Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
New census data offers snapshot of Canada's transgender population for first time
TORONTO - Newly released census data shows 0.33 per cent of Canadians aged 15 or older - or about 100,815 people - identify as transgender or non-binary. The new information from Statistics Canada giv...
Apr 27, 2022
Power play goals a factor in Rebels 3-1 win over Wheat Kings
The Red Deer Rebels were able to capitalize on a couple of power play opportunities while en-route to a 3-1 win over the Wheat Kings at Westoba Place in Brandon Tuesday night.Red Deer's victory puts t...
Apr 26, 2022
Charges laid in school stabbing near Pigeon Lake
RCMP have laid charges in relation to a stabbing that occurred at the Pigeon Lake Regional School this week. Mounties say the victim of the stabbing remains in hospital in stable condition. RCMP have ...
Apr 26, 2022
Livestock, shopping carts, vehicle noise: Red Deer city council discusses their regulation
Regulations regarding livestock on residential properties, shopping carts, and vehicle noise are being considered under the Community Standards Bylaw in Red Deer.Council gave first reading to the amen...
Apr 26, 2022
Shuttle services to potentially be regulated under Vehicle for Hire bylaw in Red Deer
Shuttle service businesses in Red Deer may soon be required to follow regulations under the Vehicle for Hire bylaw.On April 25, 2022, city council approved first reading of the proposed amendment to t...
Apr 26, 2022
Carbon-pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the national carbon-pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not tough enough on the biggest emitter...
Apr 26, 2022
Jean Charest's climate plan: no to consumer carbon price, current emissions target
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is promising to repeal the Liberal government's consumer carbon price and eliminate the federal portion of the HST on low-carbon purchases. He a...
Apr 26, 2022
New variants will fuel COVID pandemic unless global vaccine rate rises: Gavi, UNICEF
OTTAWA - With pandemic restrictions easing across Canada, a House of Commons committee was warned today that disruptive new variants of COVID-19 will continue to emerge every few months unless the low...
Apr 25, 2022
Key interest rate could soon go up another half percentage point, central bank says
OTTAWA - The governor of the Bank of Canada is signalling Canada's key interest rate could go up another half percentage point in June to help wrestle inflation under control. Tick Macklem is appearin...
Apr 25, 2022
Canadian military not doing enough to detect, prevent extremism in the ranks: Report
OTTAWA - A scathing new report on racism in the Canadian Armed Forces says the military is not doing enough to detect and prevent white supremacists and other extremists from infiltrating its ranks. T...
Apr 25, 2022