Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Premier Danielle Smith, Alberta Next panel to get feedback at third town hall
A travelling panel collecting public feedback on Alberta's grievances with Ottawa is set to make its third summer town hall stop tonight.Premier Danielle Smith and 15 other members of her Alberta Next...
Aug 14, 2025

Brief power outage Wednesday morning affects 850 customers
The City of Red Deer confirms a brief power outage this morning affected roughly 850 customers including both residential and commercial.Although the city did not say which neighbourhoods were affecte...
Aug 13, 2025

Advance voter turnout numbers for Battle River-Crowfoot
Elections Canada is reporting an unofficial total of 14,454 electors who voted in advance for the federal byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot.There are 84,515 electors listed, according to Elections C...
Aug 13, 2025

Federal ministers meet with canola lobby to discuss new China tariffs
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu are meeting with canola groups this afternoon following China's announcement that it will hit Canada with ...
Aug 13, 2025

Severe thunderstorm watch in place for Red Deer and area
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Red Deer and the surrounding area.Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorm...
Aug 13, 2025

Air Canada flight attendants' union serves 72-hour strike notice
The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants has signalled its intent to strike Saturday. Flight attendants have issued 72-hour strike notice and could walk off the job at 12:58 a...
Aug 13, 2025

Canadian news publishers, experts raise alarm over Google search AI summaries
OTTAWA - News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic - and experts are still flagging concerns about the summaries' acc...
Aug 13, 2025

Top officer says Canada's laws are 'inadequate' to fight cross-border crime
VICTORIA - The head of the Canada's police chiefs association says they are guided by "outdated and inadequate" laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer r...
Aug 12, 2025

Gulls advance to WCBL Championship
For the first time in franchise history, the Sylvan Lake Gulls are headed to the Western Canadian Baseball League Championship series. They advanced on Monday night after defeating the Okotoks Dawgs 8...
Aug 12, 2025

Here's where Canada's effective U.S. tariff rate might stand amid carve outs
OTTAWA - Amid the many layers of tariffs and exemptions from the United States, some economists say the effective tariff rate on Canada is much lower than the headline figures suggest. RBC senior econ...
Aug 12, 2025