81 m. ago 'Life's good today': Calgary's Wes Martin highlight of emotional start to Rogers Charity Classic

Fellow qualifier Tommy Gainey helps crash PGA Tour Champions field with hot start at Canyon Meadows.

Culture

4 h. ago Alberta family’s Caribbean ‘adventure of a lifetime’ could be grounded by Air Canada strike

The spent four years planning a Caribbean adventure of a lifetime, but an Alberta family could be left high and dry by a strike at Air Canada.

Transport

5 h. ago Alberta RCMP looking for Hank the horse after dispute between owner and stable owner

"I told her, you can't take my horse, you can take me to small claims court, but give me my horse. You can't steal my $30,000 horse for this $5,000 bill you've made up"

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6 h. ago Rain helps crews fight huge wildfire near Port Alberni but relief will be temporary

Visibility for BC Wildfire Crews is an issue on Friday due to the fog and the weather, which will limit the ability to fight the fire from the air.

Events

7 h. ago Review: Babbel helps users learn local languages for business travel and beyond

The app has 14 languages, short lessons and engaging review sessions

Economics

8 h. ago Calgary police search for next of kin in case of unidentified human remains

Calgary police investigators have used artificial intelligence to create an image of a man who was found dead in March 2024 and are asking the public for help identifying him.

Events

8 h. ago Alberta RCMP arrest woman accused of refusing to return stolen horse

The RCMP in Alberta are asking the public for help recovering a stolen horse that they have been unable to located, despite charging a woman with stealing the animal.

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9 h. ago Police release AI image of dead man to help identify remains

In March, 2024 police found the body of a deceased man near the Bow River. More than a year later, police have still not been able to identify the man’s remains. On Aug. 15, investigators released an AI generated image of the man in the hopes of identifying him and his next of kin. Police had […]

Events

9 h. ago Opinion: Alberta's COVID vaccine limits go against ethical health

“Making COVID-19 vaccines accessible to those Albertans at highest risk of severe outcomes will reduce hospitalizations and deaths in those populations and help curb the spread of COVID-19,” Alberta’s Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Aug 12. 2025. Dissect these words carefully — because if your scalpel is too blunt — you will miss […]

Science

9 h. ago Effort underway to get Afghan women at risk of deportation to University of Regina

A group at the University of Regina is helping raise money for about 30 female students who fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over and now fear being deported back there.

Society

9 h. ago Effort underway to allow Afghan women at risk of deportation to study at University of Regina

A group at the University of Regina is helping raise money for about 30 female students who fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over and now fear being deported back there.

Society

10 h. ago Rain helps calm wildfire near Port Alberni, with more wet weather on the way

The B.C. Wildfire Service says about seven millimetres of rain overnight has lowered the behaviour of the Mount Underwood blaze

Events

10 h. ago Trainer Mark Casse following King’s Plate contenders from distance

Mark Casse is once again at the centre of attention at a King’s Plate. This time, though, he won’t be in attendance. The dual hall-of-fame trainer, who recently surpassed 4,000 training wins for his career, will be trusting his Woodbine staff to saddle No Time and Ashley’s Archer in the $1-million Plate, looking for his […]

Transport

10 h. ago Ontario man swindled out of hundreds by Calgary Stampede rodeo ticket scalpers

He believed the tickets were purchased through the official Stampede website, but later discovered they were purchased on the resale market

Other

10 h. ago Alberta Indigenous loan agency pushes back against report it would help finance joint bid for MEG Energy

Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corp. says it's not in 'the business of participating in mergers and acquisitions'

Economics

11 h. ago Beloved Toronto business shuts down with special City recognition after over 30 years

A long-standing Toronto institution is set to close its doors after some thirty years, but it isn't going without a little recognition.Owners of Roula & Thomas Hair Salon at 2305 Queen Street East are hanging up their shears more than three decades after opening their doors to the Beaches neighbourhood.A post made to a community Facebook group for the area on Wednesday flagged the closure, citing it as a major loss for locals. It stated that the small business's doors will be locked forever at the end of August."It comes with a heavy heart to share this news, and it feels, for many of us, as if someone has died," reads the post.A post to a Beaches community Facegroup group on Wednesday shared the heartbreaking news of the closure.A truly remarkable run for a small business, the dynamic duo of Greek immigrants Thomas and Roula has long been a community stalwart, always offering a cup of coffee or helpful adv...

Economics

12 h. ago Full impact of Manitoba wildfires reflected in hydro outages, Crown corp says

The impact of wildfires in northern Manitoba continues to be felt, with thousands of evacuees still waiting to return home as major hydro repair efforts are underway.

Events

13 h. ago CUPE: Air Canada is Reinforcing the Gender Wage Gap – And They Want the Government to Help Them Do It

TORONTO — Air Canada wants to reinforce the gender wage gap by forcing Air Canada flight attendants – 70% of whom identify as women – to accept a wage offer less than one-third what Air Canada offered its pilots less than a year ago. “Air Canada’s male-dominated workforce received a significant cost-of-living wage increase. Why […]

Politics

13 h. ago Appeal launched to support people impacted by Newfoundland fires

OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canadian Red Cross has launched the 2025 Newfoundland & Labrador Wildfires Appeal to help people and communities impacted by fires in the province. Donations to the Canadian Red Cross will be used for assisting those impacted by the wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador with immediate and […]

Events

17 h. ago Raymond J. de Souza: The Alaska summit could well be a big, beautiful Black Sea betrayal

Trump has long favoured a Ukrainian surrender. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejects that and, in any case, does not need the help of the United States to surrender to Russia

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