Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

CALGARY - The City of Calgary says it has charged a catering company and school lunch delivery service provider at the centre of an E. coli outbreak affecting several Calgary daycares. The city allege...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canada reached a new population milestone this summer, lead by high levels of growth in Alberta.Statistics Canada has released its demographic estimates for July 1, 2023.Between July ...

The conversation for a facility to divert waste from Sylvan Lake's landfill is back in the air. At their meeting on Monday, town council heard a presentation by Varme regarding a potential waste to en...

Alberta's New Democrat Opposition is asking the provincial government to step in and quash applications for coal mining exploration in the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to Energy Minister Brian Jean, e...

Motorists are advised of upcoming traffic disruptions on Taylor Drive this fall as crews work on culvert rehabilitation between 28 Street and 32 Street.Work will begin in the area and drivers can expe...

Lacombe's Brady McKinlay has been named to Golf Canada's World Amateur Team, which will compete at the upcoming 2023 World Amateur Team Championships in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. The men's competition takes p...

OTTAWA - The federal Crown corporation constructing the expansion to the Trans Mountain pipeline says it remains committed to "meaningful engagement" with Indigenous communities after being given the ...

Alberta's government is providing $1.7 million in funding to expand low-income transit programs in six new communities across the province.In addition to Edmonton and Calgary, 10 Alberta communities n...

Most of Canada did not fare well in Food Banks Canada's 2023 Poverty Report Cards.Phil Ozga, Chief Network and Government Relations Officer with Food Banks Canada, said it has historically been diffic...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is unlocking another $20 billion in low-cost financing for the construction of rental housing across Canada. The federal governm...