Alberta says ‘modernized’ coal policy coming by late 2025

The Alberta government says it is developing rules that will shape the future of coal mining in the province, but certain notable projects remain exempt from the new plan. In 2020, the province moved to scrap a 1976 policy that limited coal development in the Eastern Slopes region. That decision opened previously off-limits areas to potential development and led…

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Wrongful convictions panel will help Indigenous, racialized people: Virani – National

By Alessia Passafiume The Canadian Press Posted December 19, 2024 4:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful convictions will help racialized and Indigenous Peoples seek justice who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. The law,…

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Olympic champion sprinter Aaron Brown sets sights on L.A. 2028 after rollercoaster experience in Paris

The Paris 2024 Games did not go according to plan for Aaron Brown. He false-started in the 100-metre heats, instantly disqualifying him from the event. He remembers the moment vividly, explaining he felt his train of thought “went sideways.” “I thought the guy next to me flinched, and I reacted off that,” Brown told CBC Sports’ Anastasia Bucsis in…

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3 men from U.K. arrested, charged in killing of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner

More than a year after a well-known restaurateur in Owen Sound, Ont., was killed in a dine-and-dash that rocked the community, police have charged three men from the United Kingdom.  Robert Evans, 24, has been charged with manslaughter and Robert Busby Evans, 47, and Barry Evans, 54, have been charged with accessory after the fact in the…

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