6 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 […]

Events

8 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

15 h. ago SIMMONS: Textbook triumph by Blue Jays with big plays up and down lineup

Aaron Judge walked to the plate, based loaded, none out, sixth inning, the sold out crowd near silent and John Schneider for wanted to be sick. For the moment, anyhow. Nathan Lukes already felt sick — and it had nothing to do with the game situation. “I was under the weather already,” he said. “Just […]

Other

20 h. ago Canada Post's latest offer 'major step backwards,' union says

The Crown Corporation's proposals Friday included compounded wage increases of 13.59 per cent over four years.

Politics

24 h. ago Canada Post union says latest contract offer is a ‘major step backwards’

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is “making a mockery of the collective bargaining process” with its latest contract offers. In a statement released Friday, the union said it is disappointed with the latest offer, which it calls a “major step backwards.” “We waited 45 days for offers that are worse […]

Politics

26 h. ago Canada Post union says latest contract offer is step backwards

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is taking a major step backwards with its latest contract offers. In a statement released Friday, the union says it is disappointed with an offer that includes less than one it rejected in August. Canada Post tabled an offer Friday that included many terms from […]

Other

30 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

32 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

43 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."

Other

43 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

45 h. ago Metro Vancouver votes to adopt new approach for Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant

The existing Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant will undergo phased upgrades to rehabilitate the existing primary treatment plant and complete a secondary wastewater plant.

Economics

45 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

46 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

Events

47 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

53 h. ago Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England

LONDON — Bishop of London Sarah Mullally was announced Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time in 1,400 years that a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England. Mullally, 63, a former chief nursing officer for England, will face serious challenges including divisions over the treatment […]

Culture

55 h. ago Murdered Canadian golfer Mike Robinson who ‘made life lighter’ laid to rest

Friends, family and community said goodbye Thursday to Giovanni “Mike” Robinson, who was cruelly gunned down during a golf trip to Wisconsin. Robinson, 32, a new father who had just shot his first hole-in-one, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting after leaving a Sheboygan Falls watering hole last week. He died at the […]

Events

56 h. ago Friday's letters: Teen's treatment at panel will cost UCP votes

On Monday, at a town hall meeting called so that our premier could hear the concerns of Albertans the executive director of her office and moderator of the meeting publicly humiliated a citizen with an arrogant and demeaning comment. While the crisis unfolding in education was not on the agenda, it was topmost in many […]

Economics

60 h. ago Felice Capasso of Norway Crowned World’s Best Bartender 2025 at the prestigious World Class Global Finals

In its 16th year, Diageo World Class saw bartenders from 51 countries take to the stage for the world’s most coveted bartending title TORONTO, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Felice Capasso from Norway has been awarded the career defining title of World Class Global Bartender of the Year 2025 at one of the world’s […]

Sport

62 h. ago What a $5 million Toronto interior designer's home looks like

If houses could flirt, 239 Borden St. would wink at you from across the street, pull you inside, and then casually drop the fact that it has a 400-bottle wine cellar, rooftop hot tub, and stained glass windows from 1878. We're already blushing.  Professionally rebuilt by designer and owner Lyndsay Jacobs, the house was taken down to its bones — leaving only the original front façade intact — before being transformed into a four-storey showcase of craftsmanship, function, and character.The project wrapped up in July 2023, and it has already been celebrated with a House & Home "House of the Month" feature and featured in Beta Publishing's Timeless Living.The front of the house. Although, to be fair, we'd expect nothing less from a designer's own home. The living room. Inside, the first thing that strikes you is the mix of history and modernity.A powder room with a Red Alicante marbl...

Economics

67 h. ago Crown to seek mother's secret doctor recordings in manslaughter trial

The existence of the recordings came up during Rose-Anne Van De Wiele’s eight days in the witness box.

Sport