Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Percentage of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens in decline: StatCan data
StatCan numbers reveal the percentage of permanent residents who become Canadians has plummeted over the past 20 years. The Institute for Canadian Citizenship says Statistics Canada data points to a 4...
Feb 15, 2023
Concerns raised over possible changes to Alberta Fish and Wildlife
EDMONTON - Some scientists and conservation groups say crucial expertise within Alberta Environment and Protected Areas is being broken up and dispersed to ministries that may not share the same prior...
Feb 14, 2023
Russian bomber intercepted near Alaska as search continues for downed 'objects'
OTTAWA - After days of shooting down unidentified "objects," fighter jets from Canada and the United States were scrambled Monday night to intercept four Russian military aircraft as they buzzed North...
Feb 14, 2023
Province announces $10 million to help Grade 1 students catch up
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced funding that it says will help students overcome the barriers that were imposed by COVID-19 disruptions.The province is providing an additional...
Feb 14, 2023
What we know - and don't know - about the objects being shot down over North America
OTTAWA - Canadians have been inundated with reports of unidentified objects being shot down by American fighter jets over the U.S. and Canada. So what do we know about what is happening - and what don...
Feb 14, 2023
Pandemic benefits reduced child poverty, government should build on success: report
OTTAWA - A new report says pandemic benefits rolled out to cushion the blow of COVID-19 lockdowns significantly reduced the child poverty rate. The analysis by the anti-poverty group Campaign 2000 say...
Feb 14, 2023
Province hoping foreign nurses can fill open spaces in Alberta
CALGARY - The Alberta government is providing more spaces and financial aid to get internationally-educated nurses accredited in the province. The province is hoping foreign nurses will be able to fil...
Feb 14, 2023
MPs summon big grocery store CEOs to testify in Ottawa over food inflation
OTTAWA - The heads of Canada's largest grocery store chains have been summoned to a House of Commons committee to answer for rising grocery prices. On Monday, a committee studying food price inflation...
Feb 14, 2023
Airborne incursions offer clear evidence that Norad needs an upgrade: U.S. expert
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are eyeing the sky with suspicion these days - as well as the shared continental defence system that's supposed to be watching it for them. The North American...
Feb 14, 2023
Trial scheduled for Red Deer nurse practitioner charged in alleged sexual assault
A nurse practitioner from Red Deer facing charges in an alleged sexual assault last summer has been scheduled for trial this spring.Christopher Moon Mah, 43, is scheduled for trial in Drumheller provi...
Feb 13, 2023