Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Lasting impacts: Impaired driving incident takes life of local three-year-old
The Crawfords peeked in the rear-view mirror to see their three-year-old twins Stella and Felix sleeping in the back seat. An ordinary Saturday night, driving home after a day playing in a local dog p...
Sep 21, 2023
A look at the numbers and assumptions behind Alberta's pension report
The Alberta government has released a report that it commissioned on the financial implications of the province leaving the Canada Pension Plan. Here's a look at some of the key findings and assumptio...
Sep 21, 2023
Red Deer Rebels head into Friday night's home opener with winning mindset
The puck drops tomorrow for the Red Deer Rebels' home opener this 2023-24 WHL Regular Season.The team will face-off against the Edmonton Oil Kings this Friday at the Peavey Mart Centrium at 7 p.m.Thei...
Sep 21, 2023
Book, Pathways to Education in Red Deer, gets relaunch this Saturday
A book, several years in the making, delves into what the landscape of Red Deer schools looked like from the city's early years onward.Pathways to Education in Red Deer was co-authored by City Council...
Sep 21, 2023
Province claims leaving Canada Pension Plan could save Albertans billions
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has released a new report detailing its potential exit from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). The report, from LifeWorks, suggests that by transitioning to a new ...
Sep 21, 2023
Tensions between Canada, India escalate following Ottawa's accusation over killing
OTTAWA - Tensions between Canada and India worsened today following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim that India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen. India halted all visa ...
Sep 21, 2023
Freeland introduces bill to remove GST off rental developments, amend competition law
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced legislation this morning that would remove GST charges from new rental developments and update the country's competition law. Prime Minister Just...
Sep 21, 2023
Purple worn in Sylvan Lake to campaign for higher wages of educational support staff
The Paint Alberta Purple campaign for educational support staff wage increases launched today across the province, making a stop in Sylvan Lake. On Wednesday morning outside Our Lady of the Rosary Sch...
Sep 20, 2023
Alberta set to release report on whether to ditch CPP for provincial pension plan
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program. Premier Danielle Smith, alon...
Sep 20, 2023
Highway 11 crash claims life of Red Deer man
RCMP and other first responders have cleared from a fatal collision scene on Highway 11 near Rocky Mountain House Tuesday night.Mounties say the collision occurred at approximately 7:05 p.m. on Septem...
Sep 20, 2023