024
Evolving 'Freedom' movement fighting perceptions of 'government overreach': CSIS
OTTAWA - The loosely knit collective that vocally opposed COVID-19 health measures has morphed into a movement waging a broader fight against "perceived government overreach," says a newly released as...
Feb 14, 2024
Rebels break losing streak with massive 6-1 win against the Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels broke their seven-game losing streak with a massive 6-1 win against the Calgary Hitmen on Tuesday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium.It was also the Rebels' Canadian Mental Health A...
Feb 13, 2024