The asphalt at Prospera Place is undergoing its annual transformation. The parking lot of the multi-purpose entertainment and sports facility is being transformed into the ultimate festival grounds for Rock the Lake, a three-day music festival. Each year, the event brings more than 5,000 fans together to see some of their favourite musicians perform. This…
One of the men accused of creating an anti-government militia appears to have used a commercial sand quarry in the Quebec City area as a makeshift firing range. CBC’s visual investigations unit has geolocated images posted to Raphaël Lagacé’s Facebook pages where he poses with multiple high-calibre sniper rifles. The images were taken at a…
It’s been more than a year since Jason Gaudreault’s girlfriend was brutally killed, but the pain is still raw. “Every day is tough,” he said as he wiped away tears. “Raising these kids on my own, you know, trying to be a dad.” Gaudreault is now the primary guardian for Tatjana Stefanski’s two children after…
One of Hudson’s Bay’s biggest lenders says the department store chain has handled its liquidation so badly that a court should end a buzzy but fraught lease transaction the retailer signed with a B.C. billionaire and subject the company to even more oversight as it winds down. A motion filed Tuesday by Restore Capital LLC…
Politicians from varying stripes and levels of government have descended upon Calgary to flip flapjacks and get crucial face time with voters. Premier Danielle Smith was joined by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Monday for the Premier’s Stampede Breakfast, an annual tradition on the Monday of the 10-day event. All…
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…
