Canadians appear more motivated to vote early this election than during the last campaign, according to numbers from Elections Canada. With 20 days to go before voting day, over 130,000 Canadians had already cast their ballots. That’s more than double the number cast at this point in the 2021 election. Canada’s election rules allow for…
By Sarah Jones Global News Posted April 8, 2025 7:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Namerind Housing Corporation in Regina had laid out its plans to what they believe could end chronic and episodic homelessness in the city. After several months of consultations with community partners in the…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s criticisms of Mark Carney got personal on Tuesday, while the Liberal leader hit back at Poilievre’s political career. Poilievre’s past swipes at his main political opponent include criticisms that Carney is no different than his predecessor Justin Trudeau and that the Liberal leader co-chaired two investment funds that were registered in Bermuda…
There have certainly been better times to be looking at your financial portfolio. “I was just meeting with my accountant,” Calgary resident Shannon Matheson said. “Things are in the minus… it’s ouchy.” “It’s not been great,” said Darrin Ambrose, another Calgary resident. Trillions have been lost from the global stock market since the U.S. Trump…
The head of Canada’s largest labor organization on Monday was blunt in her assessment of a powerful union leader south of the border over his support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain is “100 per cent” wrong in his…
In February, a man from southern Alberta flew to South America to return an ancient artefact his family had been gifted decades before. Dan McDougall from Okotoks, Alta., says a jade amulet from Costa Rica had been with them for more than 50 years. “In 1971, my parent sponsored an exchange student from Costa Rica,”…
A plan to send Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared. The town of 8,400 northeast of Calgary bills itself as the Dinosaur Capital of the World. Home to the famed Royal Tyrrell Museum, the community also…
Warning: This story deals with disturbing subject matter that may upset and trigger some readers. Discretion is advised. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is standing by a candidate in British Columbia, even as calls mount among various Indigenous leaders for the nominee to resign, accusing Aaron Gunn of denying the history of residential schools. “He’s not…
WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is standing by a British Columbia candidate as calls mount for him to be removed over past comments he made about the history of Canada’s residential schools. Poilievre told a news conference in Osoyoos, B.C., Saturday that accusations about North Island-Powell River…
It’s been around for more than 100 years and now, it needs your help. The Royal Canadian Legion No. 1 branch in downtown Calgary was founded in 1917, with the building located on 7th Avenue completed in 1922. Now it’s in need of some serious renovations, according to current president Philip MacAulay. “What we’re starting…
