Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
New rules on tipping, price labelling take effect across Quebec
MONTREAL - New rules on tipping and on price displays at grocery retailers are in effect as of today across Quebec. Tips must now be calculated on the price before taxes, and tipping options must be "...
May 7, 2025
Utah Mammoth is the permanent name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City
The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise's permanent name Thursday morning after more than a year of fan input and voting. "...
May 7, 2025
Highlights from PM Carney's meeting with Trump in Washington
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump met Tuesday in Washington for their first face-to-face discussion of U.S.-Canada relations and Trump's ongoing trade war. Here are s...
May 6, 2025
Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford's warning against separatist threats from Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn...
May 6, 2025
Fact-checking Carney's first face-to-face meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday in their first face-to-face meeting since Carney's Liberal party won the most seats in the April 28 election. S...
May 6, 2025
Crews responded to large grass fire west of QEII
Blackfalds Fire & Rescue attended a significant grass fire on Friday afternoon at a property west of the QEII between Red Deer and Blackfalds.Trevor Wilton, deputy chief of training and prevention...
May 6, 2025
In first face-to-face meeting, Carney tells Trump Canada will 'never' be for sale
In their first face-to-face meeting today, Prime Minister Mark Carney told U.S. President Donald Trump that Canada will ``never'' be for sale.When reporters questioned Trump in the Oval Office on his ...
May 6, 2025
Sylvan Lake RCMP charge 13-year-old after alleged knife incident
The Sylvan Lake RCMP have charged a 13-year-old following an alleged incident involving a knife on Saturday.On May 3 at 6:54 p.m. an off-duty community police officer observed a youth robbing another ...
May 6, 2025
Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta
QUBEC - The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Qubcois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, saying Premier Danielle Smith is standing up for her province. Paul St-Pierre Pla...
May 6, 2025
The Latest: Carney meets with Trump in Washington to talk trade, security
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney faces the first major test of his term today - meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. Carney said last week that he expects a "difficult but constr...
May 6, 2025