12 h. ago Former Canucks bust a surprise addition to list of coaching candidates

Marco Sturm had a bad run as a Vancouver Canucks' player. Could he have a better run as a coach? Plus a new Rick Tocchet landing spot?

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12 h. ago Mark Carney se réjouit de l’élection du nouveau pape Léon XIV

Le premier ministre a salué « un moment de renouveau, d’espoir et d’unité pour plus d’un milliard de fidèles ».

Transport

14 h. ago The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards kick off with fiery medley from LeAnn Rimes, Reba McEntire

NEW YORK (AP) — The moment everyone was waiting for arrived right at the top of the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards: a 14-minute medley of six decades of country classics, performed by giants of the genre. Host Reba McEntire launched into Merle Haggard’s “Okie from Muskogee,” followed by Clint Black with Glen […]

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14 h. ago Independent panel now in place to review Calgary’s water system, including troubled feeder main

Panellists for an independent review of the rupturing of the Bearspaw south feeder main in June of last year — which triggered Stage 4 water restrictions and boil water advisories for some communities while forcing all Calgarians to reduce a quarter of their daily consumption — have been selected, according to the city. The group […]

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19 h. ago White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling the election of a new pope

The smoke signal means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Politics

19 h. ago Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

The smoke signal means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Culture

22 h. ago KKR’s Infrastructure Whisperer Looks to Reawaken Property Arm

When KKR & Co. thought about the future of a unit investing in the most sluggish part of private markets, it turned to a hot sector.

Economics

24 h. ago What’s in a ‘papal name’ and what the new pope’s choice could mean for the church

The chosen name often honours a saint, a previous pope, or a particular legacy the new pontiff wishes to emulate

Culture

24 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Insiders suggest Premier Smith working to limit chances of separation, which she claims to oppose

Why now? Why has Premier Danielle Smith chosen this moment to make a big deal out of the possibility of Alberta waving goodbye to Confederation? Part of it is strategic: Hit the “new” Liberal government with the possibility of the country breaking up to see how many concessions the UCP government can wring out of […]

Events

24 h. ago Why might papal voting might have taken longer Wednesday evening?

The cardinals have been sworn to secrecy in the centuries-old ritual to elect a new leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church

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24 h. ago Conclave: A hot mic moment feeds conjecture over papal candidates

Many faithful are hoping that the second day of the conclave will give the church and the world a new pope

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24 h. ago White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney — a new pope has been elected

That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis

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25 h. ago Voting continues on day 2 of conclave as no pope elected in latest ballots

With no one securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the 133 cardinals returned to the Vatican residences where they are being sequestered.

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28 h. ago Today's letters: 'Longest ballot committee' at it again in Alberta

Thursday, May 8: Elections Canada should consider a fee for potential candidates, much like during a leadership race, a reader suggests. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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29 h. ago Trump Aid Cut Threatens Africa’s Growth, AfDB Candidate Warns

US President Donald Trump’s plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars of funding to the African Development Bank will hit growth on the continent, said Samuel Maimbo, a candidate to take over the leadership of the lender.

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34 h. ago Vancouver council reinstates funding for school meal programs

Mayor Ken Sim recounts his mom was arrested for stealing food to feed family

Society

36 h. ago American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP to Host First Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call on May 15, 2025

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (“AHIP”, “the Company”) (TSX: HOT.UN, TSX: HOT.U, TSX: HOT.DB.V) announces today that it intends to release its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 after market close on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Interested parties are invited to participate […]

Culture

36 h. ago MANDEL: Toronto councillor denies sexually assaulting 2 cottage guests

Councillor Michael Thompson remembered the exact moment when his world came crashing down,  a memory that had him breaking down on the witness stand for the first time. The six-time Scarborough Centre councillor had missed a call from a 705 number while in a council meeting and a text from an OPP detective. When he […]

Events

37 h. ago Il y aura un dépouillement judiciaire des votes dans la circonscription de Terrebonne

L’écart entre les deux candidates qui ont reçu le plus grand nombre de votes était de 44 voix.

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40 h. ago Conclave indicates it has not elected pope on first vote as black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel

With no one securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the cardinals will retire for the night

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