Winnipeg Sun - Local (2 minutes ago)
Premier David Eby’s vehement opposition to the idea of a new oil pipeline across B.C.’s central Interior appears to be out of step with the sentiments of a slim majority of British Columbians, according to recent polling by the Angus Reid Institute. Polling data, released just as Eby repeated his government’s sentiments Thursday, shows that...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 minutes ago)
By Jean-yves Kamale KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 20 people have died, and several remain missing after a boat capsized in northwestern Congo, according to local residents. The boat, which capsized on Lake Mai-Ndombe on Thursday, was carrying passengers to the capital, Kinshasa. They included a newly ordained Catholic deacon, according to a...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 minutes ago)
As details emerge about Alberta’s new pipeline agreement with Ottawa, analysts and capital market veterans are questioning whether Canada’s pipeline companies — and their investors — will have the appetite to risk another mega-project in British Columbia. “These are very tough projects to get built and today, there’s no private...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 minutes ago)
Alberta scientists have developed a new way to upgrade oilsands and the resulting product could one day end up in the hands of hockey players at the local rink. A carbon fibre production facility — the first of its kind in Canada — is now open in Edmonton, and it uses bitumen from the Alberta […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 minutes ago)
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher HONOLULU (AP) — High up on the slopes of the west Maui mountains, the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort provides golfers with expansive ocean views. The course is so renowned that The Sentry, a $20 million signature event for the PGA Tour, had been held there nearly every year for more […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 minutes ago)
The video service that has provided Canadians with direct coverage of political events since 1992 says a recent CRTC decision puts its operation at risk. "Our equipment is in an imminent state of broadcast failure,” CEO Christa Dickenson said in an interview. Dickenson said "it could very well be that at some point we go […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 minutes ago)
Police and animal protection officers responded to a call that led to the discovery of 70 birds in the process of being butchered at a Regina home over the weekend. The Regina Police Service (RPS) was called to a residence on Arbor Grove Drive around 2 p.m. Saturday for a “report of suspected animal abuse […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 minutes ago)
It was 3:26 in the morning when a long-haul tractor trailer loaded with steel bars pulled up on the U.S. side of the Blue Water Bridge at the southern end of Lake Huron, connecting Ontario and Michigan. The driver, Iqbal Singh Virk, an owner-operator of the truck based in Brampton, Ont., lowered his window to […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 minutes ago)
An ongoing drug investigation led RCMP to execute a search warrant at a home on Highway 278 in Ebb and Flow First Nation on Tuesday evening, resulting in three arrests and the seizure of drugs, cash and a firearm. Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP, with assistance from Manitoba RCMP Police Dog Services, entered the residence […]
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (6 minutes ago)
Canada's weather warnings have changed to a new colour-coded, risk-tiered system implemented by Environment and Climate Change Canada. The three alert levels — yellow, orange and red — are based on the potential impacts of a weather event and the forecast confidence.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (6 minutes ago)
Guilbeault's resignation — the rare cabinet resignation due to a disagreement over government policy — both adds to and underlines the test of national and political leadership that Mark Carney signed up for when he put his signature on that memorandum.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (6 minutes ago)
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have jointly agreed on a path forward for a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast — a hugely significant development that the federal government is framing as a chance to further develop Alberta's energy sector, diversify Canada's economy and lessen dependence on the U.S.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (6 minutes ago)
Leaders of Red Deer's arts and cultural scene say the latest allocation of municipal grants saw a total of $1.1 million in funding requests, more than double the $495,000 that city has budgeted for. Some say reduced support from the city will put the future of some groups at risk.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (6 minutes ago)
Four million people pour into Banff National Park each year — a level of visitation the park's first wardens could never have imagined in 1885. As Banff turns 140, Parks Canada is rethinking what it means to welcome so many people while still protecting the landscape for future generations.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (7 minutes ago)
The Ford government announced Friday it has appointed an administrator to take control of the Real Estate Council of Ontario, following an independent audit into the real estate regulator's handling of what it describes as iPro Realty's "misappropriation" of funds.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
33-year-old Martensville woman Jackie Osczevski placed 3rd at the Official Strongman Games World Championships. She moved up in the standings after a trans woman was disqualified from first place.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
A 16-year-old girl died after she was shot inside a home in Prince Albert, Sask., on Thursday morning, police say. A 17-year-old boy who was at the scene has been arrested.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
Trends in Canadian agriculture markets have been deeply influenced by international trade barriers and tariffs, causing uncertainty for small producers. Meanwhile, consumers face sky-high beef prices and crop values are dropping significantly.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
Chris Fahlman, the man accused of fatally shooting a woman while she travelled in a vehicle on a highway near Weyburn, will remain in custody.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
Levi Noltcho, 23, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Mason Morrison, who was stabbed in a home in Dillon, Sask., on Feb. 17, 2025.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
The Crown prosecution says Duff Friesen should serve jail time for assaulting a student. His lawyer wants a conditional discharge.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
The federal and Saskatchewan governments have reached a deal to extend the province's $10-a-day child-care agreement for another five years, beginning in the 2026-27 fiscal year.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
Despite recent data suggesting the Buy Canadian movement is losing steam, some business owners are hopeful the boom they've been seeing will continue through Black Friday sales and throughout the holiday shopping season.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
My outlook on aging changed when my friend died. Here's the clarity I found as I enter my 60s
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
Saskatchewan wildlife watchers are worried snowy owls are being put in danger as photographers use live bait to lure them closer for better pictures.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
The popular listening platform Spotify has dominated the streaming industry for years. But there have been recent calls to boycott the platform over controversies surrounding issues like artist compensation, its CEO and ICE ads. Are listeners finally fed up?
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (7 minutes ago)
A former Prince Albert bus driver admits he drove a charter with 52 Saskatoon grade school students while high on fentanyl, hydromorphone and hard liquor.
ReadCBC - Toronto (7 minutes ago)
Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province could avoid a recession this year, but the findings of his latest report show the trade war with the U.S. is taking a bite out of Ontario's economy. The data is part of the latest update from the province's Financial Accountability Office.
ReadRegina Leader-Post - Local (An hour ago)
A musical event is slated for Dec. 17 at Bonzzini's, plus those who donate $250 or more can request a free tour of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' facilities.
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
The moment late November arrives, my kitchen slips into holiday mode. The days get shorter, the house feels cozier, and I find myself reaching for recipes that make hosting feel easy. This is the stretch of the year when the invites start rolling in, friends pop by more often, and everyone is searching for something […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Leslie Harris has missed most milestones in his daughter’s life while serving a decades-long sentence in Louisiana for armed robbery and is unlikely to get out before her prom, her graduation and maybe even her wedding. But for one night at Louisiana’s largest maximum-security prison, Harris made […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Ben Finley And Gary Fields WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video that urges American troops to defy “illegal orders” has raised a slew of questions, and some criticism, from legal experts. Some say the Pentagon is misreading military law to go after Kelly as a retired Navy […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Georgian authorities detained an opposition party leader Saturday on suspicion of trying to set fire to the Tbilisi City Court office building, the Interior Ministry said. Aleksandre Elisashvili broke into the court chancellery building in the Georgian capital at dawn by smashing a window with a hammer, then poured gasoline on the perimeter of the...
ReadSaskatoon Star-Phoenix - Local (An hour ago)
"Saskatchewan has a unique opportunity to stay ahead of the national housing challenge, but only if we protect the conditions that allow housing supply to grow."
ReadSaskatoon Star-Phoenix - Local (An hour ago)
"To the Salvation Army, keep up the struggle. You give us hope and courage."
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (An hour ago)
There's an uncomfortable pattern in modern economics — when big corporations stumble, it becomes a public emergency. But when ordinary people stumble, it's a private problem. The consequences of this double standard are especially visible today, as cities debate how to revive their downtowns. Who deserves public help, and who doesn't, reveals our...
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (An hour ago)
If we told you that the United States’ rank in life expectancy among wealthy nations was declining, would you be surprised? You might attribute this to the country’s poor governance, which has led to growing income and wealth inequality, indifference to citizens suffering from housing and food insecurity, a lack of unionized jobs and a […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (An hour ago)
Canada can't keep the lights on anymore by relying on its playbook of operating siloed regional utilities, favouring trade to the U.S. over neighbouring provinces, and coasting by on its serendipitous geology and geography. For a nation rich in oil, gas, hydro, wind, solar and critical minerals, we have somehow shot wide on an empty […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (An hour ago)
Unless the public opposes it, a massive stretch of forest in Kananaskis could be clearcut this winter. Does this sound like deja vu? Two years ago, the same area around Loomis Creek and the Highwood River was set to be clearcut. At that time, a massive public movement mobilized to oppose the clearcutting, but the provincial […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (An hour ago)
Former city councillor Courtney Walcott is right about one thing — new homes built under blanket upzoning are not cheaper than the ones they replace. Unfortunately, that is where the accuracy of his argument ends. In a recent Calgary Herald column (Nov. 21), Walcott says rezoning "wasn't designed” to make new homes cheaper. Instead, he […]
ReadEdmonton Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
Do you feel safe crossing Edmonton streets? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! STAY CALM OK, everybody come down from their high on the handshakes, paper documents, even columnists all gaga over how Carney seems to be on board with oil. I gotta believe the ONLY reason he is all pro Alberta now is that […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
Vacant houses are magnets for criminal activity in Winnipeg. Targets for copper wiring, metal pipes, and building fixtures by thieving scavengers. Hideaways for transients seeking indoor spaces with a ready supply of incendiary materials for warming fires. Boarded-up openings are breached by well-equipped persons determined to access the perceived...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
Last week's assault in the St. Boniface Hospital parkade should trouble every Manitoban. The memo sent to staff by the hospital's president and CEO listed improvements made over the last two years. Key card stairwell access, overnight security staff, better lighting, additional mirrors and more cameras are helpful steps. Yet a nurse was still...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
The moment late November arrives, my kitchen slips into holiday mode. The days get shorter, the house feels cozier, and I find myself reaching for recipes that make hosting feel easy. This is the stretch of the year when the invites start rolling in, friends pop by more often, and everyone is searching for something […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
It was a big story, sort of. Canada's most decorated female Olympian has been banned from international competition for two years. Penny Oleksiak has accepted the ban. She is now 25, and adding her total of seven Olympic medals now seems improbable. It is a rather sad coda to what has been a brilliant career. […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Steve Lambert WINNIPEG — It’s been 11 months since Manitoba started using conservation officers as extra sets of eyes on the United States border in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that migrants and drug-smugglers were pouring in from Canada. And it turns out they haven’t seen much at all. “To my knowledge, […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese man allegedly attempting to cross illegally into Thailand from Cambodia was injured on Saturday when he stepped on a land mine, the Thai army announced, reiterating its charges that Cambodian forces have been planting the anti-personnel weapons in territory claimed by both countries. Army Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
A new national poll shows a strong majority of Canadians disagree with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra's suggestion that calls for Canada to become the "51st state” should be viewed as a compliment. Seventy-eight per cent of respondents said the rhetoric is insulting, according to the survey conducted by Narrative Research and the Logit Group...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)
The resignation of Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault from Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet (but not the Liberal caucus) on Thursday, after Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build an oil and bitumen pipeline to the Pacific coast, has made the agreement look like a bigger win for Alberta...
ReadCalgary Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
Thanks, but no tanks Cheering for your team to lose is bad sportsmanship. Just getting a No.-1 pick does not guarantee a winner. It would be nice to have a superstar on the ice but, face it, Edmonton has had numerous high picks over the last 30 years and exactly the same number of Stanley […]
ReadSaskatoon Star-Phoenix - Local (2 hours ago)
Although fewer Canadians say they dipped into savings or borrowed money to pay for groceries compared with last fall, the levels remain troublingly high, especially in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, where up to 44 per cent of households needed financial support just to buy food.
ReadSaskatoon Star-Phoenix - Local (2 hours ago)
We cannot celebrate our cultural heritage while letting it crumble.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (2 hours ago)
December kicks off the holiday baking season and one of the easiest items to make for yourself or as a gift for others are cookies. Food columnist Jasmine Mangalaseril offers some tips on how to make the most of your cookies and ensure they don't crumble.
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 hours ago)
Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet isn't a national crisis. For years, he was the most aggressive opponent of Alberta's resource economy ever to sit at the federal table. His policies, fully backed by the previous prime minister, inflicted long-term damage on Alberta's growth, competitiveness, and workforce. Now, a new federal–Alberta...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
DEAR ABBY: Our 20-year-old son works full time and lives with us. He doesn’t do any household chores or pay us anything, not even his car insurance (which he agreed to pay). He then moved his girlfriend in, and after that a dog, without permission. He has anxiety and depression issues, which he thinks he’s […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Audrey Mcavoy Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last month. Airbus said Friday that an examination of the […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
The New Democrat premier of British Columbia, David Eby, stood before reporters last spring and called his government's decision to permit public drug use in certain spaces a failure. The policy was part of the broader "harm reduction” strategy meant to address overdose deaths. Instead, it had stirred public anger, increased street disorder and...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By David Baxter OTTAWA — The five NDP leadership candidates all agree on the need to revitalize the party’s grassroots and build up riding associations as the party recovers from its near-wipeout in the April election. Beyond that, the contenders are offering significantly different platform pitches now that the first debate has come and gone....
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
I was five years old when the doors began to close. In Iraq, where my family had lived for generations, Jews suddenly found themselves trapped. After the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, a moment that should have meant safety and self-determination for the Jewish people, the opposite happened for Jews across much […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Maria Teresa Hernandez MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been 10 years since Veronica Rosas set up a Christmas tree. The sorrow brought on by the disappearance of her son in 2015 has been too overwhelming. Before the 16-year-old vanished in a Mexico City suburb, mother and son yearned for the winter season. They loved […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Wilson Mcmakin DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The African Union suspended Guinea-Bissau following a military coup, saying it won’t tolerate unconstitutional changes. In a resolution adopted by the AU Peace and Security Council on Friday, the organization reiterated it has “zero tolerance on unconstitutional changes of government” and moved to...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
Is it a cash grab, a great idea, or somewhere in between? At least one city councillor thinks that the time has come to use photo technology to crack down on distracted driving in Winnipeg. Janice Lukes, who represents Waverley West, says it works well in other countries like Australia and The Netherlands so why […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Last week, Carney finally announced his landmark energy and regulation deal with Alberta that may lead to a new pipeline to the Pacific Ocean. It should have been the high point of Mark Carney's time as prime minister thus far. God knows he […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
Inside the Manitoba Legislature, every MLA can be addressed as the Honourable Member for their constituency. It is a long-standing parliamentary courtesy meant to signify integrity, seriousness, and respect for their role. Only cabinet ministers, the Premier, and sometimes the Speaker carry the title The Honourable for life, but all members are...
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (3 hours ago)
The family of a Creighton, Sask., woman says her Manitoba test results didn't get to her Saskatoon-based family doctor until it was too late.
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