The head of emergency medicine for Alberta’s doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the moral injury of doctors looking into the eyes of the those who wait. “It’s this kind of vicarious trauma, this inability to help…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Mounties in Kelowna are asking residents near Kelowna International Airport to be ready for a possible evacuation due to a nearby wildfire. “All arrivals and departures are currently suspended until further notice,” according to the Kelowna International Airport website. “We will continue to monitor the situation closely…
Coldplay fans are gearing up to watch the band perform this week in Toronto, but some say they are concerned after mixed reviews about the concert’s venue, Rogers Stadium. The new 50,000-seat open-air venue in north Toronto will host the British rock band for four performances taking place between Monday and Saturday. Maria Stracham, who is going to…
Prime Minister Mark Carney says as he continues to negotiate a new security and trade deal with the U.S., he’s staying “nimble,” as he says Canada’s southern neighbour has “multiple” objectives for its talks with various countries, including what could benefit its revenue and budget. “When the person you’re dealing with, the country you’re dealing…
A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate AI music hoax says he apologizes to anyone hurt by his experiment but that it’s been “too fascinating” to turn away from. A man using the pseudonym Andrew Frelon posed as the spokesperson for a band called The Velvet Sundown — which he later said he had no involvement with — creating…
Susan Hisch grips a makeshift balcony railing made of 2-by-4s. As she gives it a shake, it wobbles noticeably. “This isn’t safe,” she said. In 2021, Hisch, like every other homeowner at Burtch Estates in Kelowna, B.C., was told she needed to pay a special levy of $66,000. The funds were supposed to go toward…
On the street, he was known simply as Father Andre. Andre Poilievre, who spent his career working with at-risk youth and gang members, died earlier this week, his family confirmed. He was 88. Poilievre didn’t look like a priest, favouring ball caps, sweaters and windbreakers to cassocks and collars. He drove a half-ton, and most days…
Desiree Thring was among the more than 100 people who attended Wednesday’s town hall meeting on health care problems in Kelowna. “I experienced first hand the struggles of trying to get help in a timely manner,” an emotional Thring told the crowd. Thring was one of many people who took to the microphone to outline…
A tornado touched down in central Alberta on Wednesday, cutting a path through a treed area, but apparently sparing the area from any more serious damage. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a tornado warning Wednesday afternoon for an area west of Drayton Valley. Storm chaser Trenten Pentelichuk said he watched the twister touch down near the hamlet…
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