Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

A one year pause in collection of Alberta's fuel tax on gasoline and diesel will come to an end on January 1st. In a release, the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Nate Horner says "...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - People continue to flock to Alberta, both from elsewhere in Canada and across the world.Statistics Canada has released its population estimates for the third quarter, covering the per...

Two Red Deer city councillors are taking steps towards urban encampment responses and removing the Overdose Prevention Site (OPS). At their regular meeting on Monday, Councillors Lawrence Lee and Vesn...

Alberta RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki has announced his retirement. He released the following statement Monday to announce the news. "After 34 years in a career that has given me more oppor...

OTTAWA - Auto manufacturers will have three years to start showing a sizable increase in electric-vehicle sales as the federal government moves to finalize its new EV mandate this week. Environment Mi...

Alberta volunteer firefighter Alison Archambault calls it her "soul work." But that doesn't mean some more help at tax time wouldn't be welcome too. A tax credit for volunteer firefighters currently s...

Red Deer home sales saw a small decrease in November when compared to October, but year-over-year figures show a small increase in local home sales.According to the latest Market Update from Central A...

Local Mounties are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect after a horse was shot and killed in central Alberta last month. On Nov. 29, 2023, Innisfail RCMP received a report of a horse ...

TORONTO, Australia - A new survey suggests one in four Canadians are extremely concerned about having enough income to cover their basic needs, with the highest degree of hardship being felt by single...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... RCMP warn about spike in online extremism among Canadian youth RCMP are warning...