Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Feds ask labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike
OTTAWA - Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is "calling a timeout'' in the Canada Post strike, and asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send about 55,000 employees back to wor...
Dec 13, 2024
Four southern Albertans face drug trafficking, firearms charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) has made arrests in a significant drug trafficking and weapons investigation.Officers searched homes in downtown Lethbridge, Raymond ...
Dec 12, 2024
Alberta UCP backbenchers support loosening ethics rules
Alberta's Opposition NDP says the province would become the most corrupt and secretive government in Canada if potential ethics rule changes become law. United Conservative Party legislature committee...
Dec 12, 2024
Alberta RCMP issue over 1,900 tickets during National Safe Driving Week
The Alberta RCMP issued 1,933 tickets during National Safe Driving Week from Dec. 1 to 7.They took part in the initiative that included police forces from across the country.Of the tickets issued, 18 ...
Dec 11, 2024
BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point today but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward. The decision marked the fifth consecutive reduction since Jun...
Dec 11, 2024
City of Lethbridge to continue funding exhibition with contingencies
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After long discussions at meetings, Lethbridge City Council has decided to use both contingency funding and surplus dollars from the current budget to support the operations of Lethbr...
Dec 11, 2024
City of Lethbridge celebrates 100 years of women in office
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is marking an important milestone this month.December 2024 marks 100 years since the first women were elected to office in the city.In December 1924, Susan Bawd...
Dec 10, 2024
Blood Tribe Police arrest man wanted for violent incidents
STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe Police Service has arrested a man accused of multiple violent incidents.On December 9, 2024, police conducted a short-term enforcement operation on Mitchell Brandon, who...
Dec 10, 2024
Alberta releases new rules and no-go zones on wind and solar projects
The Alberta government has released new wind and solar development rules it says are needed to protect the environment, food security and the province's scenery.The regulations say wind projects will ...
Dec 06, 2024
As postal strike enters fourth week, pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in: experts
As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there's growing pressure on the government to act as the business community's calls for intervention get louder. So far Ottawa has said ...
Dec 06, 2024