60 m. ago Families escape south Edmonton duplex fire, one person taken to hospital

Edmonton fire district chief Michael Weiss says one person had to be taken to hospital after a fire damaged a duplex in south Edmonton on Sunday.

Events

10 h. ago TAIT: Students can work to limit the academic damage of possible teachers’ strike

A letter to all Alberta students: The calendar may say October, but for thousands of Alberta students, the air feels heavier than the autumn leaves falling to the ground. A teachers’ strike, perhaps as early as Monday, threatens not only classroom lessons but the heartbeat of daily life. School is more than math problems and […]

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12 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Friends’ holiday card never includes wife in the address

DEAR ABBY: Every year like clockwork, we receive a holiday card from friends, which the wife addresses only to my husband. It is always a jolly card filled with their family adventures and achievements for the year, and it invariably leaves me wondering why she thinks it’s OK to leave me off the envelope. My […]

Society

29 h. ago Aussi coupable de conduite dangereuse, un fraudeur d’aînés n’a pas saisi sa 2e chance

Un jeune fraudeur d’aînés qui avait obtenu sa libération conditionnelle n’a pas réussi à saisir sa deuxième chance et est déjà de retour en prison.

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31 h. ago CRIME HUNTER: End of the line for monstrous Caribbean serial killer

Caribbean serial killer Kathron "Cuchi" Fortune has been convicted of six murders and assassinations

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34 h. ago Israël poursuit ses frappes à Gaza malgré les appels de Trump et des proches d’otages

Le Hamas s’est dit prêt vendredi à libérer ses otages dans le cadre du plan du président américain.

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34 h. ago Deux émissaires de Trump en Égypte pour finaliser la libération des otages

Le président américain a prévenu samedi qu’il ne «tolérerait aucun retard» dans l’application de son plan.

Sport

34 h. ago ‘Have you considered selling more oil?’ The imagined thoughts of Danielle Smith’s proposed pipeline

‘Would you believe that no other land possessing this miracle liquid has entertained the possibility of leaving their oil where it lies?’

Economics

34 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Stats, studies back Poilievre's call for tighter bail laws

Whenever someone like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggests tightening up bail laws in Canada, someone else — a criminologist, prisoners’ rights advocate, Liberal cabinet minister — is quick to point out that crime fell 3.6 per cent across the country in 2024. For instance, last fall when Poilievre first suggested his “Jail, Not Bail” reforms […]

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36 h. ago Opinion: Quebec's latest health reform risks leaving patients behind

With Bill 106, it feels like the most important voices have been ignored once again, writes Dr. Shaun Selcer.

Science

42 h. ago Revenir aux promesses de la démocratie libérale pour contrer la dérive populiste

Daron Acemoğlu, Prix Nobel d’économie, explique comment retrouver une «prospérité partagée».

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47 h. ago Letters: Need for Joyce’s Principle reflects poorly on our humanity

Quebec's stance on systemic racism leaves "a serious stain on the integrity of our health-care system."

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47 h. ago Elk hunter airlifted to Kelowna hospital after grizzly attack

Injured outdoorsman in southeastern B.C. gets helicoptered out after incident with sow and her cubs, the second grizzly attack in a week.

Events

49 h. ago Stock markets carry on amid absent U.S. jobs data, leaving Fed without its ‘compass’

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 300 points in a broad-based rally, while U.S. stock markets were mixed on Friday as investors carried on without U.S. jobs data. “I think the market resilience that we have seen over the past several months continues in the face of the standstill in Washington. […]

Economics

50 h. ago Unprovoked stranger attack leaves two Nova Scotia artists with serious injuries

'Without warning or provocation, a stranger brutally attacked them and left them with life-threatening injuries,' family of the victims say

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51 h. ago 20 countries the Canadian government really doesn't want you to travel to

If you're considering travelling internationally, it's essential to consult the latest Canada travel advisory before planning your trip.Currently, Canada has a travel advisory in place for almost two dozen countries, urging travellers to "avoid all travel." These high-level warnings shouldn't be ignored, as travelling to these countries could put your life at risk."You should not travel to this country, territory or region," reads the government's advisories website. "Your personal safety and security are at great risk. If you are already there, you should think about leaving if it is safe to do so."Reasons for these warnings vary from arbitrary arrests, armed conflict, kidnappings, and terrorist attacks. It's also important to note that your travel insurance could be affected if a travel advisory has been issued for your destination.Below is the full list of countries currently under Canada's highest travel advisory.Afghani...

Politics

51 h. ago Treasure hunters find $1M in silver, gold coins in Florida coast shipwreck

The team discovered more than 1,000 precious pieces of currency believed to have originated from Spanish colonies in modern-day Bolivia, Peru and Mexico.

Economics

51 h. ago LILLEY: Former cabinet minster latest to call Justin Trudeau a phony in new book

Catherine McKenna is among numerous Liberals who have now described the former PM as caring more about the performance than policy

Politics

55 h. ago Le Hamas se dit prêt à libérer les otages dans le cadre du plan Trump

Donald Trump avait précédemment donné au Hamas jusqu’à dimanche pour accepter son plan de paix pour Gaza.

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58 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Who does Janz group want to take council back from? Themselves?

Coun. Michael Janz, the candidate in Ward papastew for the Working Families “collective” (don’t call it a party), put out a TikTok video recently breathlessly warning that “there are two conservative parties fighting for control of our city.” He was holding a brochure from PACE (the Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton) and another from Tim […]

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