60 m. ago Wild FC add Irish goalie Jackie Burns, American forward Sarah Griffith

The luck of the Irish has arrived in Calgary as goalkeeper Jackie Burns (Cookstown, Northern Ireland) and forward Sarah Griffith (Naperville, Ill.) have added their names to Calgary Wild FC’s soccer roster. Griffith, a dynamic attacking player, adds offensive resiliency to the Wild’s lineup, while Burns completes a trio of élite goalkeepers poised to make […]

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4 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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6 h. ago Edmontonian, 13, to be official national anthem singer for Elks' 2025 season

After moving to Edmonton just over a year ago, 13-year-old Suraiya Liapis will be the Edmonton Elks’ official national anthem singer for the 2025 football season. Settling into a new city isn’t always easy. Liapis and her family moved from the U.S. to Edmonton, where much of her mother’s side of the family lives, in […]

Society

7 h. ago Alectra continues power restoration in wake of weekend’s devastating freezing rain and ice storm

BARRIE, Ontario, March 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alectra Utilities’ powerline crews worked throughout the night to restore service to homes and businesses who experienced power disruptions due to the freezing rain and icy conditions, which began on Friday night and have extended into Sunday. Most damage to Alectra’s grid occurred in Barrie and Penetanguishene […]

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7 h. ago Les policiers ouvrent le feu sur une personne armée à Montréal: le BEI déclenche une enquête

Le BEI a ouvert une enquête sur les circonstances entourant la mort d’une personne armée atteinte par balle par des tirs policiers, tard.

Events

7 h. ago Juno Awards: Snotty Nose Rez Kids first Indigenous artists to win best rap album

The Haisla duo from Kitamaat Village won the award for its most recent album, Red Future

Culture

9 h. ago Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Trade and tariffs Trade with the United States is set to be front and centre this week with tariffs on auto imports into the U.S. expected to come into force. The auto industry has warned tariffs could be devastating […]

Economics

10 h. ago France accuses US diplomats of meddling with a ‘diktat’ about Trump’s DEI policies

PARIS (AP) — A French minister on Sunday accused U.S. diplomats of interfering in the operations of French companies by sending them a letter reportedly telling them that U.S. President Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives could also apply outside of the United States. French media said that the letter received by […]

Politics

11 h. ago Police investigate Saturday night homicide in Chinatown area

Ottawa police homicide detectives are investigating the death Saturday night of a person found on Primrose Avenue East near the intersection of Arthur Street in the Chinatown district. Emergency responders were called to the area at about 7:20 p.m. A person was located with life-threatening injuries. They were transported to hospital, where they succumbed to […]

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11 h. ago Ottawa police investigate Saturday night homicide in Chinatown area

Ottawa police homicide detectives are investigating the death Saturday night of a person found on Primrose Avenue East near the intersection of Arthur Street in the Chinatown district. Emergency responders were called to the area at about 7:20 p.m. A person was located with life-threatening injuries. They were transported to hospital, where they succumbed to […]

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11 h. ago ‘A great idea’: How office conversions could resurrect Calgary’s ailing downtown

CALGARY — Four years ago, Maxim Olshevsky abandoned his business for a new opportunity. After years of observing an exodus of downtown workers, Calgary announced it would be offering handsome payouts to developers to turn abandoned office towers into apartments. “We completely pivoted in 2021,” said Olshevsky, owner of Peoplefirst Developments. Until then, his company […]

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12 h. ago Letters, March 30, 2025: ‘Liberals eating Conservatives’ lunch’

Tories in trouble Carney is winning because he is the true conservative. Carney takes all of the winning policies away from Poilievre and then leaves Poilievre desperate to differentiate himself with nothing but scraps of imported American culture war nonsense. The Liberals have become conservatives and the conservatives have become a bargain-bin MAGA movement, and […]

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13 h. ago David Oliver: Trump weaponizing the international trade system

It's clear many countries are seen as adversaries to be dealt with, especially those with policies that incentivize low domestic consumption

Society

16 h. ago Three takeaways as Flames admit ‘we kind of blew it’ in Edmonton

For nearly 57 minutes, Dustin Wolf and the Calgary Flames had silenced the NHL’s leading lamp-lighter. And then, with 3:12 remaining in regulation, Leon Draisaitl sniped his 50th of the season. During the sudden-death session, the Edmonton Oilers’ second-fiddle superstar scored No. 51. In what was a speedy, scrappy, tight-checking and hard-hitting edition of the […]

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19 h. ago The history of the Selby Hotel in Toronto and its connection to Ernest Hemingway

The Selby Hotel, once located at 592 Sherbourne St., is a Victorian mansion with a history that spans over 140 years and boasts an interesting connection to writer Ernest Hemingway.Originally built for Henry Falwell Gooderham, a member of the influential Gooderham family, the mansion was designed by renowned architect David Roberts Jr. between 1882 and 1883.Roberts Jr. also designed many buildings in Toronto's Distillery District, and is perhaps most known for his iconic Gooderham Flatiron Building at 49 Wellington St.The Selby Hotel in 1940. Photo by City of Toronto Archives.The red brick mansion's Queen Anne Revival style pays homage to the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, and was constructed during a residential boom in Toronto.During the time it was built, the St. James Town neighbourhood was home to several of the city's most affluent families, and many grand Victorian homes sat on Sherbourne Street. However, only a few of these original mansions remain int...

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20 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 […]

Events

23 h. ago Trio of political parties to officially make the ballot in Calgary election

Recently certified, A Better Calgary said it has a plan to prevent vote splitting amongst conservative voters by bypassing certain wards.

Politics

24 h. ago Woman and 2 children killed after car crashes into them at Brooklyn crosswalk

NEW YORK — A woman and two of her children were killed by a car crash as they were crossing a street in Brooklyn on Saturday, and a third child was critically injured. Police said a 32-year-old woman with a suspended license was driving an Audi that crashed into the four family members. Authorities were […]

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25 h. ago Tesla protests held Saturday in Metro Vancouver as part of global action against Elon Musk

Organizers say the Tesla Takedown is a protest against the policies of Musk and U.S. President Trump, which have included threats against Canada's sovereignty.

Culture

25 h. ago Tesla protests held in Metro Vancouver as part of global action against Elon Musk

Organizers say the Tesla Takedown is a protest against the policies of Musk and U.S. President Trump, which have included threats against Canada's sovereignty.

Culture