The remaining buildings of a former residential school on an island off the west coast of Vancouver Island have been demolished. Survivors of the Christie Indian Residential School were invited to witness the demolition on Meares Island, off the coast of Tofino. “The planning has been going on for quite some time now,” Greg Louie,…
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday the fate of the emissions cap on oil and gas producers depends on other efforts to lower emissions, suggesting his government might be open to scrapping the policy — an apparent shift from his commitment to it earlier this year. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Carney was asked if…
The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t blink as the pressure built, inning after scoreless inning. Both teams pushed a single run across, forcing extra innings. Then came one of postseason baseball’s craziest endings. Orion Kerkering made a wild throw past home instead of tossing to first after mishandling Andy Pages’ bases-loaded comebacker with…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Staff members at Big White Ski Resort have lost thousands of dollars to fake rental listings as scammers take advantage of a tight and competitive housing market. Michael J. Ballingall, senior vice-president at Big White, says scammers are targeting seasonal staff by posting fake ads online, pretending…
Canada’s energy minister says Alberta will need to get its neighbouring province on board in order to see its proposed pipeline project to the West Coast come to fruition. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced earlier this month that her government will get started on its proposal for a bitumen pipeline that would run across northern…
The Toronto Blue Jays took flight Wednesday night, ousting the New York Yankees from the playoffs and claiming their first post-season series victory in almost a decade. They quieted the crowd at Yankee Stadium with a 5-2 win in Game 4 of the American League Division Series (ALDS) that came courtesy of timely hits and…
As election day draws near, some community members are calling for change in Edmonton’s downtown. The Downtown Revitalization Coalition is calling on the next mayor to focus on making streets safer for everyone. However, action will need to come from more than just municipal leaders. At Freecloud Records in Chinatown, owner Richard Liukko has gotten…
The Government of Saskatchewan has thrown into confusion the future of a shelter in downtown Moose Jaw by contradicting a relocation announcement initially confirmed by Premier Scott Moe and Justice Minister Tim McLeod. At a press conference organized by the province on Wednesday, Mayor James Murdock announced the Ministry of Social Services had directed that…
The Blue Jays were up five runs and on their way to a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees and their first trip to the AL Championship Series in nine years. And then it slipped out of their gloves. A pair of critical errors by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Addison Barger revived the Yankees, who…
A stroll around Alberta schoolyards at lunchtime likely won’t yield any laughing students, as a teachers’ strike enters its second day. While staff parking lots certainly aren’t as full as they were just a week before, with classes in session, they’re not completely empty. Inside those halls, some work continues — with a cloud of…
