21 m. ago Alberta to fund 14 additional school projects in Edmonton area

Alberta plans to fund 14 new school projects in the Edmonton area over the next three years. If Alberta Budget 2025 is passed, the province plans to invest $225 million over the next three years to fund 14 new school projects in Edmonton and 16 in Calgary. The 14 new school projects in the Edmonton […]

Society

47 m. ago Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust Declares Q1 Distribution

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAW. CALGARY, Alberta, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (“Alaris” or the “Trust”) (TSX: AD.UN) announces that the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has declared a trust […]

Culture

49 m. ago Assault charge withdrawn for woman who sprayed neighbour with water gun

Was it a harmless jet of misdirected water during a friendly water-gun fight or part of a targeted campaign to harass a neighbour?

Events

67 m. ago Doctor claims Gene Hackman’s wife didn’t know how sick she was in her last days

'I don't know whether it was because she was focusing on her husband or because it was a rapidly progressive disease'

Science

3 h. ago Shohei Ohtani homers at the Tokyo Dome, delighting fans in home country

TOKYO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a towering solo homer in his return to the Tokyo Dome, taking Chicago Cubs pitcher Nate Pearson deep with a ball that barely cleared the fence in right-center field on Wednesday night. Ohtani turned on a 99 mph fastball from Pearson and the crowd roared […]

Sport

4 h. ago Cerro de Pasco Reports Final Quiulacocha Assays, Confirming High

MONTREAL, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cerro de Pasco Resources Inc. (TSX.V: CDPR) (OTCQB: GPPRF) (FRA: N8HP) (“CDPR” or the “Company”) is pleased to report final assay results from the Quiulacocha Tailings Project in Central Peru, confirming high-grade silver, zinc, lead, and gold, alongside significant copper intersections and increasing concentrations of gallium—a critical metal […]

Economics

5 h. ago Alberta's first COVID death — five years ago today: From the archives

On this date, March 19, in history: In 1229, having negotiated a treaty with Muslims for Christian access to Jerusalem, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II — a reluctant participant in the sixth crusade — crowned himself king at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. His treaty, however, was denounced by both faiths, and the Catholic […]

Events

5 h. ago Zelenskyy says Putin’s vow not to hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ’at odds with reality’

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that a vow by Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin not to attack energy infrastructure was “very much at odds with reality” following an overnight barrage of drone strikes across the country. Zelenskyy said that he would speak with U.S. President Donald Trump later in the day […]

Politics

6 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Partner’s texts with another woman undermine relationship

DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my partner hasn’t been the greatest, but we are both working on ourselves to become better partners. Recently, I found out he has been texting another female (flirting). He 100% swore to me nothing more has happened besides the texting. He claims he likes the attention. This other woman knows […]

Culture

14 h. ago London Knights knock off Kitchener to reach 110 points on the season

The London Knights hit the 110 points on the season with a 2-1 road win over the Kitchener Rangers on March 18.

Other

15 h. ago Bell: If Liberals win the election all hell will break loose in Alberta

The Liberals under Mark Carney could win and many Albertans will be outraged once again and where that goes, nobody knows

Politics

15 h. ago Bell: If Liberals beat Poilievre all hell will break loose in Alberta

The Liberals under Mark Carney could win and many Albertans will be outraged once again and where that goes, nobody knows

Other

15 h. ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends $4.8M office budget increase

Premier Danielle Smith appeared at a legislative committee meeting Tuesday to take budgetary questions from Opposition NDP members.

Economics

15 h. ago Japan’s Exports Rise at Faster Clip Before Trump Tariffs Hit

Japan’s exports rose at a faster pace as businesses increased orders ahead of the rollout of higher tariffs in the US.

Economics

15 h. ago Typical Calgary homeowner to pay 8.9% property tax hike after province takes bigger share

Calgary city council will also send the Government of Alberta an invoice to recoup costs of collecting the provincial share of property taxes this year.

Economics

15 h. ago Alberta won’t use public money to clean up abandoned wells: energy minister

The province has long debated how to deal with abandoned wells mounting across Alberta despite existing laws that require companies to clean up their own assets

Politics

16 h. ago The music from White Lotus has a Vancouver Island connection

B.C.-based DJ and producer RUMPUS's track, Set it Off, was featured in the hit HBO show

Other

17 h. ago Woman charged with murder in death of Super Bowl reporter found in his hotel room

A woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a television reporter last month while he was on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in New Orleans, authorities said Tuesday. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter and anchor for Telemundo based in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead Feb. 5 in his hotel […]

Events

17 h. ago Alberta Health Services confirms measles case found in Taber

The case comes after others were confirmed in Edmonton, Calgary and parts of northern Alberta in recent days.

Economics

17 h. ago Confirmed measles case at Calgary airport and in Taber area, says AHS

The person visited earlier this month, having flown from Toronto to Calgary on March 8, and then on to the southern Alberta community

Economics