Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer operating and capital budgets released; 4.79 per cent property tax increase proposed
A property tax rate increase is being proposed for Red Deerians next year.Red Deer city administration officially handed over its proposed 2023-2024 operating and capital budgets to council during the...
Nov 08, 2022
Health ministers expect details after promise of federal funding boost
VANCOUVER - Provincial and territorial health ministers have presented a united front as they seek more federal funding, and today expect to hear more details on cash promised by their federal counter...
Nov 08, 2022
Red Deer city council approves 2023-2026 Strategic Plan
Red Deer city council approved their 2023-2026 Strategic Plan on Monday, outlining their priorities and direction for administration during the course of their term.On Nov. 7, council discussed and ap...
Nov 07, 2022
Alberta Health Services expands Connect Care service across the province
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has expanded Connect Care and made it available to all Albertans.Connect Care aims to standardize care across AHS sites and enable health records from AHS and its subsidi...
Nov 07, 2022
2022 Pro Rodeo Canada Champions Crowned
For the second time in less than 48 hours a new CFR record was established in the saddle bronc riding. But this time, the record setting performance took the rider, Zeke Thurston, to his third Canadia...
Nov 07, 2022
Veterans' parade returns to national Remembrance Day after two-year hiatus
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Legion is welcoming back one of the most iconic aspects of Canada's national Remembrance Day ceremony following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: the veter...
Nov 07, 2022
WestJet back online after global outage but more disruptions expected
CALGARY, AB - Travellers found themselves facing long lineups and cancelled flights on Sunday, November 6, 2022, after a system-wide outage at WestJet airlines over the weekend.The Calgary-based airli...
Nov 07, 2022
Provincial and territorial health ministers meeting with federal counterpart in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Canada's health ministers are set to meet in British Columbia this week, four months after premiers from across the country gathered in Victoria to show a united front of frustration over ...
Nov 07, 2022
Windsor mayor, Mendicino texted about Emergencies Act before it was invoked: document
OTTAWA - The mayor of Windsor, Ont., will testify today at a public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear 'Freedom Convoy' protesters blockading streets around Parl...
Nov 07, 2022
Races tighten heading into final day of CFR '48
It's called Super Saturday-two performances and a huge opportunity for rodeo athletes to win big.2019 Canadian Champion bareback rider, Orin Larsen, has a history of doing just that and he was at it a...
Nov 06, 2022