82 m. ago New report suggests relief could be on the way for Calgary’s housing market

The study out of Concordia University looks at how policy reform could impact Canadian housing supply in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.

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89 m. ago B.C. resort destroyed by 2023 Okanagan wildfire sues over insurance ’gaps’

The lawsuit says no policy covered the utilities on the resort, leaving it unable to rebuild

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2 h. ago B.C. crime news: Manhunt continues for suspect in 2024 child sexual assault in Delta | IIO investigating after biker crashes fleeing Vancouver police

Read here for the latest in B.C. crime news for Aug. 19, 2025.

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2 h. ago Hurricane Erin approaches U.S., prompting warnings from Florida to New York

Forecasters remain confident the storm's centre will remain far offshore, but the outer edges will bring tropical-force winds, large swells and dangerous rip currents into Friday.

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2 h. ago Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A dozen recently shuttered newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again, after buyers stepped up within days to prevent the rural communities from becoming “news deserts” where little or no local media remains. The swift rescues stand out in an industry where roughly two and a […]

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3 h. ago Ontario man faces charges after allegedly assaulting home intruder: Police

An Ontario homeowner is facing assault charges after a break-in led to a violent confrontation, leaving the intruder with life-threatening injuries.

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3 h. ago Police target Nickelback fans in B.C., nab 18 alleged drunk drivers

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say roadside checks set up for a Nickelback concert this month resulted in 142 breath demands and netted 18 alleged drunk drivers. The B.C. Highway Patrol says 54 other types of violation tickets were handed out after the checks were conducted in Lake Cowichan, B.C., for the […]

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3 h. ago Ukraine hopeful Canada will ‘actively’ be part of future security guarantee

Prime Minister Mark Carney and other senior officials say they will play a role in security guarantees for Ukraine, but what that involves remains an open question.

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3 h. ago Texas Democrat sleeps in House chamber in protest of GOP police escort

State Rep. Nicole Collier refused to sign so-called 'permission slips,' which allow her to leave the building under surveillance, and called them an attack on her dignity.

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3 h. ago Media banned from Tsuut'ina Nation to limit coverage of human trafficking case

The reason for the restriction is based on concerns the impact coverage of the case could have on Tsuut'ina residents

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4 h. ago Calgary Transit calls new ticket validation process a success, many riders remain unaware

"It'd be nice to have posters up at the train station, so we could see it," said transit user Kudrat Kour.

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4 h. ago Missing man, 27, last seen Monday evening in Kanata, Ottawa police say

The Ottawa Police Service said Tuesday it was seeking public assistance in locating a 27-year-old man. Jesse Howe was last seen at his residence in the 0-100 block of Singal Street in Kanata at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 18. He was wearing a blue hoodie and a black baseball cap with a white patch. […]

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4 h. ago Police target Nickelback fans in B.C., nab 18 impaired drivers

The Nickelback concert at the Laketown Amphitheatre was billed by ticket retailers as the band's first performance on Vancouver Island in 20 years.

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5 h. ago Locals, police searching remote Manitoba wilderness for Norwegian trekker

Manitoba RCMP say officers in Gillam were contacted on Friday after Steffen Skjottelvik failed to arrive in York Factory, 850 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. 

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6 h. ago Trump offers assurances that U.S. troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before. Trump also said in a morning TV interview that Ukraine’s hopes of joining NATO and regaining the Crimean Peninsula from Russia are […]

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6 h. ago ‘A basic human right’: Manitoba First Nation declares state of emergency over water quality

Leaders of a First Nation in northern Manitoba say they're declaring a state of emergency over poor water quality.

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6 h. ago Spain battles one of its most destructive fire seasons even as its heat wave eases

MADRID — Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country’s most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula. Thousands of firefighters aided by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft fought fires tearing through parched woodland that were especially severe in northwestern Spain, where the country’s weather agency […]

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7 h. ago Une manifestation tourne mal en Serbie, répression du président

La police antiémeute est rapidement arrivée sur les lieux à bord de camions blindés.

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7 h. ago Man charged with arson after three weekend fires in Vancouver

Police located a suspect, and he has been charged with three counts of arson.

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8 h. ago Michael Taube: Poilievre proved Alberta separatists were never a force to be reckoned with

Any perceived weaknesses in the Conservative leader's policies and beliefs was clearly exaggerated

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