Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Woman sentenced in central Alberta homicide
A woman charged in a central Alberta homicide has been sentenced to four years in jail. Amie Lindsay Twins, 33, a resident of Maskwacis, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench on Nov. 5, 20...
Apr 01, 2025
Trump to unveil latest tariff plans at 'Make America Wealthy Again' event Wednesday
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to lay out his plans to realign global trade through "reciprocal" tariffs Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET in the White House Rose Garden. A news release from the...
Apr 01, 2025
Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom
OTTAWA - Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is expected to impose "reciprocal" ta...
Apr 01, 2025
Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom
OTTAWA - Party leaders are likely to receive several questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is expected to impose "recipr...
Mar 31, 2025
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in Ponoka County shooting incident
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Ponoka County resident charged in an alleged shooting incident. Denton David Bonnett, 40, is scheduled to see if his case has enough evidence to go to tr...
Mar 31, 2025
Canadian, American unions urging U.S. senators to vote to overturn Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Unions on both sides of the border are calling on American senators to vote in favour of legislation to overturn U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. The U.S. Senate is ex...
Mar 31, 2025
Red Deer Emergency Services responds to back-to-back residential fires
Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) was busy Monday morning, responding to two separate structure fires affecting residential buildings. At about 6:30 a.m., RDES received a report of a fire at a three-...
Mar 31, 2025
Markets tumble as Canada braces for new wave of U.S. tariffs
WASHINGTON - Markets tumbled today amid confusion over how U.S. President Donald Trump intends to pursue his global tariff agenda this week - and how it will hit Canada. Trump has said Wednesday will ...
Mar 31, 2025
Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election
OTTAWA - The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the hustings. Eyes are turning to Wednesday when U.S. Presiden...
Mar 31, 2025
'Still very dire': Canadian Red Cross is fundraising following Myanmar earthquake
A representative for the Canadian Red Cross says the situation on the ground in Myanmar is "still very dire and tragic" days after a massive earthquake that has killed at least 1,600 people. Canadian ...
Mar 30, 2025