Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is welcoming its first Operational Stress Intervention Dog (OSID): Blaise. “Whether it’s a difficult call during a tough day, or the need for a calming presence, Blaise will be available to all of our staff — sworn and civilian,” EPS’ interim police…
Canada’s Leaders’ Debates Commission is defending its decision to invite Green Party co–leader Jonathan Pedneault to this week’s debates, even though the party is well short of a full slate of candidates. Parties must meet two of the following three criteria in order to be invited to the debates: Having at least one sitting MP who’s been…
Canada’s Rachel Homan fell 5-4 to Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni in the women’s curling final of the AMJ Players’ Championship on Sunday. After a scoreless first two ends, Tirinzoni scored in the third and fourth ends to take a 2-0 edge. Homan’s Ottawa-based rink trimmed the deficit in half in the fifth. However, the Swiss side…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials — and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he’ll ban what he calls “shadow lobbying.” “We will eliminate the lobbying…
Once a month, Abbotsford-based optometrist Dr. Vicky Mahairhu flies from Vancouver to Fort Nelson, B.C., a more than 1,000 kilometre journey, to care for patients in the northeastern community. But every time she flies, Mahairhu said there are last-minute cancellations that affect her on either end — and sometimes both. That’s why she’s written to…
On Saturday, two Canadian synchro teams made the podium at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2025 in Windsor, Ont. Canada’s Amélie-Laura Jasmin and Sonya Palkhivala took the silver medal in the women’s 3-metre synchro competition scoring 276.30 points. The Canadians trailed China’s Yiwen Chen and Yani Chang who took home gold with 312.54 points. Less than one point…
The Auto Experience show, formerly known as the Edmonton Motorshow, is back at the Edmonton Expo Centre after a five-year hiatus. The four-day event, which started Thursday, allows attendees to check out what’s new in the auto world, consult with several manufacturers and test-drive new vehicles. “We’re still showcasing a lot of other things, like…
A worker from India who claimed he had to pay $25,000 to obtain a job at a truck repair company in Richmond, B.C., where he was shorted wages, has been awarded $115,574.69 by the B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal. The determination also calculated the money A J Boyal Truck Repair Ltd. of Richmond, B.C., was deemed…
Canadian Corey Conners finds himself in contention at the Masters after two rounds. The Listowel, Ont., native shot a 2-under 70 for a share of third place on Friday, two shots back of leader Justin Rose. Rose kept his name atop the leaderboard, and he doesn’t have to look far to see an all-star collection…
There are more kids in need of a safe, supportive home than there are foster care parents able to provide that roof over their head, according to an Edmonton agency that facilitates finding homes for children in care. “We have these vulnerable little people where their family members might be going through a crisis and…
