68 m. ago District makes funding plea as Surrey schools run short of paper

Surrey schools are calling for increased provincial funding after running low on basic school supplies like paper.

Society

89 m. ago Man arrested and charged after Emily Murphy statue theft: Edmonton police

Emily Murphy was Alberta's first female judge and one of a group of women known as the Famous Five.

Events

2 h. ago Winnipeg middle school students provide barricade art for Whiteout parties

The concrete barricades which help direct traffic around the area were painted by Grade 9 art students from Hugh John MacDonald School.

Society

3 h. ago Golden Sky Minerals Announces Investment from Canadian Mining Leader Rob McEwen

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Golden Sky Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: AUEN) (“Golden Sky” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Rob McEwen, a legendary figure in Canadian mining and the founder and former […]

Politics

3 h. ago ‘Celestial smiley face’: Saturn, Venus and moon set to align in space emoji

Start your Friday morning with a smile from the cosmos.

Other

3 h. ago Mother, daughter, 7, hear ‘man’s voice’ in women’s locker room before indecent act

Police in Kansas are investigating after a mother said a man exposed himself to her and her young daughter in the women’s locker room of a local gym. The woman told authorities that her seven-year-old had just finished swimming lessons at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City when they went to the locker room to […]

Other

3 h. ago Popular Joffre Lakes park temporarily closed for Indigenous use, land management

The park in the Pemberton area, also known as Pipi7íyekw, will be closed for three weeks, then day-use passes will be needed to visit

Other

4 h. ago French student arrested after fatally stabbing another student, wounding 3

PARIS (AP) — A high school student stabbed four other students at his school in western France on Thursday, killing at least one and injuring three others before being arrested, police said. The motive for the stabbing was unclear. Such fatal attacks are quite rare in French schools. France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou ordered tighter […]

Events

7 h. ago Russia’s biggest attack of the year on Ukraine capital kills 12 people

The attack kept residents on edge for about 11 hours, with many staying awake all night while loud explosions reverberated around the city and flashes of light punctuated the sky

Events

8 h. ago Boy, 16, charged with making threats against Halifax high school, weapons seized

Police arrested the teen at 3 a.m. Wednesday and seized "a number" of weapons. They allege the youth had made threats to bring weapons to Citadel High School.

Society

11 h. ago MARTIN: Senseless killing shattered community’s sense of safety

Ethan Enns-Goneau's killing would have shattered any sense of security residents in the picturesque mountain town had come to enjoy while welcoming visitors from the world-over every year

Events

14 h. ago $145K Italy trip ‘symbolic of deeper structural problems’ at Ontario school board: report

A $145,000 Italy trip by a group of Ontario school trustees is 'symbolic of deeper structural problems' within the school board, a new report finds.

Society

20 h. ago B.C. pilot tells remarkable survival story after small plane crash off Mexico

'It just felt like a sea monster reached up and grabbed us and pulled us in and slammed us forward,' Mike MacDonald said of the impact.

Events

22 h. ago Ministry of Education appointing investigator to probe OCDSB finances

'The ministry is now appointing a financial investigator to validate the school board’s current financial position and recommend whether control and charge of the board should be vested in the ministry.'

Politics

25 h. ago Saskatchewan medicine man sentenced to 8 years in prison for sex assaults of women

A judge in Saskatoon has sentenced 63-year-old Cecil Wolfe to eight years in prison for the sexual assaults of 12 women while under the guise of being an Indigenous medicine man.

Events

26 h. ago New Canadian Blood Services centre opens in Edmonton next week, welcoming donors and community support

More than two decades after a skydiving accident left him hospitalized for weeks, Aaron Gautreau is still giving back to the system that supported him. Being a familiar face at Canadian Blood Services donor centres, Gautreau has donated blood and plasma 187 times and counting. The accident happened in August 2003 near Lake Eden, just […]

Other

28 h. ago Queen's Park taking control of embattled Thames Valley school board

Investigators have recommended Queen’s Park take control of the Thames Valley District school board in the wake of a pricey three-day retreat to Toronto by top officials last summer. The trip to the former SkyDome hotel in Toronto – details of which were first uncovered by The Free Press – was cited by provincial officials […]

Society

28 h. ago Ontario takes control of London school board, launches probes at three others

TORONTO — Ontario has taken control of one school board over financial mismanagement, launched financial probes of three other boards and ordered a fifth board to repay costs for a trip to Italy to buy art. New Education Minister Paul Calandra says he is increasing accountability and transparency measures to address “failures” at several boards. […]

Society

28 h. ago Ontario takes control of school board over finances, launches investigations into others

Newly appointed Education Minister Paul Calandra announced a series of interventions at school boards on Wednesday afternoon.

Society

28 h. ago The PWHL has arrived in Vancouver, bringing hockey back to the Pacific Coliseum

The team doesn't have a name yet, but the dream is now real for young Vancouver women's hockey players. They have a team of their own.

Sport