9 h. ago New Report: EV Mandates Risk Economic Disruption, Deepen Inequality

Current policies may benefit Tesla and increase vulnerability to United States VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new report commissioned by the Energy Futures Institute, Are EV Mandates and Market Reality on a Collision Course?, warns that government-mandated electric vehicle (EV) sales targets in British Columbia and Canada could destabilize markets, […]

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12 h. ago Richard Chamberlain, ‘Dr. Kildare’ and ‘Shogun’ actor, dead at 90

'Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us,' Martin Rabbett, his lifelong partner, said in a statement.

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25 h. ago Girl, 9, dies in Alberta crash that left other children critically injured

Killam — A nine-year-old girl has died in a crash at an Alberta highway intersection and police say four other people, including three children, were seriously injured. RCMP said the two-vehicle collision happened Friday at the intersection of Highways 36 and 13, just east of Killam. Killam is about 170 kilometres southeast of Edmonton. They […]

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27 h. ago Not a 'satisfying outcome': Hudson’s Bay proposal in creditor protection case rejected by judge

The agreement would have given the embattled department store an April deadline to rescue its remaining stores

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29 h. ago Deputies won’t face charges in deadly 2022 shootout on California highway

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies involved in a 2022 shootout along a California freeway that killed a teenage girl and her fugitive father will not face any criminal charges, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday. Bonta released a report compiled by the California Department of Justice following an investigation that included interviews with officers, […]

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35 h. ago Driver acquitted in pedestrian collision that killed U of C student

Justice Jayme Williams said while several pieces of evidence suggested Batuyong was driving at an unreasonable speed, he couldn't be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt

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37 h. ago Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport

A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision, officials said. Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday around 3:15 p.m., the same time four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon […]

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37 h. ago Canada among Trump’s ‘friendly’ countries — for now — as tariff deadline looms

MONTREAL — Uncertainty reigns ahead of a looming U.S. tariff deadline next week, with businesses stuck in a holding pattern that has halted capital investment, hiring and financial forecasts at some firms amid a trade war where the next steps — and even who counts as a friend — remain foggy. U.S. President Donald Trump […]

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42 h. ago Canada among Trump’s ‘friendly’ countries — for now — as next tariff deadline looms

MONTREAL — Uncertainty reigns ahead of a looming U.S. tariff deadline next week, with businesses stuck in a holding pattern that has halted capital investment, hiring and financial forecasts at some firms amid a trade war where the next steps — and even who counts as a friend — remain foggy. U.S. President Donald Trump […]

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52 h. ago Teen killed in Calgary crash remembered as a ‘kind and gentle young man’

Family and friends are remembering the 16-year-old boy killed in a collision on Calgary's Crowchild Trail on Wednesday as a kind and gentle young man.

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53 h. ago Family members weep as witnesses recount shooting of Haldimand OPP officer

Const. Greg Pierzchala hit a button and recorded his own death. After pulling up to a collision scene on Dec. 27, 2022, the 28-year-old Ontario Provincial Police officer, who finished his probationary term that morning, started his body-camera, which recorded his first and final words with Brandi Stewart-Sperry and her partner. “Guys, I’m giving you […]

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53 h. ago In Calgary courts: Judge to determine facts in deadly Calgary ambush where jury found gunman guilty of second

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 24-28, 2025

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56 h. ago 'Travel isn't recommended': Alberta RCMP responded to 147 collisions after spring snowstorm hits province

"When we're dealing with these really poor road conditions, these are ones you have to really give it a second thought, because you're endangering yourself and others"

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62 h. ago One lane reopened after collision west of Canmore closed eastbound lanes of Trans

A Friday morning vehicle collision west of Canmore resulted in the temporary closure of the eastbound lanes of Highway 1. RCMP responded to the collision, saying at least two vehicles were involved. Traffic was being turned around at the Banff gates Friday morning, with one lane of the highway reopened around 9:30 a.m. The Town […]

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64 h. ago Nuit mouvementée au Saguenay: un automobiliste éjecté lors d'une collision et 4 arrestations pour conduite avec capacités affaiblies

Un jeune homme de 25 ans a subi d’importantes blessures après avoir été éjecté de son véhicule, dans le secteur de Chicoutimi, à Saguenay.

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68 h. ago India’s Heat Waves Fuel Air Conditioner Sales, Defying Consumer Slowdown

India’s air conditioner makers are expecting a sales boom as historic heat, and forecasts of more hot weather to come, boosts demand for cooling systems.

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3 d. ago Final Crown witness at murder trial can't identify accused in court

The Crown’s last witness at Koree Dockstater’s trial was one of the last people to see Shaniqua Henry alive. That wasn’t lost on Robert John, 30, who grew emotional when he was asked questions about his friend Henry, 27, whom he found dead in a puddle on a gravel driveway on Chippewas of the Thames […]

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3 d. ago FAA acknowledges it must do better after deadly DC air collision

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told Congress during a hearing Thursday about a midair collision over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people that the agency must do more to ensure flying remains safe. The FAA’s artificial intelligence-led review aimed at identifying safety threats at other airports with similar helicopter-airplane congestion should be finished […]

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3 d. ago From ’Deadpool’ cameo to outcast: Paul Mullin’s fall at Wrexham underlines club’s growing status

He has been the goal-scoring poster boy of a Wrexham team soaring through England’s soccer leagues following its takeover by Hollywood celebrities. There’s a giant mural of him in the center of the city. He formed such a close bond with Ryan Reynolds, one of the club’s owners, that he even appeared in the last […]

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3 d. ago Lender open to giving the Bay more time to save remaining stores from liquidation

TORONTO — One of Hudson’s Bay’s lenders says it’s willing to back changes to a restructuring agreement that would give the retailer more time to find a way to save six six stores it has so far spared from liquidation. A lawyer for Restore Capital LLC says his client is open to revising a deadline […]

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