18 minutes ago 'I told you so': Dr. Perry Kendall warned in 2017 the NDP's Addictions Ministry would fail

Vaughn Palmer: Short-lived ministry spent most of its money on staff and public relations

Politics

69 minutes ago Letters to The Sun: Readers shocked by security guards' treatment of Indigenous girl

Re: B.C. First Nations leaders demand action after Cree girl restrained, pushed to the ground by security guards The story of a 16-year-old Indigenous child being taken down onto a floor and restrained by five Paladin Security guards was beyond shocking. Witnesses said that at some point a guard had a knee in her back […]

Events

89 minutes ago Charles River labs accused of exploiting loophole to move monkeys through Canada

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service documents show that over 6,800 live macaques from Cambodia were shipped to Montreal since early 2023.

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1 hour ago Canada Post strike threatens to impact healthcare charity, and patients, this holiday season

Mail disruption could hurt donations to healthcare foundation and affect its ability to support future healthcare advancements in Southern Alberta. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calgary Health Foundation, a Calgary-based nonprofit which raises money for healthcare excellence, is being forced to adapt during its busiest fundraising period in response to the ongoing […]

Science

1 hour ago MANDEL: Doc who had sex with patient, once acquitted of gang rape, reinstated

Well, look who gets to be a doctor again. Six years ago, disgraced Dr. Sugan Kayliasanathan (known in previous reports as Suganthan) was stripped of his license to practise medicine after a disciplinary committee found he’d had sex with a patient. Now, he’s been found to have undergone “extensive and successful rehabilitation” and has been […]

Science

2 hours ago Halifax security forum: U.S. senator questions Canada’s military spending

HALIFAX — An influential United States Republican senator delivered some blunt criticism of Canada’s military spending on Friday, telling a major security conference in Halifax the federal government has to do better to please president-elect Donald Trump. In a panel discussion on the first day of the Halifax International Security Forum, Republican Sen. James Risch […]

Events

3 hours ago Alberta passenger rail plan will draw on experts and public opinion, province says

An online survey is open until Dec. 20, where Albertans can provide input to help inform the rail master plan

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3 hours ago At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the meat this week after Minnesota state agriculture officials reported multiple illnesses and found that a sample of […]

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3 hours ago ‘A long period of snowfall’ in the forecast for Alberta: Environment Canada

Much of Alberta is under a snowfall warning with some areas expecting to get around 30 cm before the snow tapers off overnight on Saturday.

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4 hours ago Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles — 34,529 in Canada — to fix problem that can cause loss of power

'There are no confirmed crashes or injuries related to this condition in Canada or the U.S.,' says public relations analyst at Hyundai Auto Canada

Transport