Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
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
Missing: Sheridan Svederus, 30, of Red Deer
The Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding missing 30-year-old Sheridan Svederus.She was last seen on June 15 at 6:50 p.m. wearing a blue sweatshirt and gray sweat pants. Police say...
Jun 18, 2025
Update 5: Alberta wildfire update
Rain aids Alberta firefighting efforts, enabling more residents to return home as wildfire containment improves.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., June 17)There are 57 wildfires currently burning across...
Jun 18, 2025
Canadian population growth continued to slow with almost no increase in Q1: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says population growth stalled in the first quarter. The agency says the Canadian population rose by 20,107 people from Jan. 1 to April 1 to 41,548,787, the smallest increas...
Jun 18, 2025
Carney to return to Ottawa after fruitful summit with G7 leaders in Alberta
KANANASKIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. He had been meeting with world leaders since Sunday to discuss topics such as U...
Jun 18, 2025
MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
OTTAWA - Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek officially resigned as an MP on Tuesday - the earliest he was legally allowed to step aside.Kurek promised just after the April election that he would vacate...
Jun 17, 2025
Lacombe Police Service continues to investigate after finding one of two stolen vehicles
The Lacombe Police Service continue to investigate after two vehicles were stolen from a residence in Lacombe on Monday.On June 16, police responded to a call on Monday morning from a resident who dis...
Jun 17, 2025
Stuart Skinner to start Game 6 of Stanley Cup final with Oilers facing elimination
FORT LAUDERDALE - Stuart Skinner is getting the call with his team's season on the line. The Oilers goaltender will start Tuesday in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers with E...
Jun 17, 2025
Lacombe Police Service arrest man after brief chase down Highway 2
The Lacombe Police Service arrested a 24-year-old man from Grimshaw after he evaded police in a vehicle reported stolen.On July 16 at approximately 10:50 a.m., an officer on patrol noticed a red 2004 ...
Jun 17, 2025