Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Two missing RCAF members found dead after helicopter crash near Petawawa
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says two Royal Canadian Air Force members who had been missing since a Chinook helicopter crashed in eastern Ontario have been found dead. The pair were fou...
Jun 21, 2023
Waskasoo Seepee Powwow and more mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in Red Deer
Wednesday, June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, and multiple events are happening in Red Deer this week to mark the occasion.The first is on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Shining Mount...
Jun 20, 2023
Government commemorates 'sombre anniversary' 10 years after southern Alberta floods
CALGARY, AB - Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz said it's a "sombre anniversary" for many Albertans.It has been 10 years since the floods in southern Alberta.Schulz said in a statement that the floo...
Jun 20, 2023
A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a CEO, and a father and son are on missing submersible
BOSTON (AP) - A renowned Titanic expert, a world-record holding adventurer, two members of one of Pakistan's wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world's most fa...
Jun 20, 2023
The Titan submersible: What it is, what might have gone wrong and what's being done to find it
A growing number of aircraft and ships from the U.S. and Canada searched Tuesday for a submersible vessel carrying five people that disappeared on its way to the wreckage of the Titanic. The U.S. Coas...
Jun 20, 2023
Canada's oil output would plummet by 2050 in a net-zero world, new modelling shows
CALGARY - New modelling from the Canada Energy Regulator suggests Canadian oil production will plummet by 2050 if the world achieves its Paris target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within that t...
Jun 20, 2023
Monument to residential school survivors, victims to be built on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A survivor-led steering committee announced today that a tribute to survivors and victims of residential schools will be built on the west side of Parliament Hill. Ottawa appointed the commit...
Jun 20, 2023
Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau's leadership, omits any mention of Tory leader
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is basking in the praise of Brian Mulroney today after the former prime minister said "trash" talk against the Liberal leader will be forgotten in ligh...
Jun 20, 2023
Search for missing submersible near Titanic wreck site a race against time
HALIFAX - An air and sea search continues today in a remote area of ocean south of Newfoundland for a submersible carrying five people that went missing during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic. T...
Jun 20, 2023
Oil and gas, electricity emissions remain a challenge for Ottawa-Alberta relationship
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there are no "lines in the sand" when it comes to working with Alberta to find common ground on climate action and the energy sector. But he...
Jun 19, 2023