By Darryl Greer The Canadian Press Posted June 8, 2025 5:51 pm Updated June 8, 2025 6:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in North Vancouver say an 11-year-old child is dead and another is in hospital after a speedboat hit them while they were being towed on…
As Alberta gears up to host leaders from some of the world’s most powerful nations at the upcoming G7 summit, we’re looking back at the most newsworthy headlines from the last time the high-profile event was held in Kananaskis, 23 years ago. Former prime minister Jean Chrétien met with world leaders at the 2002 G8 summit, when the…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 7, 2025 2:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man is dead and a woman is in hospital after falling ill while working in an empty in-ground pool in Ste-Thérèse on Montreal’s north shore. Local police opened an investigation after being…
For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Nova Scotians dying from influenza exceeds the number of COVID deaths. According to the province’s latest respiratory watch report, 124 Nova Scotians have died from influenza during the 2024-25 respiratory season, which runs from Aug. 25, 2024, and will go up…
The City of Edmonton is moving into the second of three phases of its accelerated roadwork this summer, to make room for the 14-kilometre second leg of the Valley Line LRT from the downtown core to the west end. The city elected to shut down select intersections so the builder, Marigold Infrastructure Partners, can get work…
Potential price hikes at the grocery store unrelated to tariffs or even inflation? In this economy? Yes, it’s bananas. No, literally: this story is about bananas. Fruit giant Chiquita is one of the top brands leading the global banana industry, and its bananas are sold in 47 countries, including Canada, according to its most recent sustainability report. And Canada maintains a steady…
It was just six months ago when an excited Hilda Reimer signed the papers for a condo unit at Chinook Manor. “I thought, ‘This will be my last home’… I actually lived here 40 years ago when they were rentals.” Unfortunately, Reimer broke her pelvis during the winter move. Since then, she’s been recovering and…
Two players hailing from the same Montreal borough, Luguentz Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Benedict Mathurin of the Indiana Pacers, are among four Canadians participating in the NBA Finals. Source link
The separatist Republican Party of Alberta is crying foul over a cancelled debate in a central Alberta byelection, suggesting the governing United Conservative Party is dodging democracy. The local Olds and District Chamber of Commerce said it had invited candidates from both those parties and the NDP, but only Republican Party of Alberta leader Cameron…
With a new law coming into force that imposes heavier penalties and provides new tools for victims, Quebec becomes the second province to enact intimate image sharing legislation. Source link
