Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Air Canada CEO to step down later this year in wake of criticism over lack of French
MONTREAL - Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau will leave the company later this year after coming under fire last week for his inability to deliver a video condolence message in French follow...
Mar 30, 2026
Two Lethbridge Polytechnic students place in top three at LaunchPoint Pitch Competition
By: Haven Thibert Two students from Lethbridge Polytechnic have placed in the top three at the 2026 LaunchPoint Pitch Competition. The school says first-year Criminal Justice student Patricia Wannamak...
Mar 27, 2026 File photo of Lethbridge Polytechnic sign. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
CP NewsAlert: Alberta moves to drastically reduce access to medically assisted dying
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is taking steps to sharply restrict who's eligible for medical assistance in dying. Smith's United Conservative Party government has introduced a...
Mar 18, 2026
Medicine Hat Tigers acquire forward Luke Cozens from Lethbridge Hurricanes
The Medicine Hat Tigers have acquired 19-year-old forward Luke Cozens from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for 2007-born defenseman Kyle Heger.At the time of the deal, Cozens led all Hurricanes ...
Jan 07, 2026
Alberta school boards remove dozens of books as new provincial rules in effect
Alberta's two biggest school divisions say dozens of library books have been taken off the shelves as the province's ban on sexually explicit material officially took effect this week.The Edmonton Pub...
Jan 06, 2026
Alberta creating "central hub" for a northwest coast oil pipeline
Alberta's government has launched a webpage dedicated to a proposed oil pipeline to the northwest coast.According to government officials, this pipeline has the potential to transform Canada into a gl...
Jan 06, 2026
Alberta's New Year's babies born at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and South Health Campus
On Thursday morning, at 12:03 a.m., Alberta's New Year's babies were born at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton and South Health Campus in Calgary. At the Grey Nuns, officials with Alberta H...
Jan 02, 2026 New Year’s baby Theodore Stewart who made his arrival into the world at 12:03 a.m. at South Health Campus in Calgary. (Photo credit: Sara and Sebastian Stewart)
Milk River emergency department to temporarily close
Due to an unexpected clinical personnel shortage and inability to secure coverage, the Milk River Health Centre emergency department (ED) will be temporarily closed Wednesday, Dec. 31 from 7 a.m. unti...
Dec 31, 2025
Alberta RCMP will respect decision on potential change to provincial police
The Deputy Commissioner of the Alberta RCMP is responding to the possibility that it may or may not be Alberta's largest policing agency in the years to come.Trevor Daroux is reacting to the recommend...
Dec 29, 2025
2025: A year of lottery millionaires in Western Canada and the North
As Canadians across the country prepare to ring in the New Year, lottery players in the WCLC region will be looking back on a solid year of major lottery wins. In 2025, WCLC officials say lottery winn...
Dec 29, 2025