Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley joins labour-focused law firm
Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley is returning to her legal roots, joining western Canadian law firm Southern Butler Price.Notley, who was the NDP premier from 2015 to 2019, resigned her seat at th...
Jan 13, 2025
No indication Trump will back down on tariffs, but retaliating not the answer: Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she received no indication from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend that he plans to back down on implementing hefty tariffs on Canadian p...
Jan 13, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visits President-elect Trump in Mar-a-Lago
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met President-elect Donald Trump on the evening of Jan. 11 at Trump-owned Mar-a-lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.Smith and Trump also met at his golf club on the morni...
Jan 12, 2025
Trudeau says Trump's comments on 51st state 'flattering' but a 'non-starter'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says talk of Canada becoming the 51st state is a distraction from more pressing threats of U.S tariffs on Canada and their likely impact. In an interview that ai...
Jan 12, 2025
Two Alberta men sentenced for roles in 2022 Coutts border protest
Two Alberta men have been sentenced for their roles in the illegal Coutts border blockade in 2022.Marco Van Huigenbos was sentenced to four months in jail and Gerhard (George) Janzen received a three-...
Jan 10, 2025
Alberta gained 35,900 full-time jobs in December
Alberta's labour market ended 2024 on a high note.Statistics Canada says there was a net increase of 35,200 jobs in the province in December. That includes an additional 35,900 full-time positions whi...
Jan 10, 2025
Pay raise for Alberta MLAs
EDMONTON Alberta United Conservative members of the legislature have voted to boost MLA salaries for the first time since 2013. Chief government whip Shane Getson says the annual pay raise, which begi...
Jan 09, 2025
Sentencing hearing for 3 convicted in Coutts blockade down to 2 after lawyer fired
The sentencing hearing for three leaders of the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is now a sentencing hearing for two.The lawyer for Alex Van Herk has told court he has been fired, and Van Herk has asked...
Jan 09, 2025
Alberta to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire
EDMONTON - Alberta is preparing to send water bombers, night-vision helicopters and incident command team support to help battle wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles. Premier Danielle Smith says on...
Jan 09, 2025
Sentencing hearing begins for men convicted of leading Coutts blockade
A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men convicted of helping co-ordinate a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border at Coutts, Alta., in protest of COVID-19 rules and restrictions.Alex Van ...
Jan 09, 2025