10 m. ago Danish train moving at ‘relatively high speed’ when hit farm truck: police

Copenhagen (AFP) — Danish police said Saturday that an express train that hit a farm truck killing one person and injuring 27 was travelling at a “relatively high speed” when the collision happened. The drivers of the train and the truck are both among the critically injured from Friday’s accident on a railway crossing at […]

Transport

12 m. ago Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after summit secured no halt to fighting

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has shifted to saying an overall peace agreement — and not a ceasefire — is the next step in ending the 3 1/2-year-old war. Trump’s abrupt reversal, aligning himself with a position held by Russian President […]

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16 m. ago First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school sit

The Shishalh Nation says 41 more unmarked graves have been found at the former St. Augustine’s residential school site, bringing the total to 81 and confirming survivors' accounts.

Society

16 m. ago Erin becomes a Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean as region braces for flooding

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday and continues to intensify, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is currently 150 miles (240 kilometres) northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 kph). It is moving west-northwest at 20 mph […]

Events

22 m. ago Toronto cops investigating after child dead in morning shooting

Toronto police say a child is dead after an early Saturday morning shooting. Officers responded to the sound of gunshots around 12:30 a.m. at Martha Eaton Way and Trethewey Dr. on the north side of the city. Upon arrival at the scene, police say they found a boy who had been shot. The child was […]

Events

27 m. ago B.C. legislator enraged by American state senator’s ‘nonsense’ pitch to join U.S.

A B.C. MLA says he was "enraged" after a U.S. senator pitched western Canada joining the U.S., calling it an attack on Canadian values and a rejection of national identity.

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32 m. ago Health of US Consumer Is the Focus as Retailers Prepare Earnings

Wall Street will get a close look at how American consumers are faring in the early days of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime when the biggest US retailers like Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. report earnings next week.

Science

84 m. ago Decades after a PM got pied, the threat landscape in Canadian politics has changed

Threats against Canadian politicians have surged, with 311 cases in 2024 alone, prompting urgent calls for stronger security amid rising political hostility and online abuse.

Politics

2 h. ago Keep Calgarians safe: The 'plan' for the Sheldon Chumir safe consumption site

Premier Danielle Smith and her provincial government are about to close the supervised consumption site at Sheldon Chumir Health Centre in the Beltline. And then what? The truth is, the Sheldon Chumir safe consumption site was likely placed in the wrong spot, and Calgary would likely have benefited from multiple smaller sites instead of a […]

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2 h. ago Don’t fear a road diet: Traffic evaporation can ease Calgary’s congestion woes

For many Calgarians, the car is king. It’s how we get to work, drop kids at hockey practice and zip out to the mountains. The thought of narrowing roads or reducing vehicle lanes sparks instant dread — visions of gridlock, honking horns, endless delays. What if I told you that taking space away from cars […]

Events

2 h. ago Les agents de bord d’Air Canada sont en grève, les vols sont annulés

La grève a débuté samedi, peu avant 1h du matin, faute d’une entente de dernière minute.

Events

2 h. ago ‘Ukraine agrees to not not lose’: The imagined list of Russian proposals to end the war in Ukraine

How about ending all U.S. military aid to Ukraine and Russia promises to leave Taiwan alone?

Other

3 h. ago MADD Canada Honours Victims at Manitoba Memorial Monument Ceremony

WEST ST. PAUL, Manitoba, Aug. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, MADD Canada is holding a ceremony to pay tribute to victims who have been killed and those who have suffered injuries as a result of crashes involving alcohol, cannabis and/or other drugs. The ceremony will be held at MADD Canada’s Manitoba Memorial Monument in […]

Culture

4 h. ago Skipping the U.S. and taking a vacation to East Coast this year? It will cost you.

FREDERICTON — In September 2024, Natasha Beitman Brener and her husband decided to take a three-week vacation to Canada’s East Coast. Beitman Brener, a lawyer in Kingston, Ont., spent about six months planning the trip, looking at various options to stay in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. “We are young, we don’t […]

Economics

4 h. ago Michael A. Sachs: Some Jewish Canadians planning exit strategies to more welcoming U.S.

The current policy of complacency, virtue signaling, and hostility towards Israel by the Canadian governments, is being interpreted by some as a form of sanctioning, even if this is not intended

Other

4 h. ago Why Simons is betting on the future of Canadian retail: FP video

Watch: Plus, how Amazon movies are helping Cineplex rebound from its pandemic slump and more

Other

4 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Woman wishes to acknowledge kindness after tragic loss

DEAR ABBY: Four months ago, my 15-year-old oldest child was killed in a car accident. It has been really hard. My husband and I are doing our best to take care of our younger children and put our lives back together.   One thing I don’t know what to do about is all the mail […]

Events

4 h. ago NP View: Mélanie Joly should leave those fibre optic cables alone

CRTC rules forcing Bell and Telus to sell access to each other's network perverts capitalist competition

Other

4 h. ago Lindenberg: Sidewalks will make Manor Park more accessible, livable and safe

Sidewalks may seem like a small thing to some, but for many , they are the difference between independence and isolation.

Other

7 h. ago Concert review: Day 1 of Country Thunder checks all the boxes for fans of mainstream country

Texas singer-songwriter Cody Johnson was apparently so overcome with allergies this week that he spent the pre-show hours before his closing set at Country Thunder taking it easy on the tour bus, resting his voice and sipping hot tea. Not very outlaw, but sensible. This isn’t to suggest that Johnson gave anything less than a […]

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