97 m. ago Drinking beer can make you more attractive to mosquitoes: Study

Enjoying a cold beer on a hot day may lead to itchy skin. Not because of the drink but the mosquitoes hovering around and about to sting you. Researchers in the Netherlands set up shipping containers as a pop-up laboratory at Lowlands, one of the biggest music festivals in the country, in August 2023. Those […]

Other

21 h. ago Former NHLPA head Bob Goodenow, who led players through two long lockouts, dead at 72

Former NHL Players’ Association executive director Bob Goodenow, who held the post for 13 years and led players through two long work stoppages, has died. The NHLPA said in a release that Goodenow died suddenly at age 72. A cause of death was not given. Goodenow became the NHLPA’s second executive director in 1992, succeeding […]

Events

25 h. ago B.C. climate news: Study finds emissions from world’s largest fossil fuel producers ramping up heat waves | B.C. orders some farmers to stop using water to protect chinook salmon

Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of Sept. 8 to Sept. 14, 2025.

Society

30 h. ago Five Edmonton mayoral candidates square off in Friday night debate

On a night where four candidates hammered away at the status quo, Andrew Knack took a risk by suggesting council needs to pay for things

Other

49 h. ago Ottawa a proposé de prolonger le gel du parrainage des réfugiés jusqu’en 2028

Le ministère de l’Immigration a en fait la suggestion en novembre dernier pour éliminer les retards dans le système.

Other

49 h. ago Terry Fox run ‘still going strong 45 years later,’ says niece

Kirsten Fox, Terry’s Fox’s niece, wasn’t even born when the first ever Marathon of Hope – now celebrating its 45th anniversary this Sunday – was held to raise money for cancer research. Terry, whose leg had been amputated in 1977 due to cancer, died from the disease at the age of 22 in 1980 after […]

Other

51 h. ago Ottawa pitched extending refugee sponsor pause to late 2028 to fix backlog: Records

OTTAWA — The Immigration Department suggested extending a freeze on most private refugee sponsorship applications by three more years to clear backlogs in the system, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press. Last November, the federal government paused approvals of refugee resettlement applications filed by community organizations or groups of five individuals looking to […]

Sport

51 h. ago A single exercise session may slow cancer cell growth: Study

The study also offers clues about the specific types of exercise that may be most effective against malignancies

Science

54 h. ago Majority of B.C. residents say provincial government failing to help with cost of living crisis: poll

An Angus Reid Institute poll suggests three-in-five B.C. residents think the NDP-led government is doing poorly on the top five issues.

Politics

54 h. ago Majority of B.C. residents say provincial government failing to help with cost

An Angus Reid Institute poll suggests three-in-five B.C. residents think the NDP-led government is doing poorly on the top five issues.

Politics

56 h. ago The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1054: 60 More Band Name Origins in 60 Minutes

The study of band name origins is (according to me) known as "bandomynology." Let's study that.

Other

57 h. ago U.S. visas of people ‘praising’ Charlie Kirk’s death could be revoked, Trump administration suggests

'I have been disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing, or making light of the event,' Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said

Politics

57 h. ago Haunting image of Charlie Kirk’s wife as she escorted his body home

Latest updates: U.S. visas of people 'praising' Charlie Kirk's death could be revoked, Trump administration suggested Thursday

Other

57 h. ago Haunting image of Charlie Kirk’s wife, fighting back tears circulates online

Latest updates: U.S. visas of people 'praising' Charlie Kirk's death could be revoked, Trump administration suggests

Technology

57 h. ago Posthaste: A late paycheque is all it would take for many Canadians to fall behind on their bills

Survey suggests many working Canadians are likely living paycheque to paycheque

Other

2 d. ago Calgary family stuck in legal battle trying to honour sister’s final wishes

Nina Caldwell suffered a brain injury at 12 years old when she was hit by a vehicle, and another accident in 2006 sent her into a nursing home.

Sport

2 d. ago Tight budget means Alberta teachers face a stark choice in bargaining: Danielle Smith

With a provincewide teachers strike looming, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested the union can have pay hikes and more teachers — but it can’t have both.

Other

3 d. ago Vista Gold Corp. Files Technical Reports for the Mt Todd Gold Project 15 ktpd Feasibility Study

DENVER — Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) today announced that it has filed the feasibility study technical reports for its Mt Todd gold project (the “Project”) located in Northern Territory, Australia (the “Feasibility Study”). A technical report summary was prepared in accordance with Item 1300 of Regulation S-K (“S-K 1300”) under the […]

Other

3 d. ago Tariffs weigh on homebuyer decisions as Canadians eye interest rates

TD Economics study notes the trade strife with the United States is generally a stiff economic headwind for most Canadians.

Economics

3 d. ago 'It's good drama and that's all I care about,' says Spinal Tap II director Marty DiBergi

The new film has DiBergi chronicling the band's reunion after 15 years of estrangement for a final concert in New Orleans

Culture