18 m. ago Police investigate fatal motorcycle crash in northwest Calgary

A 35-year-old Calgary man was killed on Thursday in a collision with a pickup truck towing a utility trailer on Stoney Trail near Sarcee Trail northwest.

Events

20 m. ago Police arrest suspect in basement of Ontario home after break

On Thursday around 4 a.m., three suspects forced their way through the back door of a home on Brookfield Crescent in Oakville, police said.

Events

38 m. ago Alberta Pension Looks For New CIO Amid Push to Expand Calgary Office

Alberta Investment Management Corp. is hunting for a new chief investment officer as it carries out an overhaul that began last year when the provincial government fired the board and its top executive.

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80 m. ago Live updates: Second death confirmed in Bow Glacier Falls rockslide as search resumes

A second death has been confirmed as a result of Thursday’s rockslide in Banff National Park, as a search for other victims continues. The RCMP and Parks Canada said in a 10:15 a.m. update that their search continued throughout the night and into the morning at Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park. A second […]

Economics

2 h. ago Fan ’crossed a line’ prior to bullpen confrontation, say Pirates reliever Dennis Santana

Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana was involved in an altercation with a fan he said “crossed the line” during the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers and at one point was seen leaping and swiping at the person. “You guys know me — I’m a calm demeanor type of person,” Santana said […]

Sport

3 h. ago Ireland Shuts Last Coal Plant as Europe’s Phaseout Accelerates

Ireland became the latest European country to put an end to coal-fired power generation, with Spain and Italy set to follow soon.

Economics

5 h. ago Niger says it will nationalize a uranium venture operated by France’s Orano

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s government said Thursday it would nationalize the Somair uranium venture operated by French company Orano and accused it of taking a disproportionate share of the uranium produced at the site. The announcement comes as military authorities in the west African country tighten their grip on foreign companies and civil society. […]

Society

5 h. ago TomaGold Set to Launch Strategic Drilling Campaign on its Chibougamau Projects

Planned 53-hole exploration drilling campaign targeting mainly the Berrigan, Radar, David, Dufault and Obalski properties MONTREAL — TOMAGOLD CORPORATION (TSXV: LOT) (“TomaGold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of its 2025 drilling campaign, which will focus primarily on the properties currently under option from SOQUEM and Chibougamau Independent Mines in the […]

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5 h. ago More evacuation orders to be lifted in parts of northwestern Manitoba after fires

LYNN LAKE — Thousands more wildfire evacuees in Manitoba will start making the trek home in the coming days as officials in two northwestern communities lift their evacuation orders. The roughly 600 residents of the town of Lynn Lake will be allowed to return to the community 775 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg starting at 8 […]

Events

6 h. ago Bell: Smith government set to punt sexually explicit books out of school libraries

'Parents believe this kind of material is not appropriate for kids,' says Demetrios Nicolaides, the Alberta education minister who wants sexually graphic books out of school libraries

Politics

7 h. ago Summer heat wave set to hit Ontario may bring temperatures not seen in years

Southern Ontario is set to get hit with a strong heat wave just in time for the official start of summer.

Other

11 h. ago Japan Seeks Gas Past 2050 as AI, Data Centers Set to Lift Demand

Japan is encouraging energy importers to secure liquefied natural gas past 2050 — the deadline the second-biggest buyer of the fossil fuel has set itself for net zero emissions.

Other

14 h. ago Rays pitcher carted off field after foul ball strikes him in dugout

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field in a frightening scene Thursday night after he was struck by a foul ball in the dugout. In the top of the seventh inning, Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman fouled a pitch into the Rays’ dugout and it hit Bigge, a […]

Culture

15 h. ago Gold Set for First Weekly Drop in Three as Haven Demand Softens

Gold headed for its first weekly drop in three, as a slight easing of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East sapped haven demand and a Federal Reserve inflation warning raised the prospect of fewer rate cuts.

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16 h. ago B.C. Premier David Eby says it will be a busy summer as he reflects on past 8 months

'What we set out during the election campaign, which was in advance of the (Donald) Trump election, has shifted quite dramatically in terms of where we have to be,' David Eby said.

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16 h. ago No inquest for woman Victoria police fatally shot with plastic bullets

B.C.'s chief coroner won't an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer. 

Events

17 h. ago Resident raises concerns with Cenovus well leak in Saskatchewan

PAYNTON — Cenovus Energy Inc. is facing questions over a well leak at a thermal facility in western Saskatchewan, where an area resident says some are concerned about their health. Mylan Tootoosis of Poundmaker Cree Nation said Thursday the Rush Lake site in Paynton, Sask., is releasing a strong stench and some are getting headaches, […]

Other

17 h. ago Un incident force l'évacuation d'un étage de l’École internationale de Saint

Les enfants ont été déplacés en sécurité ailleurs dans le bâtiment.

Society

17 h. ago B.C. mall owner’s push to buy 25 Hudson’s Bay leases faces landlord opposition: Docs

An agreement Hudson’s Bay signed to sell about two dozen leases to a B.C. entrepreneur has encountered a major barrier, new court filings show: landlords who own the properties are overwhelmingly opposed to her moving in.  The Thursday filing is from Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc., a court monitor appointed to help the Bay through […]

Politics

18 h. ago Sask. wildfire evacuees demand government accountability for ‘mismanagement’ of crisis

At a media event in Saskatoon, evacuees joined Saskatchewan NDP MLA Jordan McPhail to share their stories and frustrations.

Events