Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
Night Market in Capstone launches this Friday
A new evening shopping and entertainment experience is coming to Red Deer.On July 15, from 6-10 p.m., the Night Market in Capstone will overlook the Red Deer River at Canada 150 Square.A pop-up urban ...
Jul 12, 2022
Patrick Brown campaign says if not him, then Charest best alternative for supporters
OTTAWA - A spokesman for Patrick Brown says supporters on the front lines of the campaign believe that if their candidate is not reinstated, then Jean Charest is the best alternative. Chisholm Pothier...
Jul 12, 2022
New poll suggests more than half of Canadians are worried about issues at airports
OTTAWA - Most Canadians believe the country is in a recession and that prices are going to continue to rise for the foreseeable future, according to a new poll. A wide-ranging survey by Leger asked Ca...
Jul 12, 2022