The Alberta government’s plan to add Canadian citizenship markers to provincial driver’s licences has been met with skepticism by some legal and immigration experts, who worry the measure is a “disproportionate” solution that the province might have a hard time justifying. Meanwhile, the minister in charge of the change, Dale Nally, said Tuesday that “because we live…
Summer may be coming to an end in the Okanagan, but the drought that came with it is still going strong — and according to local experts, it’s not going away anytime soon. “We’re in Drought Level 3 because we’re experiencing warm waters and lower-than-normal stream flows,” said Sandra Shira, a water scientist for the…
Canadian children’s author Robert Munsch says he has decided on a medically assisted death after being diagnosed with dementia and Parkinson’s disease. Source link
The Ontario Liberals will look to hold their third leadership race since 2020, following a resignation announcement by Bonnie Crombie, who received a weak show of support at the party’s annual general meeting. Crombie, who won the party’s last leadership race in late 2023, said in a statement that she believes it is the best…
The Montreal Legacy dance troupe worries that traditional Chinese culture is slowly dying and it has launched a series of classes to teach the ancient Chinese lion dance to the next generation. Source link
Descrease article font size Increase article font size There was a loud call for an end to gun violence in Toronto as a coalition of organizations came together for a march Saturday. Organizers said the gathering was a chance to send a strong message to upper levels of government and communities to take action. “To…
The Canadian Country Music Association got its annual award show underway Saturday by handing out the trophy for breakthrough performer of the year to former American Idol contestant Cameron Whitcomb. It was the first nomination for Whitcomb, who hails from Nanaimo, B.C. It follows the release of his track Quitter, a gritty, foot-stomping anthem that croons to…
Disciplinary action against two Calgary Police Service officers in the fatal shooting of a man in a northeast Calgary motel room ten years ago will be withdrawn. The reasons cited in a letter to Anthony Heffernan’s family for dropping the allegations against the officers included the length of time that has passed since the incident…
The Federal Court of Appeal has denied an application for another stay order to delay a cull of about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm that was hit by an outbreak of avian influenza, removing a legal block against the slaughter proceeding. Katie Pasitney, the spokesperson for Universal Ostrich Farms, said Friday’s ruling means an interim stay granted…
With the cost of housing higher in big cities, some Albertans are looking to smaller communities in order to have better quality of living. With that in mind, officials in a town southwest of Edmonton say a new project is just the beginning of the community’s growth. “The whole region is booming, people are moving…
