32 minutes ago Premier Danielle Smith says passenger train system key to meeting Alberta tourism goals

Smith says building the system will take a lot of planning and infrastructure, as well as a whole new Crown corporation.

Transport

56 minutes ago Red Deer judge in lawyer jailing case offers apology, declines to cite him with contempt

"What impression does the public take about the state of justice in central Alberta when defence counsel can be thrown into custody for such a trivial reason?"

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76 minutes ago Ninepoint Partners Announces Estimated November 2024 Cash Distributions for Ninepoint Cash Management Fund – ETF Series

TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (“Ninepoint Partners”) today announced the estimated November 2024 cash distribution for the ETF Series of Ninepoint Cash Management Fund (the “Fund”). Ninepoint Partners expects to issue a press release on or about November 28, 2024, which will provide the final distribution rate. The record date […]

Culture

2 hours ago This Day in History, 1919: The thermometer invites frozen flatlanders to Vancouver for the winter

Vancouver's beauty and mild climate were pitched as a winter resort to Canadians east of the Rockies

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2 hours ago Newpoint Reinsurance Receives Formal Apology and Retraction from The Insurer

LONDON, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newpoint Reinsurance Company Limited (“NPRE”) acknowledges the retraction of an article and formal apology issued yesterday by The Insurer, a publication managed by Reuters News & Media Limited. The now-retracted article, originally published on September 9, 2024, has been withdrawn following a comprehensive review. The Insurer has issued […]

Economics

3 hours ago Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest

Mary Quinn, 35, is charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life after the girl was found dead last month at Wabamun Lake, west of Edmonton

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3 hours ago Wild weather remains wild card as Alberta aims to fix auto insurance system

The Insurance Bureau of Canada says Alberta has experienced five of the top 10 costliest natural disasters in Canadian history, all of which have occurred since 2016.

Economics

4 hours ago A year after expense scandal, Montreal's public consultation office wants to rebuild trust

OCPM priorities for 2025 include ethics code, new nomination process

Society

5 hours ago Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix problem that can cause loss of power

DETROIT — Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix a pesky problem that can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. The recalls cover more than 145,000 Hyundai and Genesis vehicles including the 2022 through 2024 Ioniq 5, the 2023 through 2025 Ioniq 6, GV60 and GV70, […]

Transport

5 hours ago German auto supplier Bosch to cut 5,500 jobs in further sign of auto industry woes

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s technology and services company Bosch said Friday it planned to reduce its automotive division workforce by as many as 5,500 jobs in the next several years in another sign of the headwinds hitting the German and global auto industries. The company cited stagnating global auto sales, too much factory capacity […]

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