Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Opposition push to oust Speaker for third time over Liberal post attacking Poilievre
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives, backed by the Bloc Qubcois, are calling for the House Speaker to resign over what they say is yet another display of partisan behaviour. The accusation stems fro...
May 21, 2024
Canada's inflation rate falls to 2.7% in April as price growth slows across economy
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 per cent in April amid a broad-based deceleration in price growth.That's down from 2.9 per cent in March.The agency's consumer pri...
May 21, 2024
Much needed moisture brings down wildfire danger across northern Alberta
Low and moderate wildfire danger ratings are being welcomed in the northern half of the province following periods of precipitation over the past week. Significant wildfires that have benefitted from ...
May 21, 2024
Trudeau making 'Team Canada' charm offensive in visit to Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Philadelphia today, on his first trip south of the border since his government launched a new "Team Canada" charm offensive in the United States. Off...
May 21, 2024
'We were close': Game 7 loss to Oilers hits Canucks hard
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes couldn't quite find the words to describe his emotions Monday night. The sting of losing Game 7 to the Edmonton Oilers on home ice was still washing over the Vancouver Canucks...
May 21, 2024
Status of wildfire that threatened Fort McMurray changed to 'being held'
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A wildfire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several Fort McMurray neighbourhoods last week is no longer classified as out-of-control. Alberta Wildfire says the blaze,...
May 20, 2024
Canucks star winger Brock Boeser out for Game 7 vs. Oilers: coach
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks will be without star winger Brock Boeser for the decisive Game 7 against the Edmonton Oilers tonight. Head coach Rick Tocchet says the 27-year-old right-winger is bei...
May 20, 2024
This wildfire season, changes are coming to better inform people about smoke hazards
Last year's record-breaking wildfire season forced Canadians to become familiar with the scale of air pollution as hazardous smoke drifted across the country. Environment Canada's colour-coded Air Qua...
May 20, 2024
Two youths arrested at Bower Place after firearms complaints
Red Deer RCMP arrested two youths on Saturday at Bower Place Shopping Centre after receiving two firearms-related complaints.RCMP say it was about 7:30 p.m. on May 18 when the complaints came in, stat...
May 19, 2024
Poilievre would rather 'watch the country burn' than fight climate change: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledges to axe carbon pricing come at a time of wildfires and other disasters and Poilievre would rather "watch the country burn...
May 16, 2024