Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke Sunday with his counterpart in the United Kingdom about the fallout from the United States' global tariff campaign. A readout from Carney's office say...

MONTREAL - Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty. In Montreal, hundreds gathered in Mou...

Statistics Canada released results of its labour force survey for March 2025 and there's both good and bad news as it relates to Red Deer.From February to March, the unemployment rate in Red Deer went...

Red Deer County's council has unanimously approved "Airport Way" as the name of a new road coming to the Red Deer Regional Airport. Previously unnamed, the road will be a continuation of Airport Drive...

The Run/Hike for Hospice, in support of the Red Deer Hospice Society, is quickly approaching. The event is now in its 18th year and will go ahead June 8 at Bower Ponds, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.This year, pa...

For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling he planned to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected...

The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings and Queens rodeo team will host the Canadian Collegiate Rodeo Finals for the first time in 10 years.From May 15-18 the Finals will return to central Alberta bringi...

OTTAWA - All eyes are on U.S. President Donald Trump as he prepares to hit multiple countries with "reciprocal" tariffs. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is pausing his campaign to take part in meetings in ...

Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-trac...

Premier Danielle Smith says she expects some major industries, including those in her province, won't face new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.Smith says things could change, but she thinks f...