A Rutland neighbourhood in Kelowna, B.C., became the scene of an unexpected chase this week after a handyman working nearby confronted a suspected package thief, all caught on video. The incident unfolded Tuesday, shortly after a delivery van dropped off a package at a home and pulled away. Pavel Parviz, a general contractor with Woodex…
The Alberta government is hoping to speed up the queue for Albertans waiting for surgery by introducing Bill 11 — legislation that would allow some doctors to work in both the public and private health-care systems simultaneously. According to the Alberta Surgical Initiative Dashboard, as of September, about 83,000 Albertans are on a surgery wait…
On New Year’s Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into the thick sheet of ice capping the St. Lawrence River, preparing to plunge inside. With temperatures hovering around -13 C — feeling colder than -20 with the wind chill — Nikiforov and about a dozen others stripped down to bathing suits, toques…
Provincial grant funding, $2.3 million, has been approved for over 40 playground projects in Saskatchewan. Three schools in Saskatoon — St. Paul School, Bishop Filevich Ukrainian School, and St. Anne School — will receive the funding. The government says the goal of the grants that were launched in the fall is to help parents build…
The national RCMP union is criticizing what it calls a “misleading” Alberta government panel report that urges Premier Danielle Smith’s government to continue steps to ditch the Mounties. Brian Sauvé, the head of the National Police Federation, says the Alberta Next panel is trying to revive a proposal that has already been rejected by Albertans….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size CN Rail says its crews are continuing their work at the scene of a train derailment in Winnipeg’s South Osborne area on Sunday. According to an email from CN, the derailment occurred at approximately 3 a.m. local time, with the incident occurring near Winnipeg Transit’s Jubilee Station….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Halifax on Friday, marking the president’s second visit to Canada this year. The leaders met amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, highlighting Canada’s support for Kyiv. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Canada has provided nearly $22 billion in…
Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information, but the federal health minister said that is no longer the case. “I cannot trust them as a reliable partner, no,” said Health Minister Marjorie Michel in a year-end interview. Michel added that the U.S. “can be reliable…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 25, 2025 12:42 pm Updated December 25, 2025 12:53 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man and a child are missing after a tractor sank in a lake in the Lanaudière region, northeast of Montreal. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says a team…
Christmas charity drives ensure thousands of children experience as happy a holiday as possible in Lethbridge, Alta. The Christmas Hope campaign include several top charities, from food banks to toy drives. “We’re so happy to be in the Christmas Hope partnership. It’s a great model that other cities could stand to emulate,” said Dryden Roesch,…
