Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Matt Anholt named new Lethbridge Hurricanes head coach
The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced their new coaching team, including its head coach.Matt Anholt has been promoted to Head Coach and will help to lead the WHL squad alongside Assistant Coaches R...
Jun 25, 2025
Update 6: Alberta wildfire update
Significant rain is expected in parts of Alberta this weekend, but northern areas will stay warm and dry, adding challenges to ongoing firefighting efforts.Current situation (as of 3:30 p.m., June 20)...
Jun 20, 2025
Search to continue for missing hikers after rockfall at Banff National Park
LAKE LOUISE - Rescuers in Alberta are set to resume their search today for anyone else caught up in a massive rockfall that killed one and injured three in a remote section of Banff National Park. Vid...
Jun 20, 2025
Major organized crime bust made in southern Alberta
Millions of dollars worth of property have been seized and nine people have been charged in southern Alberta.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) has announced the conclusion of Project L...
Jun 19, 2025
Company to pay $330K after Edmonton worker trapped in smokehouse, dies in 92 C heat
EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has been ordered to pay $330,000 after one of its workers became trapped in a smokehouse and died. Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. was directed by a jud...
Jun 19, 2025
Lethbridge Hurricanes donated over $31K during 2024-25 season
Lethbridge's WHL club has announced its charitable donation total for the 2024-25 season.The Lethbridge Hurricanes have given a combined $31,600 to a variety of initiatives.Terry Huisman, Hurricanes G...
Jun 19, 2025
New exhibit at Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump highlights traditional hunting methods
A UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Alberta, a local museum has received its newest exhibit. The Canadian Museum of History has donated a new Buffalo Jump diorama to Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump,...
Jun 18, 2025
Calls mount for pause on Canada's digital services tax targeting tech giants
OTTAWA - Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large tech companies to make a big retroactive payment by June 30. Canadian and U.S. business groups, organizat...
Jun 18, 2025
Food processing company pleads guilty to workplace safety charge in smokehouse death
EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died. The Crown has asked for 25 other charg...
Jun 18, 2025
Few Canadians support Canada Post privatization, but open to sweeping changes: survey
A new survey finds less support among Canadians for the privatization of Canada Post, but many are open to large-scale changes. Survey results from the Angus Reid Institute, released Wednesday, found ...
Jun 18, 2025