Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Central Alberta Pride Society announces Central Alberta Pride Week events
Central Alberta Pride Society has released its Pride Week events schedule ahead of a series of exciting events happening around the area. Central Alberta Pride Week, slated for Aug. 7-13, 2022, will f...
Jul 13, 2022
Three landslides occur in Red Deer due to rainfall
The City of Red Deer says excessive rainfall in recent days has caused three separate landslides -- a type of event which hasn't occurred here in about 20 years. Thus, the City is now asking residents...
Jul 13, 2022
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by full percentage point
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point on Wednesday, marking the largest single hike since August 1998.The central bank's decision puts the new rate at 2.5...
Jul 13, 2022
More living alone, but roommates, multi-generational homes rising: census
TORONTO - Canada's latest tranche of census data show more people are living alone than ever before, but the number of households where roommates live together or multiple generations of a family shar...
Jul 13, 2022
Rogers to credit customers with equivalent of five days of service for outage
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. will compensate its customers for the massive outage that crippled its network last week by crediting them with the equivalent of five days of service as a first s...
Jul 13, 2022
Premiers wrap talks with no date for meeting with Ottawa on health care
VICTORIA - Canada's premiers have wrapped up talks in Victoria, B.C., frustrated that a date has yet to be set for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau focused on health care. The 13 premiers ...
Jul 13, 2022
Province says Alberta leads the way on trade and energy security
At the Council of the Federation meeting in Victoria July 11-12, Alberta's government says it secured support from Canada's premiers on accelerating the removal of trade barriers and expanding Canadia...
Jul 12, 2022
Dragonflies may soon save the day against Red Deer's mosquitos
Red Deerians should expect to see more dragonflies this summer to counteract the influx of mosquitos. "Dragonflies are our friends," said Ken Lehman, Parks Ecological Services Operations Coordinator f...
Jul 12, 2022
Alberta contacts think tank to examine mutual regulatory recognition for provinces
The Alberta government is funding a study to look at how provinces and territories could smooth out internal trade and labour mobility barriers in the country.Premier Jason Kenney says thousands of re...
Jul 12, 2022
Alberta's COVID-19 PCR testing program changing
Changes are coming to the province's COVID-19 PCR testing program.According to the government, starting July 18 testing to inform clinical treatment will need a referral from a medical professional, e...
Jul 12, 2022