Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
First snow on the way for central Alberta overnight Sunday
The snow is about to arrive Red Deer.Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a special weather statement with snow expected over several parts of the province beginning tonight.Snow wi...
Oct 22, 2023
Canadian military preparing for possible evacuation from Lebanon
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces said Friday it is getting ready for the possibility that it will need to help bring Canadians out of Lebanon, as Israel began evacuating a large town near its own no...
Oct 20, 2023
Poilievre calls on Ottawa to block RBC's $13.5B takeover of HSBC Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the federal government to block Royal Bank of Canada's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada as a way to help with housing affordability. P...
Oct 20, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Premiers ask Ottawa for COVID-19 small business loan extension
VICTORIA - Canada's premiers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to extend the repayment period for a year for interest-free loans to small businesses and...
Oct 20, 2023
Canada's Christine Sinclair retiring from international soccer at end of the year
After leading Canada to gold at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, captain Christine Sinclair came to a realization. "After Tokyo, deep down inside, I knew I didn't want to play in Paris," she said, r...
Oct 20, 2023
Banning plastic waste exports won't solve the world's plastic trash woes: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - The mountains of trash from foreign countries seen piling up around homes and temples in Myanmar are renewing calls for Canada and other wealthy countries to deal with their own plastic garba...
Oct 20, 2023
India defends actions after Ottawa's alleges precedent-setting diplomatic move
OTTAWA - India is defending its diplomatic actions a day after Ottawa announced it had pulled most of its envoys from the country over what it called a precedent-setting diplomatic threat. India's Min...
Oct 20, 2023
Red Deer rental rates rise in September and year over year
Average rents in the city of Red Deer continue to rise. According to the latest National Rent Report from rentals.ca, the average rent for a one-bedroom unit in Red Deer in September was $1,212 per mo...
Oct 19, 2023
Fire displaces family of five from Normandeau fourplex unit
A fourplex in Red Deer's Normandeau area is unlivable at the moment due to fire.Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) says members responded at about 6:30 Wednesday evening to a home on Nyberg Avenue, ne...
Oct 19, 2023
Red Deer home sales lower in September, but higher than same month last year
Home sales in Red Deer were lower in September when compared to the month before, with year-to-date numbers also lower to this point last year.According to the latest Market Update from Central Albert...
Oct 19, 2023