10 h. ago Blood Tribe police investigating crash in Alberta they say targeted pedestrians

Police on the Kanai Nation in Alberta accuse driver of pickup truck of intentionally targeting and seriously injuring pedestrians in crash on Oct. 10.

Events

68 h. ago Canada’s 2025 budget lays the track for Calgary–Banff Rail and downtown renewal

The 2025 federal budget, branded as the Canada Strong Budget, renews Canada’s commitment to infrastructure that boosts productivity, strengthens regional economies and reduces emissions. Few projects align more closely with these priorities than the proposed Calgary Airport–Banff Rail, a transformative public-private partnership linking Calgary International Airport, downtown and Banff National Park through low-emission passenger rail. […]

Other

1 week ago Concordia defers sabbaticals, offers retirement program due to foreign student drop

Concordia University says it's deferring sabbaticals and won't be renewing some teaching contracts in response to federal and provincial immigration policies.

Other

1 week ago Two truckers charged with smuggling meth into Southwestern Ontario

A two-person team of truck drivers was arrested at the Blue Water Bridge and accused of smuggling drugs over the Michigan-Sarnia area border.

Transport

1 week ago Ontario fiscal update may focus on provincial infrastructure, jobs

Ontario is set to table a fiscal update Thursday that is expected to focus in part on infrastructure and protecting jobs, while this week’s federal budget has renewed calls for the province to boost post-secondary funding. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said Wednesday that Ottawa’s financial plan “lacks some ambition,” particularly in infrastructure spending and insulating […]

Economics

1 week ago Indian immigrants get house arrest for running fraudulent truck driving schools in Ontario

The Ontario judge described their crimes as 'an elaborate scheme' that robbed almost 100 truck driver students 'of the proper training they had paid for'

Society

2 w. ago Truck driver industry crackdown coming in budget to target ‘Drivers Inc.’

'The ultimate goal is to make sure that we send an even stronger message to the cheaters out there that we're going to find you,' Hajdu said.

Transport

3 w. ago Deadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers

A 21-year-old semitruck driver accused of being under the influence of drugs and causing a fiery crash that killed three people on a southern California freeway is in the country illegally, U.S. Homeland Security officials said Thursday. Jashanpreet Singh was arrested and jailed after Tuesday’s eight-vehicle crash in Ontario, California, that also left four people […]

Events

3 w. ago Mark Sanchez’s trial date set in case over alleged fight with truck driver

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis judge on Wednesday confirmed Dec. 11 as the trial date for Fox Sports analyst and former NFL player Mark Sanchez, who’s charged with attacking and seriously injuring a truck driver outside a hotel in what prosecutors say was a dispute over a parking place. The pretrial conference lasted only about 2 […]

Transport