CBC - Calgary (14 minutes ago)
Ottawa will provide an additional $1.17 billion to Alberta in order to extend the federal-provincial subsidized child-care program for another year. The previous agreement was set to expire in April. Alberta is the last province to sign on to an extension.
ReadCBC - Calgary (14 minutes ago)
The airline announced in September it would reconfigure the seating on 43 Boeing 737 jets to install an extra row and divide the cabin into several tiers, some with more space — and pricier tickets — than others. WestJet has faced pushback from passengers and employers, and has paused the reconfiguration.
ReadCBC - Calgary (14 minutes ago)
Amendments to Alberta's legislation on citizen-initiated referendums mean Corb Lund's recently-approved application for a petition drive to stop new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is cancelled and the singer has to re-apply.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (14 minutes ago)
Correctional workers across northern Ontario say chronic staffing shortages, lower wages than comparable public-sector jobs, and the emotional toll of the work are contributing to a worsening mental-health crisis among people working in provincial jails.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (15 minutes ago)
A Canadian military counter-intelligence operative, accused of passing sensitive information to a foreign entity, has been involved in a long-running internal battle where he was investigated by his unit and kept in the dark about the allegations against him, CBC News has learned.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (15 minutes ago)
A Halton Children's Aid Society worker advised the Burlington, Ont., couple not to zip-tie the two brothers in their care into tents overnight, which the Crown has argued the women continued to do, the two women's murder trial in Milton has been told.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (15 minutes ago)
The statement from CBSA neither reveals the nationalities of the individuals nor details about their applications — but Surrey, B.C., Mayor Brenda Locke says she's "appalled" to learn the suspects are claiming refugee status to evade deportation.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (15 minutes ago)
Two 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy organizations plan to continue with a court challenge of a provincial law affecting gender-affirming care for youth, despite the Alberta government passing legislation that protects three of its laws affecting transgender youth from legal action.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
A number of Regina organizations and community members gathered at the Wascana Street Complex Thursday to speak out about the number of social housing units sitting vacant as temperatures drop.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
People who need to surrender pets have better options than this drastic measure, the society says.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
Elders Melanie Fisher and Calvin Pelletier say their employment was terminated after they contacted the corrections ministry with concerns about breaches of Indigenous protocol at a centre-run cultural camp in the fall.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
Will this winter be colder or warmer than last? For most of Canada, it's a toss up
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
A man convicted of manslaughter in a fatal 2020 stabbing on Mistawasis First Nation has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety got a new name in Thursday's cabinet shuffle. It is now called the Ministry of Community Safety, and has a new minister at its head: Michael Weger.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
The country's highest court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of Soaring Eagle Whitstone, the gang leader at the centre of the 2019 murder of Tiki Laverdiere in Saskatchewan.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
Parents across Regina are facing significant difficulties enrolling their children in city-run swimming lessons. Registration opened early Tuesday morning. As of Wednesday afternoon, the City of Regina said there were just under 900 people on the waitlist.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
Cory Smith, who allegedly stole thousands of dollars from the Esterhazy Minor Hockey Association, had his first appearance in court this week.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating what led to a man being found lying on the ground near Prince Albert Victoria Hospital in a vulnerable state.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
Jill Finn suspects thieves used AI to recreate her granddaughter's voice in the latest phone scam targeting seniors in Regina and Saskatoon.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (16 minutes ago)
Christmas is big business for Saskatchewan chocolate makers as people grab treats for stocking stuffers and holiday parties. But it's been a volatile year, given the U.S. tariffs, inflation, shipping disruptions and general economic malaise.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (16 minutes ago)
Ontario's municipal affairs minister says the province will move forward with a much-delayed mandatory review of the Greenbelt, but opposition critics say there's still no word on when the study of the ecologically sensitive zone will take place or who will conduct it.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (16 minutes ago)
Environmental activists say a recent agreement between the Beer Store and grocers puts the future of Ontario's successful deposit return program at risk. Grocers with alcohol licences were expected to start accepting empties in the new year, but now they won't have to after all.
ReadCityNews - Toronto (17 minutes ago)
Toronto police are on the hunt for a Quebec woman and two unidentified suspects who are wanted in connection with a robbery investigation in the city's downtown core. According to authorities, a victim was approached by three women and assaulted during a concert by Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel at Scotiabank Arena on October 26, […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (23 minutes ago)
By Florence Miettaux AKUAK, South Sudan (AP) — Standing in waist-deep water, Ayen Deng Duot uses a machete to break up the thick roots of a papyrus plant and throws the pieces onto a spongy mix of plants and clay soil. This human-made shore, once compacted and sun-dried, will expand the island where the South […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (23 minutes ago)
By Chan Ho-him HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models, often sold at big discounts, catering to their taste for fancy electronics and comfort. That is bad news for European carmakers like Porsche, Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz and BMW that have long […]
ReadCalgary Herald - Local (23 minutes ago)
The site, operated by a provincial health department called Safeworks, was opened in fall 2017 in response to the rising opioid crisis responsible for the lives of tens of thousands of people across the country. It's a medically supervised facility for people experiencing addiction to inject or consume drugs to reduce overdose deaths.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (23 minutes ago)
NEW YORK — Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football's most prestigious award since its inception in 1935. Mendoza claimed 2,362 points, including 643 first-place votes. He beat Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (1,435 points),...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island (all times local): Student in building heard loud pops from the lobby Emma Ferraro, a chemical engineering student, was in the Barus & Holley lobby working on a final project when she heard loud pops coming from the eastern side […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jennifer Mcdermott And Alanna Durkin Richer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for the suspect. Officers scattered across the campus and...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Larry Lage ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The law firm hired by the University of Michigan to investigate former football coach Sherrone Moore’s relationship with a staffer will continue its probe of the program and is prepared to expand its inquiry throughout the athletic department, according to two people familiar with the situation. The […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford, B.C., resident Teresa Vogel showed up at Delair Park where her son plays baseball on Saturday to see the damage from floodwaters for herself after heavy rain flooded parts of the city, closing roads including a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway. Vogel said it was “devastating” and she was shocked to see […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Associated Press A shooting Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, left two people dead and at least eight other critically injured. Authorities were still searching for a suspect in the hours afterward. The shooting occurred on a Saturday afternoon in a campus building with final exams underway. The suspect was dressed in...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (An hour ago)
Police are on the lookout for a robbery suspect who demanded cash from staff at a central Edmonton fast-food restaurant, only to leave with a pizza and dip. At around 9:25 p.m.on Feb. 20, a man walked into a restaurant in the area of 115 Street and 104 Avenue and waited for customers to leave, […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
As winter weather takes hold in Toronto, temperatures have plummeted outside. But for some residents, it's dropping inside their homes as well because their building has no heat. A building at 2255 Weston Road has been without heat since Sunday, plunging residents into frigid temperatures. Tawfeeque Elmi says even with a space heater, it's only...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Donna Spencer EDMONTON — Hockey Canada has unveiled a blueprint to get more oomph behind girls and women in the sport. Registration of female players, coaches and officials has increased, but the organization states that still represents less than 20 per cent of its programming. “We don’t want to just be content with ‘our […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (2 hours ago)
By Astrid Suarez PURACE, Colombia (AP) — Oliverio Quira often goes to check on his cattle on a plot of land he owns less than a mile from the Purace volcano in southwestern Colombia. There he sits and watches the billowing ash column rising from the crater. Despite a recent alert indicating that an eruption […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (3 hours ago)
A boil water advisory remains in effect for parts of Collingwood, forcing some residents to stock up on bottled water and reduce their usage. The advisory was issued on Friday evening following a water main break in the area of Pretty River Parkway and Hume Street. Repairs were completed just before 3 a.m. Saturday, and […]
ReadCBC - British Columbia (3 hours ago)
The city says it is still able to pump water from the Kiskatinaw River and maintain levels in its storage reservoirs, but chief administrative officer Kevin Henderson warns an extended cold snap — with windchills plunging to -40 C — could freeze river flows entirely.
ReadCBC - New Brunswick (3 hours ago)
Fashion designer Natasha Martin-Mitchell is a board member of Fredericton's Gignoo Transition House, which provides support and services to Indigenous survivors of domestic violence. The Wabanaki Fashion Show will display some of the art created by Gignoo's residents.
ReadToronto Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
NEW YORK — A United Airlines Boeing 777 bound for Tokyo had to turn back to Washington’s Dulles International Airport on Saturday after an engine failed and a brush fire ignited near the runway, officials said. No injuries were reported among the 275 passengers and 15 crew members aboard the wide-bodied jet, which had to […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (4 hours ago)
A driver has died following a serious collision in Kawartha Lakes, provincial police say. According to authorities, the crash happened on Highway 35 between Highway 7A and Telecom Road on Saturday morning. It involved a cargo van and a car. Police say the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene and the […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
Uvira, CONGO (AP) — A climate of fear reigned Saturday in Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo, days after it fell to the Rwanda -backed M23 group, as fighting in the region escalated despite a U.S. mediated peace deal. The Associated Press gained rare access to the city, which was the Congo government’s last […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
By By Samy Magdy CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of Kordofan, Guterres said in a statement. Eight other peacekeepers were...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford says floodwaters are receding with some areas seeing “significant improvement,” but the Trans-Canada Highway is still closed and drivers are being warned against trying to get around flooded areas. The city issued a statement Saturday saying water continues to flow across the border from the Nooksack River...
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