Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Teachers say back-to-work legislation will make things worse for students
Teachers in Alberta say the province's planned back-to-work legislation will only make things worse for their students. Ewelina Warchol, who teaches in Edmonton, says it's becoming harder and harder t...
Oct 24, 2025
Alberta legislature set to return with throne speech as teachers strike goes on
Alberta's legislative assembly is set to return Thursday with a throne speech kicking off the fall sitting.The assembly will return just as a provincewide teachers strike nears the end of its third we...
Oct 23, 2025
ATA prepared to negotiate, despite anticipated gov't plan to force teachers back to work
The Alberta Teachers' Association says it is aware of the looming back-to-work legislation promised by Premier Danielle Smith.Such legislation appears to be coming with the return to the legislature f...
Oct 22, 2025
Responsibility to end strike, ATA says, lies 'squarely with government'
The union representing Alberta's 51,000 teachers says it has presented a counter-offer to the provincial government, in an effort to get kids back to school.A provincewide strike began Oct. 6.In a sta...
Oct 15, 2025
Final sale prices for Lethbridge homes up nearly 15% in one year
People continue to pay more and more to purchase homes in Lethbridge.That is according to the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA), which has updated its housing market statistics for September 2025...
Oct 15, 2025
Two charged with drug production in Medicine Hat
Charges have now been laid against a pair of people who are accused of mixing illegal drugs.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT), along with the RCMP and Medicine Hat Police Service, sear...
Oct 15, 2025
RCMP targeting impaired driving this holiday weekend
Alberta RCMP will be participating in #OperationImpact2025 this holiday weekend, with a focus on removing impaired drivers from our roads.This is done as part of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of ...
Oct 11, 2025
$18,000 donated to Lethbridge Longhorns through Whoop-Up Days Jumbo Bites
A local baseball program is set to receive a big funding boost.Excite Lethbridge has announced that it will be donating $18,000 to the Lethbridge Longhorns.Members of the Longhorns volunteered to sell...
Oct 11, 2025
Bow Island mustard mill expanded with $30M investment and Alberta tax credit
A $30-million expansion by G.S. Dunn Limited is growing the mustard milling company's presence in Bow Island, backed by a $3.1-million tax credit from Alberta's government.The province says the invest...
Oct 10, 2025
Striking Alberta teachers seek to have bargaining talks resume Tuesday
The union representing 51,000 striking Alberta teachers says it has asked the province to resume negotiations starting Tuesday. The Alberta Teachers' Association says it is making the move based on th...
Oct 09, 2025