Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Alberta scores A for red tape reduction
The Canadian Federation of Business (CFIB) has awarded Alberta with a grade of A on its 2024 Red Tape Report Card. This week marks Red Tape Awareness Week for 2024, and the CFIB released its Red Tape ...
Jan 31, 2024 The Canadian Federation of Business (CFIB) has awarded Alberta with a grade of A on its 2024 Red Tape Report Card, the top mark among provinces for the fourth year in a row. Celebrating today are (left to right) CFIB Policy Analyst Bradlee Whidden, Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely, Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally, CFIB Senior Policy Analyst Andrew Sennyah, Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe.
Sundre man ordered to stand trial in 1976 homicide
A Sundre, AB, man charged with non-capital murder in connection to a 48-year-old cold case has been ordered to stand trial. Ronald James Edwards, 74, was ordered to stand trial in Cochrane Court of Ju...
Jan 31, 2024
Smith plans to meet with feds over childcare concerns
Alberta's Premier said she is planning to take action after childcare operators voiced their concerns over the new funding arrangement.On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, hundreds of people in Lethbridge to...
Jan 31, 2024
Dentists, hygienists still in the dark on details of federal dental-care plan
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says the government is still working out how much dentists will be reimbursed as part of its new dental program, just months before the program is set to start ac...
Jan 31, 2024
Family doctors in crisis sending out SOS through 24-hour storytelling campaign
Some family doctors in Alberta are going on social media around the clock to talk about the pressures that are squeezing their practices.The 24 physicians are sharing their stories on social media cha...
Jan 31, 2024
Farmers anxious as carbon price carve out bill faces uncertain future
OTTAWA - Canadian farmers may have to wait months to find out if they'll owe thousands of dollars for carbon pricing this year. Legislation designed to exempt farms from the levy on natural gas and pr...
Jan 31, 2024
Sentencing scheduled for pair charged in County of Wetaskiwin fatal fire
Sentencing is scheduled later this winter for two of three people charged in a fatal fire in the County of Wetaskiwin two-and-a-half years ago.Linden Joseph Lee Buffalo, 34, of Maskwacis, and Donovan ...
Jan 31, 2024
Conservatives get more than $35M in donations during Poilievre's first year as leader
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada raised more than $35 million during Pierre Poilievre's first full year as leader - and the federal Liberals brought in less than half that amount. The party s...
Jan 31, 2024
UPDATE: LOCATED, Kirby Mindle, 63, of Red Deer
Local Mounties say Kirby Mindle has been located safe. Red Deer RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance. -- Download the rdnewsNOW mobile app on Google Play and the Appl...
Jan 31, 2024
Best for world if Netanyahu leaves office 'sooner rather than later': Liberal MP
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament says it would be in the best interests of the Middle East and the world if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves office. Winnipeg MP Ben Carr says he...
Jan 31, 2024