A plan to send Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared. The town of 8,400 northeast of Calgary bills itself as the Dinosaur Capital of the World. Home to the famed Royal Tyrrell Museum, the community also…
Canada will play for bronze at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship. Brad Jacobs and his Calgary-based team dropped a 7-4 semifinal decision to Scotland’s Bruce Mouat on Saturday at the Temple Gardens Centre. WATCH | Canada’s Jacobs falls to Scotland’s Mouat, will play for bronze at men’s curling worlds: Canada’s Jacobs falls to Scotland’s Mouat,…
Warning: This story deals with disturbing subject matter that may upset and trigger some readers. Discretion is advised. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is standing by a candidate in British Columbia, even as calls mount among various Indigenous leaders for the nominee to resign, accusing Aaron Gunn of denying the history of residential schools. “He’s not…
WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is standing by a British Columbia candidate as calls mount for him to be removed over past comments he made about the history of Canada’s residential schools. Poilievre told a news conference in Osoyoos, B.C., Saturday that accusations about North Island-Powell River…
The Canadian team skipped by Brad Jacobs ticked a few boxes with its latest victory at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship on Friday in Moose Jaw, Sask. The 8-2 rout of Austria’s Mathias Genner gave Canada the top seed for the six-team playoffs and a direct berth to the semifinals. The host team, which…
It’s been around for more than 100 years and now, it needs your help. The Royal Canadian Legion No. 1 branch in downtown Calgary was founded in 1917, with the building located on 7th Avenue completed in 1922. Now it’s in need of some serious renovations, according to current president Philip MacAulay. “What we’re starting…
A prominent Canadian legal association is apologizing after it cancelled a keynote speech by Syrian Canadian entrepreneur and peacekeeping advocate Tareq Hadhad, prompting sharp criticism from many of its members. Last Friday, CBC News was first to report that The Advocates’ Society rescinded an invitation for Hadhad, founder of Peace by Chocolate, to deliver a keynote…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career regular-season goal last night in the Washington Capitals’ 5-1 loss at Carolina. That puts him just three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record, which…
For the first time in nearly a decade, Edmonton will have two gay bars this summer. Evolution Wonderlounge will open a new location on Jasper Avenue and 115 Street, as its downtown location on 103 Street near 102 Avenue winds down operations. “It forced us to start looking around so we found this space, so…
Warning: this story contains outdated language and discusses physical and sexual abuse at residential schools. It was March 1965, and Catholic educator Robert J. Carney had gone on CBC Radio to discuss his work as a federal day school principal in the Northwest Territories. Today, it’s an interview some may find jarring. “Mr. Carney, at the teachers…
